Abstract: A bevel gear is made by means of a die, a punch, and two concentrical counterpunches, one having a particularly contoured extension. A cylindrical blank, having a diameter not larger than the smallest bevel gear root circle, is inserted in the die; a portion is held by one counterpunch but reverse-extruded in part into the gap between that counterpunch and the advancing punch. A portion of the blank inserted into the interior of the die flows concurrently radially into the small-diameter portion of the die cavity. Subsequently, the reverse-extruded, tubular portion is forced back in parts by the second counterpunch, acting in the gap, to fill the large-diameter portion of the cavity. A tubular shaft extension may remain on the gear.

Abstract: The apparatus includes a die, a punch, and a concentric counterpunch having an annular front extension; the die cavity has a spline-shaft-like extension and the counterpunch extension has a frustroconical tip and/or lateral teeth which mesh with the spline shaft. The counterpunch is spring-mounted upon the punch carrier.