Abstract: A honing machine for bearing rings includes a frame, a honing tool, a honing station for holding a bearing ring in position respective to the honing tool and a transfer mechanism for sequentially feeding bearing rings to the honing station. The transfer mechanism includes a first transfer box, adapted to transfer a bearing ring in a to-and-fro movement with respect to the frame, along a first axis, and a second transfer box, adapted to transfer a bearing ring in a to-and-fro movement with respect to the frame, along a second axis parallel to the first axis. The transfer mechanism includes first and second driving mechanisms for driving the first and second transfer boxes in translation along the first and second axes. A top inlet opening of the second transfer box is in vertical alignment with a bottom outlet opening of the first transfer box.

Abstract: A honing machine for bearing rings includes a frame, a honing tool, a honing station for holding a bearing ring in position with respect to the honing tool, the honing station includes a work piece holder with a concave surface equipped with at least one pad for supporting a bearing ring. The work piece holder is equipped with a damper movable between a first active configuration and a second passive configuration. In the first active configuration, the damper protrudes on a path of a bearing ring moving towards the work piece holder in the honing station. In the second passive configuration, the damper is out of reach of a bearing ring in the honing station.