Figure 1 Calculating the angle of the teeth in preparation for producing on a threadgrinding machine

Determining the Angle of Roughing Teeth of Hobs for Roughing Straight-Sided Splines

March 19, 2014
Angle of the trapezia Allowance for curves Algorithm for calculation

One  of  the  more  impotent features of the roughing hob for milling roughing straight-sided splines is the angle of the trapezia of the teeth of this hob. We can produce the trapezia easily on the thread-grinding machine, using abrasive trapezia wheel. After milling, the roughing straight-sided spline will appear as a rectangle with two curves on the two sides. This allowance on the splines, after heat treatment, is easy to grind on the spline-grinding machine.

According to Figure 1:
1.  MK/CL = tgM = MK/h,
2.  MK = S/2-CE = MK = S/2-LM,
3.  CE = CBxtg(p/Z) = ((d/2-b/2/sin(p/z))xtg(p/z) =
         1/2((d - b/sin(p/z))xtg(p/z) =
         1/2((dxtg(p/z)-b/cos(p/z)),
          p=3.14158
4.  MK = 1/2((S-dxtg(p/z) + b/cos(p/z))
5.  tgM =  ((S-dxtg(p/z) + b/cos(p/z))/2xh.   MLG-A.

6.  After calculating angle M of trapezia teeth. We produce a drawing of the spline shaft and teeth (see Fig.1).

7.  Then, we need to make a graphic check by running the teeth about the shaft. The roughing spline will look to be rectangular, with curves on two sides of the of the rectangle. Tool-designers will be able to determine how well this is running.

The allowance for curves illustrates the size of the allowance and picture of curves.  A tool designer can change the angle of trapezia to provide good distribution of the allowance.

Now, we present the algorithm for calculating the angle of trapezia teeth for roughing hobs:
      (for spline shaft) for z = 6.  
      D1 = 28mm - diameter outside of spline shaft.
      d1 = 23mm - inside diameter of spline.
      b1= 6mm - spline thickness.
      z = 6 - number of splines.
      g = 0.4mm - grinding allowance.
      a = 0.3mm-size of chamber.
              for z* = 8    
      D1= 48mm, d1 = 42mm, b1 = 8mm, g = 0.4mm, a = 0.3mm.
      D = D1-2 x a, 28-2x0.3=27.4,48-2x0.3=47.4,
                      FOR Z = 6   /   FOR Z* = 8   
      d = d1+g,      23+0.4 = 23.4 / 42+0.4=42.4*,          
          all  sizes  in  mm.
      b = b1+g,     6+0.4= 6.4,  /   8+0.4=8.4*,   

        Pitch circle radius of the spline shaft
         R  =  Sq.Root ((D/2) x  (D/2) — 0.75 x (b/2) x (b/2))
         R =13.4167, /   R* =23.4192,
         spline angle   sin@ = b/2xR
         sin@= 6.4/2x13.4167, /  sin@*=8.4/2x23.4192   
         sin@=0.2385087       /  sin@*=0.1793400
         @ = 13.798539 degree/ @* = 10.331320 degree,
        Hob thickness tooth on the pitch
         S = 2xRx(p/z-0.0174533x@),
         S = 2x13.4167x(3.141592/6-0.0174533x13.798539) =
                               7.5876.  /
         S* = 2x23.4192x(3.141592/8-0.0174533x10.331320) =
                                     = 9.947697.   
                                   h = R - d/2  
                                   h = 13.4167 -23.4/2 = 1.7167 /
                                   h* = 23.4192 - 42.4/2 = 2.2192.

      tgM = ((S-dxtg(p/z)+ b/cos(p/z))/2xh, MLG - A .  
                                      =========                                       
      tgM = ((7.5876-23.4xtg(3.141592/6) +
                    +6.4/cos (3.141592/6))/2x1.7167 =
                  0.427474, angle M = 23.145471 degr.

                                      =========                                       
                                      for z = 6,    
                                       =========                                       
                  tgM* = ((9.947697-42.4xtg(3.141592/8) +
                +8.4/cos(3.141592/8))/2x2.2192 =
                = 0.332788,  angle M*=18.406866 degr.,
                                      =========                                       
                                        for z*= 8.                
                                      =========                                       
     tg ((3.141592/6) x 57.3degr.) = tg(30degr) = 0.5777350,
     cos((3.141592/6) x 57.3degr. = cos(30degr) = 0.866025.

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