Study of an NC system of machining crown gears

Xiaogang Xu; Huaqing Wang; Jian Yan; Shenyou Gao

doi:10.1117/12.664181

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21 March 2006 Study of an NC system of machining crown gears

Xiaogang Xu, Huaqing Wang, Jian Yan, Shenyou Gao

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Proceedings Volume 6040, ICMIT 2005: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials; 604010 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664181
Event: ICMIT 2005: Merchatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 2005, Chongqing, China

Abstract

Crown gear couplings are usually used in metallurgy and steel rolling equipments, which is manufactured by duplicating processing in common. The method makes the manipulator work hard, and the efficiency is low. The machining precision is limited to the shape of the mold and it is difficult to control the movement of machines table. This work stated an NC system to use hobbing machine. It consists of an industrial control computer, grating sensor, servo- motor and its driver source, servo driver card and other I/O equipments of inputting and outputting. The grating sensor was installed in the axial direction to trace the instantaneous position of gob rest. The radial movement of the machine table was controlled by a servomotor. When the computer captures the axial signal, this system controls the machine table by moving ahead or backwards according to the calculated value of interpolation theory. Thus, two dimensions (axial and radial) associated movement was realized while the crown gear was processed. The feature of the system is that a grating sensor used in the axial direction replaces the servomotor. By making a little change in the mechanism of the machine, NC can be implement and its redesign cost is very low. The design software has an interpolation function for a circular arc and line. The system has been used on a Y1380 gear hobbing machine, and the correlative software of machining crown gear has been designed as well. Satisfactory results have been obtained, showing facility and reliability in practical operation.

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Xiaogang Xu, Huaqing Wang, Jian Yan, and Shenyou Gao "Study of an NC system of machining crown gears", Proc. SPIE 6040, ICMIT 2005: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 604010 (21 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664181

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