Method and system to manufacture oriented internal and external gear teeth

Abstract

A system and method for forming a feature on an inner surface of a gear includes a sensor for sensing the position of a feature on the gear, a cutting station having a cutting tool for forming the feature on the inner surface of the gear, and a controller. The controller is operable to determine an amount of rotation necessary to rotate either the gear or the cutting tool such that the feature onthe inner surface of the gear is formed at a desired orientation relative to the feature on the outer surface of the gear.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 892,708, filed March 2, 2007. The disclosure of the above application is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to gears, and more particularly to methods and systems of manufacturing oriented inner and outer gear members. Background technique [0004] The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art. [0005] A typical inner ring gear includes a set of outer diameter spline teeth and a set of inner diameter gear teeth. Spline teeth are formed on the outer surface of the ring gear, while gear teeth are formed on the inner diameter of the ring gear. These inner ring gears are used in a variety of environments, many of which require a specific orientation between the outer diameter spline teeth and t...

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However, manufacturing systems using this method cannot produce gears in which the gear teeth have a specific orientation relative to the spline teeth

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