COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE HOB CUTTER

The aim of the work is to create a computer program in the 3D CAD system T Flex CAD allowing the creation of parametric models for the design and construction of a modular hob cutter for the selected gearing. The thesis includes the analysis of the problem of hob cutters for the production of spur gearing with an involute profile, the analysis of the initial surface and the shape of the tool cutting edge for the involute surface, the determination of the basic profile of the cutting edge of the hob cutter (geometry of the basic worm, geometry of the cutting edge) and the calculation of the design parameters of the tool. The individual calculations will be programmed in the 3D CAD system T Flex CAD, which will allow to generate a specific 3D model of the hob cutter based on the change of input requirements for the production of a given spur gear (module, engagement angle, tooth inclination angle), with the possibility of displaying the required tool in a 2D view in its base, normal and side planes, which will be in the form of a standard technical drawing. This paper presents the preparation (unification calculations, introduction) before the final version of the computer program for the creation of the parametric tool models.