Thread Or Helix Generating Patents (Class 409/65)
  • Patent number: 9002495
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a bevel gear wheel, in particular for rudder propellers, the teeth of which have a macro geometry specific to the gear wheels, the teeth of which can be described by flank and profile lines, the flanks of which have a tooth flank micro topography and the bearing surface of which represents the contact region of the inter-meshing teeth. The crown of a tooth flank corresponds to the elevation of the tooth flank center with respect to the tooth flank edge, wherein the course of the height and width crowns of the flank surface is substantially shaped like a circular arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Schottel GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Heer
  • Patent number: 8851962
    Abstract: An object is to provide a barrel-shaped threaded tool for machining an internal gear which is capable of machining with high accuracy by appropriately setting a helix angle. To achieve the object, in a threaded grinding wheel (11) formed into a barrel shape having a diameter gradually decreasing from an axially intermediate portion thereof toward axially opposite end portions thereof so that the threaded grinding wheel (11) is meshed with a workpiece (W) with a crossed axes angle (?) therebetween during the machining of the workpiece (W), the helix angle is set in accordance with the length from the axially intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikoto Yanase, Masashi Ochi
  • Patent number: 8602694
    Abstract: A thread-milling cutter including a tool holder (2) and at least one cutting insert (3) with a longitudinal cutting edge (30) mounted on it. The tool holder (2) includes at least one pocket (20) extending essentially in an axial direction (A) and adapted for receiving the at least one insert (3). The cutting insert (3) has at least one positioning plane (31) on a first abutment surface of the insert (3) opposite the cutting edge (30) for a radial positioning of the insert (3) in the respective pocket (20). At least one protrusion (32) is provided on the abutment surface, a side surface (320) of the protrusion (32) being oriented at an angle (?) to the axial direction (A) of the cutter (1) and adapted for contacting a surface (22) of the pocket (20) for an axial positioning of the insert (3). Also described is an insert for a thread-milling cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Vargus Ltd.
    Inventor: Rafael Morgulis
  • Publication number: 20110150591
    Abstract: A thread whirling device 1 and a whirling ring 3, corresponding thereto, are presented, in which the whirling ring 3 can be attached in a hollow spindle 11 of the thread whirling device 1 in a simple and reliable manner using a combined bayonet-type and clamping connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: WTO WERKZEUG-EINRICHTUNGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Jansen, Tobias Fautz
  • Publication number: 20100021254
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus (100) for forming circumferential grooves (14) in the exterior surface of a linear member (10), such as a tube. The grooves are formed by rotating a cylindrical cutting element (120) around the tube such that cutting means in the cylindrical cutting element form the grooves. One rotation of the cylindrical cutting element causes multiple grooves to be formed in the surface of the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Peter David Jenkins, Daniel Owen Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20080273935
    Abstract: A method for cutting worm and worm wheel in a worm-gear reduction unit (1) with circulation of bearing balls, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining races (30) for the bearing balls (4) onto the worm wheel (3); and (b) obtaining races (20) for the bearing balls (4) onto the worm (2), wherein step (b) provides the cutting of the races (20) according to a cutting profile substantially corresponding to the envelope of the subsequent positions assumed by the bearing balls within the worm wheel races being formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Pietro Salvini, Domenico Serpella, Francesco Vivio, Vincenzo Vullo
  • Publication number: 20080118313
    Abstract: A milling insert and a milling insert tool for chip removing machining. The milling insert includes at least two teeth. The milling insert has substantially a disc shape and includes a topside and an underside. The milling insert in its entirety is formed of cubic boron nitride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Mats Jonsson, Christer Jonsson
  • Patent number: 6902360
    Abstract: A hole of a hole size is cut in a composite material workpiece by selecting a milling cutter having an effective cutter size less than the hole size, mounting the composite material workpiece in operable relation to the milling cutter, rotating the milling cutter about an axis of rotation, and advancing the milling cutter longitudinally into the composite material workpiece parallel to the axis of rotation at a rate of longitudinal advance, while laterally moving the milling cutter perpendicular to the axis of rotation to interpolate the hole. The rate of longitudinal advance is controlled such that the hole remains substantially a flat-bottomed hole as it is cut. The composite material workpiece is desirably affixed to a backing fixture with an adhesive material during the cutting of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Roy Dean Meece, Jeffrey Kevin Back, Roger John Tuchfarber, Gerald Roger Geverdt, Michael Jay Brunck
  • Patent number: 6890134
