Process and tool design optimization for hypoid gears with the help of the manufacturing simulation BevelCut

Procedia CIRP, vol. 126, pp. 525–530

Abstract

Catastrophic tool wear, active clearance sides of the tool and resulting fins at the tooth’s root are among the undesirable phenomena that can occur when cutting bevel gears. So far, these obstacles to manufacturing could not be predicted during the design phase. This paper presents an approach to identify critical process and tool designs using the manufacturing simulation BevelCut. Based on the simulation results, the occurrence of cutting phenomena is correlated to the characteristic values and corrective measures are deduced. Finally, the effectiveness of the corrective measures is assessed by comparing the characteristic values of the original and optimized design

Authors 4

1. Melina Kamratowski corresponding Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   WZL of RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

2. Julia Mazak

   Dana (United States)

   Affiliation as printed

   Dana Incorporated, 3939 Technology Drive, Maumee OH 43537, USA

3. Jens Brimmers Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   WZL of RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

4. Thomas Bergs Aachen Fraunhofer IPT

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

   Affiliation as printed

   Fraunhofer IPT, Steinbachstraße 17, 52074 Aachen, Germany

   WZL of RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany