RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Large Spiral Bevel Gears on Universal 5-axis Milling Machines: 												A Complete Process
A1 Álvarez, A.
A1 Lacalle, L. N.López De
A1 Olaiz, A.
A1 Rivero, A.
AB The cutting of bevel gears on universal 5-axis milling machines represents a promising solution to replace the conventional cutting process. The process is highly flexible and does not require neither special gear generating machines nor special tools. Thus, it is particularly suitable for small batches, prototypes or to obtain a specific and unique product. In this way, we have focused on the machining of a large-sized spiral bevel gear, from the initial design to the final machining. A gear will be machined using different milling paths and scallop heights. Each of the different strategies will be applied in consecutive teeth, and afterwards these teeth will be analyzed to check some of the gear quality parameters (roughness, profile angle variation, single pitch error.) with the final goal of finding the optimal cutting strategy. As finishing tool, an air turbine finishing tool was evaluated as an alternative technology apart from the typical tapered ball end mill.
SN 1877-7058
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3040
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3040
LA eng
NO Álvarez , A , Lacalle , L N L D , Olaiz , A & Rivero , A 2015 , ' Large Spiral Bevel Gears on Universal 5-axis Milling Machines : A Complete Process ' , Procedia Engineering , vol. 132 , pp. 397-404 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.12.511
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
NO The authors are thankful for funds of ZabaldUz programme launched in 2013 and funded by the Basque Government. Also noteworthy is the support of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, especially to the High Performance Manufacturing Group.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 31 jul 2024