Process for lapping ring and pinion gears

Details Process for lapping ring and pinion gears Process for lapping ring and pinion gears

2007-11-27

2007-11-27

Ross, Dana (Department: 3722)

Metal working

Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for...

With means to feed work intermittently from one tool station...

C029S429000, C029S430000, C029SDIG025, C901S008000, C414S736000, C414S738000, C294S087100, C451S056000, C451S267000

Reexamination Certificate

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11440376

ABSTRACT:
A method for processing a gear set through a lapping operation that includes: providing a lapping machine tool having a first spindle and a second spindle, the second spindle being rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to a rotational axis of the first spindle, the lapping machine tool having a loading zone for loading the first and second spindles; providing a robot with an end effector; loading a first gear set to a first end of the end effector, the first gear set having a ring gear and a pinion gear; moving the first end of the end effector into the loading zone; and loading the first gear set to the lapping machine tool without removing the end effector from the loading zone such that the ring gear is loaded onto the first spindle and the pinion gear is loaded onto the second spindle. An end effector is also provided.

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