GEAR HOBBING DIRECTION

CUT AND FEEDING

Cut

There are two basic directions of cut when producing a gear according to the relation of hob
rotation to the feed.

The conventional hobbing which the rotation of the hob is in the same direction as the feed of
the hob relative to the work piece at the point of contact. The chip thickness will be thinner on entry,
and a thin chip starts to form in the hobbing feed direction.
And the climb cutting which the rotation of the hob is in the opposite direction to the feed of the
hob relative to the work piece at the point of contact. The chip thickness will be thicker on entry, and
a thin chip starts to form in hobbing feed direction.

Feed

Gears can be produced using different feed directions in the hobbing process:

a) Axial feed: Normal process for the majority of gears.

b) Radial feed: Process for worm wheels (gears).
c) Tangential Feed: Process for worm wheels (gears) being cut by hobs with a high number of
threads and a low number of flutes to improve gear quality.
d) Diagonal Feed: Used for special applications as tapered splines.

a) Direction of Feed: Axial

1. Approach to the work.

2. Entry of cut.
3. Producing the work.
4. Exit of the hob
 b) Direction of Feed: Radial

Hobs is fed in a radial direction to a predetermined center distance and retracted when completed.

c) Direction of Feed: Tangential

Hob is fed tangentially at a fixed center distance. The entry section of the hob will
normally have a tapered section which has roughing teeth.

d) Direction of Feed: Diagonal

1. The feed is in both an axial and tangential direction: Approach to the work.
2. The feed is in both an axial and tangential direction: Entry of cut.
3. The feed is in both an axial and tangential direction: Producing the work.
4. The feed is in both an axial and tangential direction: Exit of the hob.

W.F.Navarro / 2019