GEAR CUTTER WITH RADIAL ADJUSTABILITY OF SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR STICK BLADES

摘要

A bevel gear manufacturing face cutter head (20) for face hobbing and face milling wherein the cutter head comprises blade positioning slots (20) having a four-sided shaped cross-section and positive blade seating surfaces (22, 24) and having the capability to clamp cutting blades (8) tight to the positive blade seating surfaces and to adjust the cutting blades radially after they are pre-clamped and axially located.

主权项

1. A cutter head for a rotatable cutting tool, said cutter head being generally disc-shaped and rotatable about a cutter head axis, said cutter head comprising:
a first side and a second side, one or more cutting blade positioning slots arranged in said cutter head with each of said blade positioning slots extending between said first and second sides and defining a four-sided shaped cross-section, said blade positioning slots each having at least one blade seating surface extending between said first second sides, said at least one blade seating surface having a modified shape and extending from said first side to said second side wherein said modified shape departs from the shape of a continuous straight seating surface extending from said first side to said second side.