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Gear Machining Method—Hobbing

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Hobbing is a machining method that uses a gear hob (equivalent to a helical gear with very few teeth) on a hobbing machine. Through the forced meshing motion between the hob and the gear blank, the gear blank is continuously cut into the predetermined tooth profile. Essentially, it simulates the meshing process of a pair of helical gears: the hob acts as the driving gear, and the gear blank as the driven gear. The involute tooth profile is formed through the enveloping motion of the tool's cutting edges.


  • Main Motion: The rotational motion of the hob, which provides cutting power for the cutting edges to remove metal from the surface of the gear blank.

  • Generating Motion: The forced meshing rotational motion between the hob and the gear blank, ensuring that their transmission ratio strictly equals the theoretical transmission ratio of a gear pair. Let the number of hob heads be k (usually 1–2) and the number of teeth of the gear blank be z. The transmission relationship is designed such that the hob rotates z turns while the gear blank rotates k turns—this motion envelops the involute tooth profile.

  • Feed Motion:

    • Axial Feed: The linear movement of the hob along the axis of the gear blank (feed rate f, unit: mm/r), ensuring the entire tooth width is cut.

    • Radial Feed: The movement of the hob along the radial direction of the gear blank, controlling the cutting depth (tooth height). This process usually involves two feeds: rough cutting and finish cutting.

1) Hob Clearance & Gear Structure Design

Module (m) Relief Groove Width (e, mm)

Module (m) Relief Groove Width (e, mm)


(beta=15^circsim25^circ) (beta>25^circsim35^circ) (beta>35^circsim45^circ)
(beta=15^circsim25^circ) (beta>25^circsim35^circ) (beta>35^circsim45^circ)
2 28 30 34 9 95 105 110
2.5 34 36 40 10 100 110 115
3 38 40 45 12 115 125 135
3.5 45 50 55 14 135 145 155
4 50 55 60 16 150 165 175
4.5 55 60 65 18 170 185 195
5 60 65 70 20 190 205 220
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