US PATENT SUBCLASS 409 / 31
.~.~ By relative axial movement between synchronously indexing or rotating work and cutter

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409 /   HD   GEAR CUTTING, MILLING, OR PLANING

1  DF  GEAR CUTTING {11}
10  DF  .~ Gear tooth shape generating {7}
31.~.~ By relative axial movement between synchronously indexing or rotating work and cutter {2}
32  DF  .~.~.~> Crowning
33  DF  .~.~.~> Displacing cutter axially relative to work (e.g., gear shaving, etc.) {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 409/31

By relative axial movement between synchronously indexing or rotating work and cutter:

(under subclass 10) Apparatus or method including supporting the cutting tool having a cutting edge for continuous or intermittent rotation about a first axis and supporting the workpiece for continuous or intermittent rotation about a second axis and effecting relative movement between the cutting edge and the workpiece generally along the axis of the cutting tool, including controlling the continuous or intermittent rotation of the cutting tool and the continuous or intermittent rotation of the workpiece to cause the cutting tool to form the final configuration of the intermeshable element in more than one engagement by the cutting edge.