Abstract: A cutter for producing face gears, comprising a disc-shaped cutter body with cutting teeth (23) fitted on the periphery. The cutting edge (24) of each cutting tooth lies in a surface of revolution which is produced by turning an imaginary gear wheel of infinitely low thickness about the axis (20) of the cutter and simultaneously about its own axis. Each cutting tooth (23) of the cutter is of such a shape that the cutting tooth is re-grindable, without the shape of the cutting edge of the cutting tooth changing as a result. This is achieved through the fact that the profile of each cutting tooth shifts in planes (22, 22a, 22b...) from the cutting edge (24) of the cutting tooth to the rear side thereof in the direction of the axis (20) of the cutter.

Abstract: A process for the making and/or finishing of a crown wheel using a metal-cutting tool, the crown wheel being intended for meshing with a predetermined cylindrical gear. The metal-cutting tool is a rotary disc-type element whose working transverse section lying in the plane of the axis of rotation corresponds essentially to the tooth profile of the cylindrical gear. The disc-type element is placed in such a way relative to the crown wheel to be made that the tooth profile of the element coincides with the tooth profile of the cylindrical gear when it is engaged with the crown wheel. The disc-type element is put into a to and fro linear motion perpendicular to its axis of rotation and is at the same time tilted about an axis which coincides with the axis of rotation of the cylindrical gear when it is engaged with the crown wheel. The tooth profile of the element meshes with the crown wheel to be made and finishes the tooth flanks according to the generating principle.