Method and apparatus for applying an installation dimension to a bevel gear

Claim 1

An apparatus for applying an installation dimension at a bevel gear having a shoulder and a front surface, comprising: a. a bevel gear testing machine for determining the shoulder dimension of the bevel gear; b. a storage for storing the determined shoulder dimension, said storage being operatively connected with the bevel gear testing machine; c. a measuring device for determining the distance between the shoulder and the front surface of the bevel gear and which distance constitutes the addendum dimension of the bevel gear; d. said measuring device incorporating a measurement value transmitter and a feeler for measuring said addendum dimension; e. a further storage for storing said addendum dimension of the bevel gear operatively connected with the measurement value transmitter of said measuring device; f. a marking device for applying data to the bevel gear, said marking device comprising a printer mechanism containing a rotatably mounted number wheel for each numerical value which is to be applied at the front surface of the bevel gear; g. said marking device further including a support at which there is located said bevel gear and said feeler of said measuring device; h. a computer for the addition of both the stored shoulder dimension and the addendum dimension into a block dimension; i. said computer being operatively connected with said two storage devices and with the marking device for transmitting the block dimension from the computer to the marking device.

Claim 2

An apparatus for applying an installation dimension at a bevel gear having a shoulder and a front surface, comprising: a. a bevel gear testing machine for determining the shoulder dimension of the bevel gear; b. a storage for storing the determined shoulder dimension, said storage being operatively connected with the bevel gear testing machine; c. a measuring device for determining the distance between the shoulder and the front surface of the bevel gear and which distance constitutes the addendum dimension of the bevel gear; d. said measuring device incorporating a measurement value transmitter and a feeler for measuring said addendum dimension; e. a further storage for storing said addendum dimension of the bevel gear operatively connected with the measurement value transmitter of said measuring device; f. a marking device for applying data to the bevel gear, said marking device comprising a printer mechanism containing a rotatably mounted number wheel for each numerical value which is to be applied at the front surface of the bevel gear; g. said marking device further including a support at which there is located said bevel gear and said feeler of said measuring device; h. a computer for the addition of both the stored shoulder dimension and the addendum dimension into a block dimension; i. said computer being operatively connected with said two storage devices and with the marking device for transmitting the block dimension from the computer to the marking device.

Claim 3

A method of applying an installation dimension at a bevel gear having a shoulder and a front surface, comprising the steps of: a. measuring the shoulder dimension of the bevel gear; b. storing the thus measured shoulder dimension; c. applying other predetermined data to the front surface of the bevel gear; d. measuring the addendum dimension of the bevel gear constituted by the distance between the shoulder and the front surface of the bevel gear during the application of said other predetermined data to the front surface of the bevel gear; e. storing the thus measured addendum dimension; f. adding together the stored addendum dimension and shoulder dimension into a block dimension; and g. applying the block dimension to the bevel gear.

Claim 4

A method of applying an installation dimension at a bevel gear having a shoulder and a front surface, comprising the steps of: a. measuring the shoulder dimension of the bevel gear; b. storing the thus measured shoulder dimension; c. applying other predetermined data to the front surface of the bevel gear; d. measuring the addendum dimension of the bevel gear constituted by the distance between the shoulder and the front surface of the bevel gear during the application of said other predetermined data to the front surface of the bevel gear; e. storing the thus measured addendum dimension; f. adding together the stored addendum dimension and shoulder dimension into a block dimension; and g. applying the block dimension to the bevel gear.