Fixture for checking a bevel gear product and related method
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1. A method for gauging a bevel gear product comprising:
- providing a first bevel gear product having a first back face, a first through bore, a first thickness, a first counter bore, a first face angle, a first back angle and a first outside diameter;
placing the first bevel gear product on a mount such that the first back face is disposed in a predetermined plane and the first bevel gear product is centered about a mount axis;
positioning a plurality of measuring lasers about the first bevel gear product;
operating the measuring lasers while the first bevel gear product is rotated about the mount axis to obtain at least one data set that comprises dimensional information on the first bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the first bevel gear product about the mount axis;
gauging the first back face based on the at least one data set;
gauging the first through bore based on the at least one data set;
gauging the first counter bore and the first thickness based on the at least one data set; and
gauging the first face angle, the first back angle and the first outside diameter based on the at least one data set.
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Abstract
A method for gauging a bevel gear product that includes rotating the bevel gear product about a mount axis while collecting data from several measuring lasers to obtain one or more data sets. The data set(s) include dimensional information on the bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the bevel gear product about the mount axis. Various dimensions of the bevel gear product are gauged based on information in the data set(s).
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8 Claims
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1. A method for gauging a bevel gear product comprising:
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providing a first bevel gear product having a first back face, a first through bore, a first thickness, a first counter bore, a first face angle, a first back angle and a first outside diameter; placing the first bevel gear product on a mount such that the first back face is disposed in a predetermined plane and the first bevel gear product is centered about a mount axis; positioning a plurality of measuring lasers about the first bevel gear product; operating the measuring lasers while the first bevel gear product is rotated about the mount axis to obtain at least one data set that comprises dimensional information on the first bevel gear product as a function of a rotational position of the first bevel gear product about the mount axis; gauging the first back face based on the at least one data set; gauging the first through bore based on the at least one data set; gauging the first counter bore and the first thickness based on the at least one data set; and gauging the first face angle, the first back angle and the first outside diameter based on the at least one data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for gauging a bevel gear product comprising:
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providing a bevel gear product having a back face, a through bore, a thickness, a counter bore, a face angle, a back angle and an outside diameter; placing the bevel gear product on a mount such that the back face is disposed in a predetermined plane and the bevel gear product is centered about a mount axis; positioning a plurality of measuring lasers about the bevel gear product; operating the measuring lasers while the bevel gear product is rotated about the mount axis to obtain first, second, third and fourth data sets; gauging the back face based on the data set; gauging the through bore based on the second data set; gauging the counter bore and the thickness based on the third data set; and gauging the face angle, the back angle and the outside diameter based on the fourth data set.
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6. A method for gauging a bevel gear product comprising:
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providing a first bevel gear product having a first back face, a first through bore, a first thickness, a first counter bore, a first face angle, a first back angle and a first outside diameter; placing the first bevel gear product on a mount such that the first back face is disposed in a predetermined plane and the first bevel gear product is centered about a mount axis; positioning a plurality of measuring lasers about the first bevel gear product; operating the measuring lasers to generate first, second, third and fourth data sets; gauging the first back face based on the at least one data set; gauging the first through bore based on the at least one data set; gauging the first counter bore and the first thickness based on the at least one data set; and gauging the first face angle, the first back angle and the first outside diameter based on the at least one data set. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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