摘要:
A gear hobbing machine comprising a rotary hob, an infeed slide carrying the hob, a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly connected to the infeed slide and operable to advance it towards a gear blank to be hobbed, said cylinder and piston assembly discharging liquid during advance of the infeed slide through a normally open pilot operated check valve, a solenoid operated valve which normally permits of application of hydraulic pressure to the pilot of the check valve to maintain the check valve open, and a limit switch operable by the infeed slide to actuate the solenoid operated valve to cut off pressure from the pilot of the check valve and thereby to cause closure of the check valve to terminate advance of the infeed slide.