• CN: 11-2187/TH
  • ISSN: 0577-6686

Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (9): 335-349.doi: 10.3901/JME.2025.09.335

Previous Articles    

Review of Power Skiving Theory and Method for Gear Manufacturing

GUO Erkuo1, LIU Shulong1, CHEN Ziyan2, QIAO Hua3, LIU Deyong4, CHEN Ming5   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013;
    2. Est Tools Co., Ltd., Jiaxing 314300;
    3. Zhejiang Shuanghuan Driveline Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121;
    4. Chongqing Machine Tool(Group) Co., Ltd., Chongqing 401336;
    5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240
  • Received:2024-06-03 Revised:2024-10-15 Published:2025-06-12

Abstract: Gear is the key basic part of many equipment and its processing technology is of great significance to improve the performance of equipment in various industries. Power skiving is an emerging gear manufacturing method, with the advantages of high efficiency, high precision and green dry cutting, has become the preferred process for complex precision gear machining on new energy and oil-fueled automotive transmission devices, robot reducers, and planetary gear transmissions. Based on the gear geometry theory of power skiving, the difference between the theory of crossed shaft gear with a pair of gear meshing and the theory of gear conjugated surface with two degrees of freedom is expounded, and the design principles and methods of several typical tools are reviewed. The influence of cutting mechanism and processing parameters on tool life and machining accuracy of gear surface is analyzed. The state of the art and existing problems of gear skiving are pointed out, and the research thoughts on gear skiving are put forward in this review.

Key words: gear meshing theory, power skiving, skiving tool, cutting mechanism, processing parameters

CLC Number: