Abstract: In a coupling tooth formation, in particular in a gear box, either on a gear sleeve or on a gear wheel, the teeth are fitted to the base end of a cylindrical base (12) in relation to the rotational axis, elongate in axial direction and provided at their coupling end with a roof outline sloping from the tooth base towards the tooth head, comprising a rounded roof edge (5); the radius of the roof edge rounding increases from the tooth base towards the tooth head according to a pre-set function in order to design the procedure of the tracking process after the initial contact as smoothly running as possible.

Abstract: The invention concerns a morphology matrix for forming the cross-sectional shape of a short gearing tooth, in particular on toothed wheels of motor vehicle gearboxes. The short gearing teeth are formed on a cylindrical section of a gear wheel or gear shift sleeve, the axis of this section coinciding with the displacement axis of the gear shift sleeve. Each tooth comprises a tip which is chamfered in roof-like manner and has lateral flanks (3) which are shaped towards the tooth base (1) so that they have a relief at least over part of their height. The lateral flanks (3) terminate in a radiused tooth base (4), all of the teeth, or some thereof defined according to a regularly changing pattern, having at least a morphology defining the shape of the lateral flanks.

Abstract: Unitary workpieces are produced from at least two components, one of which s a body made from smelt-metallurgical material and the other is a member made from powder-metallurgical material interconnected in a hole-and-plug arrangement. The components are located in respective die halves of a forging press and are forged into a desired shape under such conditions of heat and pressure so as to upset the material of each of the components at least along the juncture of their interconnection to simultaneously form a welded bond therebetween.