| 摘要 |
Apparatus capable of performing wet and dry machining processes such as a hobbing machine for producing spur and helical gears, shafts, splines, and the like, by wet and dry hobbing methods. The apparatus comprises means to remove metal chips resulting from the wet and dry machining processes from the apparatus via respective independent wet and dry chip outlets (72, 70). The chip removal means comprises a transfer means (74) located in the machine base (2) with the transfer means (74) being reversible in direction in order to convey metal chips, emanating from the machining process, to the respective wet or dry chip outlet (72, 70). The chip removal means (74) enables metal chips from wet machining processes to be conveyed to and discharged from an outlet (72) in one side surface (10) and metal chips from dry machining processes to be conveyed to and discharged from an outlet (70) in another side surface (8). |
