A method for producing honing tools (24) that are conjugate to the bevel pinions and ring gears (26) they are intended to hone and which can be produced (e.g. cut) on a standard bevel gear free form machine. The method is described by two transformation steps with the basis of the transformations being the theoretical generating gear. The invention relates also to a toothed bevel honing tool produced by such a method and a method of honing bevel gears when provided with such a tool produced by such a method.

A method for producing honing tools (24) that are conjugate to the bevel pinions and ring gears (26) they are intended to hone and which can be produced (e.g. cut) on a standard bevel gear free form machine. The method is described by two transformation steps with the basis of the transformations being the theoretical generating gear. The invention relates also to a toothed bevel honing tool produced by such a method and a method of honing bevel gears when provided with such a tool produced by such a method.

A handheld skate blade sharpening tool that has an automatically indexing, rotating sharpening stone that matches the concaved profile of the skate blade retained within a two-piece body member. Screws hold the two-piece body member together to keep the round sharpening stone sized to match the desired concave profile. The sharpening stone will remove metal to match the shape of the stone each time the sharpener is moved back and forth along the blade. The sharpening stone has gears on each end of the stone that match the gears inside the two-piece body. As the tool is moved along the skate blade, the sharpening stone will incrementally rotate within the body when the direction is changed in the reciprocating motion by the user's back and for movement.

A handheld skate blade sharpening tool that has an automatically indexing, rotating sharpening stone that matches the concaved profile of the skate blade retained within a two-piece body member. Screws hold the two-piece body member together to keep the round sharpening stone sized to match the desired concave profile. The sharpening stone will remove metal to match the shape of the stone each time the sharpener is moved back and forth along the blade. The sharpening stone has gears on each end of the stone that match the gears inside the two-piece body. As the tool is moved along the skate blade, the sharpening stone will incrementally rotate within the body when the direction is changed in the reciprocating motion by the user's back and for movement.

The present disclosure relates to generating a modified gear flank geometry on an active surface of the workpiece by generation grinding or honing. In at least one example, the modified gear flank geometry of the workpiece may be generated on the active surface of the workpiece by variation of an engagement depth of a tool into the workpiece in dependence on an angle of rotation of the tool. Additionally, the workpiece may comprise a cylindrical spur gear, a helical gear, a spherical gear, or a conical gear. Further, in one or more examples, the modified gear flank geometry of the workpiece includes at least one of a profile waviness or a defined periodic flank waviness.

The present disclosure relates to generating a modified gear flank geometry on an active surface of the workpiece by generation grinding or honing. In at least one example, the modified gear flank geometry of the workpiece may be generated on the active surface of the workpiece by variation of an engagement depth of a tool into the workpiece in dependence on an angle of rotation of the tool. Additionally, the workpiece may comprise a cylindrical spur gear, a helical gear, a spherical gear, or a conical gear. Further, in one or more examples, the modified gear flank geometry of the workpiece includes at least one of a profile waviness or a defined periodic flank waviness.

A method for hard finishing two different toothings on a workpiece, wherein, prior to each machining process, to set the correct tool engagement position for the machining process, a first relative rotational angle position of a first rotational position reference of the first toothing is determined relative to an axial rotational position of the workpiece spindle holding and clamping the workpiece for the first machining, and a second relative rotational angle position of a second rotational position reference of the second toothing is determined relative to an axial rotational position of a workpiece spindle holding and clamping the workpiece for the second machining, wherein the machining operations are carried out on the same workpiece spindle with no intervening clamping change, and with the first and second rotational position references coupled to each other as the basis thereof.

A method for hard finishing two different toothings on a workpiece, wherein, prior to each machining process, to set the correct tool engagement position for the machining process, a first relative rotational angle position of a first rotational position reference of the first toothing is determined relative to an axial rotational position of the workpiece spindle holding and clamping the workpiece for the first machining, and a second relative rotational angle position of a second rotational position reference of the second toothing is determined relative to an axial rotational position of a workpiece spindle holding and clamping the workpiece for the second machining, wherein the machining operations are carried out on the same workpiece spindle with no intervening clamping change, and with the first and second rotational position references coupled to each other as the basis thereof.

A method for producing a workpiece having a toothing or profiling, including the steps: a) soft machining the workpiece to produce the toothing or profiling; b) hardening the toothing or profiling; c) hard fine machining the toothing or profiling with a first tool that is a grinding worm, a grinding wheel or a honing wheel, wherein the first tool has a base body with a first elastic modulus; d) reinforcement of at least a section of the workpiece by shot blasting; and, following step d), e) repeated hard fine machining of the toothing or profiling with a second tool that is a grinding worm, a grinding wheel, a set of grinding wheels or a honing wheel. The second tool has a plastic or rubber base body with a second elastic modulus which is at most 33% of the first elastic modulus.

For the precision machining of a workpiece (10) provided with gearing (11) and rotating about a rotation axis (Dw), teeth (3) of a gear-cutting tool (1) rotating about a rotation axis (Dz) are brought into engagement with teeth (12) of the workpiece (10), and the gear-cutting tool (1) and the workpiece (10) are moved relative to each other in a direction (AX+, AX−) parallel to the rotation axis (Dw). The thickness (dZ) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) increases in the axial direction, starting from the respective front ends (4, 5) of the teeth, until a thickness maximum (dZmax) is reached. High material removal performances and long-term durability of the gear-cutting tool (1) are achieved in that, according to the invention, 2≤Bw/Bz≤20 applies (wherein Bw=width Bw of the teeth of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), Bz=width of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1)), that the gear-cutting tool (1), before each pass of its teeth (3) through the tooth gaps (17) of the workpiece (10) in the respective axial directions (AX+, AX−), is positioned at a position (P1, P2) in which the thickness maximum (dZmax) of the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) is situated outside the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10), and that as a consequence of the relative movement of the workpiece (10) and of the gear-cutting tool (1) in the axial direction (AX+, AX−), the teeth (3) of the gear-cutting tool (1) are each moved through the respective tooth gaps (17) of the gearing (11) of the workpiece (10) that are assigned to them, until the thickness maximum (dZmax) of each tooth (3) has exited the assigned tooth gap (17).