Experimental Study of Deformation of Helix Honing Tool

One of the important issues in the development of agricultural engineering is to increase the efficiency of finishing processes of machining the surfaces of controlling parts of the hydraulic machines equipment and the fuel system of internal combustion engines. High accuracy and quality of parts influence the performance of functional indicators and the consistency of their performance. One of the processes of finishing machining is honing of precision holes. The factor that impacts the accuracy and quality of the machined hole is the ability to influence the process of formation of macrogeometry and microgeometry due to the flexibility of the process. The quality of the micro-relief is influenced by the kinematics of the formation of a grid of traces. The formation of macrogeometry, in turn, is influenced by the principle of formation of geometric production lines, taking into account copying of existing deviations and the transfer of wear of diamond-abrasive bars. To level the impact of existing deviations of the machined hole it is necessary to carry out a flexible control of the process of adjusting the radial size. To ensure the flexibility of the process of honing holes, a helix honing tool is proposed, which eliminates the shortcomings of the existing diamond-abrasive tool by using elastic deformations to increase the radial size and placement of diamond-abrasive bars at an angle of 45º. To study the process of adjusting the radial size of the helix honing tool, the calculated scheme of elastic deformation of the geometric axis and a mathematical model describing the deformation process are presented. An experimental setup of the deformation of the helix honing tool in the axial direction is also given. As a result of the experimental study of the helix honing tool, the theoretical and experimental dependence of the magnitude of the increase in diameter and the force of deformation on the axial elastic deformation is determined. There are also mathematical models obtained as a result of the experimental study of the dependence of the diameter increase on the magnitude of the applied force and axial elastic displacement.