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments are provided. Methods relate to milling a blank with a cutting process to shape the instrument. Instruments so produced are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: 3M ESPE AG
    Inventors: Ingo Wagner, Michael Knee, Andreas Nitsch
  • Publication number: 20040179914
    Abstract: A thread forming tool comprises an elongated body (4), having at a first end (6) a connector portion (8) and at a second end (10) a thread forming portion (12), said thread forming portion (12) comprising at least one annular ridge (14) about the circumference of said body. According to the invention, the cross-section of said body at the centre of said ridge has a non-circular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Bjorn Hakansson
  • Patent number: 6442814
    Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel includes a machine base with tracks on a surface thereof. Modules configured to slide in the tracks may include a module for a high speed rotary tool, a collet module, a vise module and a threading module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Spinal Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Landry, Erik J. Wagner
  • Patent number: 6231281
    Abstract: A thread milling cutter with drill blade has a drill blade 6 at the leading end of a land 5 divided by grooves 3 and a tapered tapping blade 7 provided behind the drill blade, with the upper end thereof in the direction of rotation projecting outward beyond the drill blade 6. The drill blade 6 first pre-drills a hole and then the tapered strong tapping blade 7 cuts internal threads on the inner wall of the pre-drilled hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tsuneo Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 6035744
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a cutting insert (1) for thread cutting, with several cutting teeth (2-6) simultaneously engaged in incrementally cutting the thread profile. The blank is manufactured by pressing and sintering so that the relief angles of the flanks of the side cutting edges (9,10) of the individual teeth (2-6) are at least 3.degree. and the profile depth of the final cutting tooth (6) which makes the finishing cut on the thread fits within the required final measurement tolerances, while the thickness of the cutting insert (1) and the tooth width (b) of the cutting teeth (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are oversized. Subsequently, the blank is mechanically processed on the back face (7) and/or the front face (8) until the tooth width (b) of the cutting teeth (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and the thickness (d) of the cutting insert (1) fit within the required final measurement tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Schwarzkopt Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Johann Maier
  • Patent number: 6012882
    Abstract: Solid tungsten carbide is the popular material for these combinations tools. High resultant side forces on the tool during the thread milling phase are caused by relatively high circumferential engagement of the tool and a very low feed per tooth (chip thickness). A combined hole making, threading and chamfering tool with staggered thread cutting teeth doubles chip thickness and reduces side forces (resulting in less engagement), consequently allowing the feed rate to be increased while reducing thread milling time. In addition, this arrangement also reduces tool chatter, thus providing a smoother surface finish in the thread. In one form, the cutting teeth are formed on one or more removable inserts, facilitating replacement or substitution thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Inventor: Manuel C. Turchan
  • Patent number: 5873684
    Abstract: A milling tool 8 includes a tool holder 10 for housing multiple thread cutting inserts 24 for precise milling of threads on a workpiece. The tool holder 10 is rotatable in an orbitable path spaced radially from a milling axis and is simultaneously rotatable about its own axis for repeatedly bringing each of the cutting inserts into engagement with the workpiece. Each cutting insert is precisely positioned within the tool holder by a stop surface 62 located at an axially rearward end of an insert cavity 28 in the tool holder. An axially elongate tool holder groove 32 is provided in communication with a side face of the generally rectilinear insert cavity. Each cutting insert defines a substantially rectangular plate, an end face for mating engagement with the stop surface 62 and an axially elongate insert groove 26 extending from a corresponding side face on the rectangular plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Tool Flo Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis P. Flolo
  • Patent number: 5869147
    Abstract: A tool is made in a coating vessel, depositing upon the base tool body of a hard metal or cermet, a coating by chemical vapor deposition by admitting to the vessel a reactive gas mixture capable of forming a composition selected from the group which consists of aluminum oxide and of titanium and zirconium carbide, nitride and carbonitride, and of mixtures thereof at a chemical vapor deposition pressure and temperature; and interrupting the chemical vapor deposition by a multiplicity of times by replacing the reactive gas mixture with a nonreactive gas mixture containing components selected from the group which consists of argon, hydrogen, nitrogen and mixtures thereof, lowering a pressure in the vessel to a plasma chemical vapor deposition pressure of 10 to 1000 Pa, effecting a glow discharge at the body with the body being cathodically connected at a negative D.C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Widia GmbH
    Inventor: Udo Konig
  • Patent number: 5626064
