The invention relates to a method for machining a tooth edge formed between a tooth flank and an end face (2b) of the workpiece tooth arrangement (3), by means of a tool tooth arrangement (13), in which method the tooth arrangements (3, 13) rotate about their respective tooth arrangement rotational axes (C, B) in mutual rolling coupling, wherein the two tooth arrangement rotational axes (C, B) are substantially parallel to each other and the machining is carried out over a plurality of workpiece rotations, and wherein a first relative movement (Z) between the workpiece tooth arrangement (3) and the tool tooth arrangement (13), parallel to the workpiece rotational axis, is carried out and the position of the envelope (28) of the tool tooth rolling positions (29i) is shifted relative to the engagement position of said envelope with the tooth flank of the workpiece tooth arrangement in the plane (X-Y) orthogonal to the workpiece rotational axis (C), transversely to the profile of the workpiece tooth arrangement, by means of a second relative movement (V), which in particular is varied according to the movement state of the first relative movement. The invention also relates to a chamfering tool, to a control program having control instructions for carrying out the method, and to a gear-cutting machine.

A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.

A method wherein a cutting or grinding chamfering tool (25) is guided along the face width of a gear (12, 23, 52) through one tooth slot (8) (e.g. from heel to toe) while it contacts the topland corners (10, 1 1) of the respective concave and convex tooth flanks of adjacent teeth (2, 4). The tool moves to an index position, the gear is indexed to the next tooth slot position and the tool moves through the tooth slot (e.g. from the toe to the heel). The cycle is repeated until all topland corners are chamfered.

A method for cutting teeth into working gears using a tool, the tool main part of which has a plurality of cutting teeth which are arranged about a rotational axis and which protrude radially from the tool main part, the cutting teeth forming an end face, two tooth flanks which point away from each other, and cutting edges. The cutting edges are formed from the tooth flank edges adjoining the end face. In a first method step, tooth gaps which form tooth flanks are produced in the working gear by means of the cutting edges using a machining process in a first position of the tool relative to the working gear, and in a second method step, the working gear tooth flanks produced by the cutting edges are fine-machined by an abrasive tool surface.

A method for cutting teeth into working gears using a tool, the tool main part of which has a plurality of cutting teeth which are arranged about a rotational axis and which protrude radially from the tool main part, the cutting teeth forming an end face, two tooth flanks which point away from each other, and cutting edges. The cutting edges are formed from the tooth flank edges adjoining the end face. In a first method step, tooth gaps which form tooth flanks are produced in the working gear by means of the cutting edges using a machining process in a first position of the tool relative to the working gear, and in a second method step, the working gear tooth flanks produced by the cutting edges are fine-machined by an abrasive tool surface.

A power skiving tool, having a shank extending along a longitudinal axis of the tool and a cutting head arranged at a front end of the shank. The cutting head comprises a plurality of circumferentially arranged teeth, wherein each of these teeth comprises a planar rake face at a front end of the cutting head that faces away from the shank, wherein the rake face is inclined at an angle other than 90 with respect to the longitudinal axis. A transition face is in each case arranged between the rake faces of two adjacent teeth. The transition face is arranged at the front end of the cutting head and adjoins the rake faces of the two adjacent teeth. Surface normals in all points of the transition face form an angle greater than 0 with the rake faces of the two adjacent teeth.

A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.

By combining shaping and milling actions, or smilling, the cutting tool can move through the entire usable portion of the spline and machine a tool relief into the face of the adjacent feature such as a shoulder before retracting, reversing direction, and repeating the cycle. The smilling apparatus and manufacturing method eliminates the need for an annular spline relief and the full length of spline engagement can be utilized for strength. The effective width of the spline connection apparatus manufactured by the smilling process conserves space and increases the load carrying capability of the spline connection.

A power skiving tool, having a shank extending along a longitudinal axis of the tool and a cutting head arranged at a front end of the shank. The cutting head comprises a plurality of circumferentially arranged teeth, wherein each of these teeth comprises a planar rake face at a front end of the cutting head that faces away from the shank, wherein the rake face is inclined at an angle other than 90? with respect to the longitudinal axis. A transition face is in each case arranged between the rake faces of two adjacent teeth. The transition face is arranged at the front end of the cutting head and adjoins the rake faces of the two adjacent teeth. Surface normals in all points of the transition face form an angle greater than 0? with the rake faces of the two adjacent teeth.

A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.