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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsuneo Egawa, Kurita-gun, JP;
Yozo Nakamura, Kurita-gun, JP;
Toshikazu Kominami, Kurita-gun, JP;
Yoshiharu Tonohara, Kurita-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C / ; B23F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
409137 ; 29DI / ; 29DI / ; 29DI / ; 409 11 ;
Abstract
A horizontal hobbing machine comprises a bed, a cutting section provided on the bed and including at least a horizontal rotary shaft and a hob. The cutting section generates a tooth form on a work piece supported around the rotary shaft by means of the hob. A conveyor is provided in a lower part of the cutting section below the bed to remove chips of the work piece resulting from the cutting process.