Gear Cutting Tools Fundamentals of Design and Computation

This book presents the DG/K-based method of surface generation, a novel and practical mathematical method for designing gear cutting tools with optimal parameters. The author, an industry leader for the past 30 years, proposes a scientific classification for all possible kinds of the gear machining meshes before discussing optimal designs of gear cutting tools. This classification makes it possible to consider all possible designs of gear cutting tools, including those currently used in practice and those expected to be used in the future. It also allows the author to develop scientific predictions and optimal designs. In most cases, solutions appear in analytical form and/or graphical form.

Part I BASICS

Gears: Geometry of the Tooth Flanks. Principal Kinematics of Gear Machining Operations. Kinematics of Continuously Indexing Methods of Gear Machining Processes. Elements of Coordinate Systems Transformations.

Part II FORM GEAR CUTTING TOOLS

Gear Broaching Tools. End-Type Gear Milling Cutters. Disk-Type Gear Milling Cutters. Nontraditional Methods of Gear Machining with Form Cutting Tools.

Part III CUTTING TOOLS FOR GEAR GENERATING: Parallel-Axis Gear Machining Mesh Kinematics of the Parallel-Axis Gear Machining Mesh

Rack Cutters for Planing of Gears. Gear Shaper Cutters I: External Gear Machining Mesh. Gear Shaper Cutters II: Internal Gear Machining Mesh.

Part IV: CUTTING TOOLS FOR GEAR GENERATING

Intersecting-Axis Gear Machining Mesh Kinematics of the Intersecting-Axis Gear Machining Mesh

Gear Shapers with Tilted Axis of Rotation. Gear Cutting Tools for Machining Bevel Gears. Gear Shaper Cutters Having Tilted Axis of Rotation: Internal Gear Machining Mesh.

Part V: CUTTING TOOLS FOR GENERATING OF GEARS: Spatial Gear Machining Mesh

Section V-A: Design of Gear Cutting Tools: External Gear Machining Mesh. Generating Surface of the Gear Cutting Tool. Hobs for Machining Gears. Gear Shaving Cutters. Examples of Implementation of the Classification of Kinds of the Gear Machining Meshes. Section V-B: Design of Gear Cutting Tools: Quasi-Planar Gear Machining Mesh. Section V-C: Internal Work-Gear to Cutting Tool Mesh.

Appendices. References. Index.