    Abstract: In an otherwise conventional, mechanically controlled lathe the workpiece support spindle can be disconnected from the main mechanical drive transmission and coupled to the main drive motor via a second mechanical transmission which can introduce an angular offset between the workpiece support spindle and a milling tool that is proportional to the travel along the feed axis of a toolholder carriage carrying the milling tool. The angular offset is introduced by a coupling sleeve coupling two transmission half-shafts via helical teeth to transmit movement to the workpiece support spindle. The coupling sleeve is moved axially by the toolholder carriage. In this way straight threads and helical threads with a large pitch can be cut on an otherwise conventional lathe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Inventors: Pierre Gradel, Serge Revillod Delisle
  • Patent number: 5465631
    Abstract: A system performing a conical transition from a shaft to the core diameter of a worm is disclosed. The disclosed system includes inserting a rough milling machine in an axial direction before a disk milling machine used for milling the worm. The rough milling machine is especially manufactured integrally with the disk milling machine. The teeth of the rough milling machine are shorter than the teeth on the disk milling machine, and the teeth of the rough milling machine preferably define a truncated-cone shaped covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Klinar
  • Patent number: 5250007
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for forming a thread of varying pitch by utilizing a threading assembly which includes a plurality of threading elements having thread cutting or forming portions on the different elements for engaging the work piece at different locations, with the assembly and work piece being driven both rotatively and at the same time axially relative to one another to form the thread. The rate of axial advancement per revolution between the work piece and each of the threading elements is varied, and the elements of the assembly are also shifted axially relative to one another during the rotary and axial movement, to give the thread its varying pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Inventor: William P. Green
  • Patent number: 5244320
    Abstract: A wood tapping machine includes a cutting device formed on a machine body which has a tapping rod extending horizontally from the cutting device. A guiding path is formed on the machine body and has a toolrest which is disposed slidably thereon. The toolrest includes a base member and a cylindrical casing that has two arms extending therefrom and connected pivotally to the base member. A driving rod connects the base member and the cylindrical casing and maintains the cylindrical casing parallel to the tapping rod of the cutting device. The cylindrical casing can swing relative to the base member when the driving rod rotates about its axis. A main shaft is threadedly and rotatably disposed through the cylindrical casing. The main shaft has a chuck assembly at one end and a rotation wheel at another end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Inventor: Jeff Lin
  • Patent number: 4666348
    Abstract: Thread rolling dies for pointed fasteners having an improved working face contour which promotes displacement of blank material from the blank point area at an early stage in the thread rolling sequence to avoid excessive pressures in the die and blank at the finishing stages of the rolling sequence. Thread cutters include an extend section that presurfaces the rise angle of the die working face to produce uniform, improved thread profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Colt Industries Operating Corp.
    Inventor: Richard H. Corrette
  • Patent number: 4248559
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for the controlled depth scoring of conduits for the pneumatic transfer of particulate plastic materials comprising: a scoring assembly having interconnected drive power inlet means, motor drive means, drive coupling means, centering means and controlled depth score cutting means; and feed means connected therewith for longitudinally passing said scoring assembly through said conduits at a controllable uniform speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Carl M. Deckenback, George T. Catrombon, Lester A. Rowe
  • Patent number: 4222691
    Abstract: A tool having only an end cutting-edge carries out a first movement of penetration into a screw blank so as to produce a groove having flanks substantially parallel to the pinion axis. The tool-holder is angularly displaced with respect to the spindle which carries the screw blank. A second movement of tool penetration takes place while the relative displacement is progressively reduced in order to obtain an inclined flank which produces a V-shaped profile. The screw is intended to form part of a compression and expansion machine and to cooperate with at least one pinion having V-form teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: Uniscrew Limited
    Inventor: Bernard Zimmern
  • Patent number: 4221513
    Abstract: Continuous machining of grooves in a cylindrical dielectric rod is achieved by guiding the rod into a heating machining head incorporating a rotating cutter made from a chemically etched stainless steel sheet and guiding the rod downstream of said head. A chip removing head made of a rotating unit comprising channels in which said chips are aspired by decompression effect of a gas is mechanically coupled with and upstream of the machining head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: Societe Lignes Telegraphiques et Telephoniques
    Inventors: Gilles Dubois, Jean-Pierre Hulin, Michel de Vecchis