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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas A Deprez, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Gleason Works, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23F / ; B23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409 10 ; 51 9 / ; 5110 / ; 409 11 ; 409 59 ; 409 61 ;
Abstract
A gear manufacturing machine which includes an endless chain for carrying a series of stock removing tools is provided with a versatile drive train system which can be adjusted for different methods of gear manufacture. The drive train system includes coupling components which can be engaged and disengaged for connecting or disconnecting certain portions of the drive train from parts of the machine. With this arrangement, a single machine can be utilized for carrying out roll generating or hobbing operations with one or more workpieces.