1. A tool head for cutting bevel gears, comprising:
a disk shaped main head body in which a plurality of installation holes that are tilted in a distal or proximate direction from a central axis of rotation (CAR) of said main head body are formed along a circumferential direction of the main head body;
blades that are installed in said installation holes such that they can freely move outwardly and inwardly through said installation holes, having cutting portions on the tip end thereof that protrude from one end surface of said main head body; and
fastening mechanisms that are provided on said main head body and fasten said blades to said main head body such that said blades protrude a discretionary amount; wherein
by changing the amount that said blades protrude, the distance from said CAR of said main head body to said cutting portions is changed.
2. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein
installation reference surfaces against which said blades come in contact are formed in said installation holes oppositely from a direction of rotation of said main head body.
3. The tool head according to claim 1, wherein
concave tooth surface blades for cutting concave tooth surfaces of said bevel gear, and convex tooth surface blades for cutting convex tooth surfaces of said bevel gear are provided as said blades;
first installation holes in which said concave tooth surface blades are installed, and second installation holes in which said convex tooth surface blades are installed are provided as said installation holes; and
of said installation holes, either said first installation holes or said second installation holes are formed such that they tilt in the proximate direction to the CAR of said main head body, and the other said installation holes are formed such that they tilt in the distal direction from the CAR of the main head body.
4. A tool head for cutting bevel gears, comprising:
a disk shaped main head body in which installation holes having a first reference surface and second reference surface in one corner thereof are formed in a thickness direction of said main head body;
blades having a base section that is inserted in the installation holes of said main head body, and cutting portions that are continuous with said base sections and that protrude from one end surface of said main head body; and
fastening mechanisms that are installed in said main head body and fasten said blades by pressing the base sections of said blades against said first reference surfaces and said second reference surfaces; wherein
said first reference surfaces and said second reference surfaces are formed in a direction such that they receive a cutting load acting on said blades.
5. The tool head according to claim 4, wherein
said fastening mechanisms press said blades distally from said central axis of rotation of said main head body against said first reference surfaces and said second reference surfaces.
6. The tool head according to claim 4, wherein
said first reference surfaces and said second reference surfaces tilt with respect to a direction of rotation of said main head body.
7. The tool head according to claim 4, wherein
said fastening mechanism comprises:
a screw member that is accommodated in said installation hole;
a tightening member that is attached to said screw member and that can freely move in an axial direction of said screw member; and
a pressing member that can freely move in the axial direction of said screw member, and comes in contact with said tightening member by way of an inclined surface; and
said pressing member presses the base section of said blade against said first and second reference surfaces.
8. The tool head according to claim 7, wherein
a first tightening member that is installed on one end side of said screw member, and a second tightening member that is installed on the other end side of said screw member are provided as said tightening member; and
a first inclined surface that comes in contact with an inclined surface of said first tightening member, and a second inclined surface that comes in contact with an inclined surface of said second tightening member are formed on said pressing member.
9. The tool head according to claim 7, wherein
a cross-sectional shape of the base section of said blades is formed into a quadrangular shape, and
a first pressing surface and second pressing surface that come in contact with one corner of said base section are formed on said pressing member.
10. The tool head according to claim 4, wherein
said blades are convex tooth surface blades for cutting convex tooth surfaces of said bevel gear.
11. A tool head for cutting bevel gears, comprising:
a disk shaped main head body in which installation holes each having a first reference surface and a second reference surface are formed in a thickness direction thereof;
blades having base sections that are inserted into the installation holes of said main head body, and cutting portions that are continuous with the base sections and that protrude from one end surface of said main head body; and
fastening mechanisms that are provided in the installation holes of said main head body, and that fasten said blades by pressing the base section of said blades against the first reference surfaces and the second reference surfaces of said installation holes; wherein
said blades are located distally from a CAR of said main head body than said fastening mechanisms, and
said fastening mechanisms are located proximately to the CAR of said main head body than said blades.
12. The tool head according to claim 11, wherein
said fastening mechanism comprises:
a screw member that is accommodated in said installation hole;
a tightening member that is attached to said screw member and that can freely move in an axial direction of said screw member; and
a pressing member that can freely move in the axial direction of said screw member, and comes in contact with said tightening member by way of an inclined surface; and
said pressing member presses the base section of said blade against said first and second reference surfaces.
13. The tool head according to claim 12, wherein
a first tightening member that is installed on one end side of said screw member, and a second tightening member that is installed on the other end side of said screw member are provided as said tightening member; and
a first inclined surface that comes in contact with an inclined surface of said first tightening member, and a second inclined surface that comes in contact with an inclined surface of said second tightening member are formed on said pressing member.
14. The tool head according to claim 12, wherein
a cross-sectional shape of the base section of said blades is formed into a quadrangular shape, and
a first pressing surface and second pressing surface that come in contact with one corner of said base section are formed on said pressing member.
15. The tool head according to claim 11, wherein
said blades are convex tooth surface blades for cutting convex tooth surfaces of said bevel gear.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user;
defining a social network of the user based upon at least a portion of the plurality of relationships, the social network identifying one or more relationship users; and
resolving a name conflict in a collaborative activity based upon, at least in part, the social network.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of relationships of the user include one or more of: email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and travel itineraries.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the collaborative activity includes one or more of: email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and travel itineraries.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the name conflict results from two or more similar names in a network directory.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein resolving the name conflict in the collaborative activity includes comparing the two or more similar names in the network directory with the one or more relationship users, and selecting the relationship user if the relationship user is one of the two or more similar names.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the social network includes associating a relationship weighting parameter with the one or more relationship users based upon, at least in part, a relationship strength.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the strength of the relationship is indicated by, at least in part, a frequency of contact.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the strength of the relationship is indicated by, at least in part, a degree of separation between the user and the relationship user in an organizational structure.
9. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user;
defining a social network of the user based upon at least a portion of the plurality of relationships, the social network identifying one or more relationship users; and
resolving a name conflict in a collaborative activity based upon, at least in part, the social network.
10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the plurality of relationships of the user include one or more of: email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and travel itineraries.
11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the collaborative activity includes one or more of: email communications, instant messaging chats, voice communications, scheduled calendar events, and travel itineraries.
12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the name conflict results from two or more similar names in a network directory.
13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein resolving the name conflict in the collaborative activity includes comparing the two or more similar names in the network directory with the one or more relationship users, and selecting the relationship user if the relationship user is one of the two or more similar names.
14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein defining the social network includes associating a relationship weighting parameter with the one or more relationship users based upon, at least in part, a relationship strength.
15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the strength of the relationship is indicated by, at least in part, a frequency of contact.
16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the strength of the relationship is indicated by, at least in part, a degree of separation between the user and the relationship user in an organizational structure.