Tool system with tool components for configuring honing tools and manufacturing process

Abstract

A tool system for configuring honing tools includes at least one tool body that defines a tool axis and an axial bore arranged coaxially to the tool axis, as well as multiple transverse bores oriented perpendicular to the tool axis, wherein the transverse bores form multiple groups around the circumference of the tool body, each group having at least two axially spaced apart transverse bores. The tool system further includes multiple sets of support rail units with guide pins for introducing into transverse bores of a bore group, and also includes at least one set of bolt guide elements for mounting on the tool body, with each set having a bolt guide element for each transverse bore provided for receiving a guide bolt, with a guide bore formed therein, which, when the bolt guide element is mounted on the tool body, runs coaxially with the transverse bore.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tool system with tool components for configuring honing tools of different effective diameter ranges, wherein the tool components comprise:
 at least one tool body that defines a tool axis, wherein the tool body contains an axial bore arranged coaxially to the tool axis to receive a feed element, as well as multiple transverse bores oriented perpendicular to the tool axis and open to the axial bore, each designed to receive a guide pin, wherein the transverse bores form multiple groups of bores distributed around the circumference of the tool body, each group having at least two transverse bores which are axially spaced apart from one another;   a first set of support rail units and at least one second set of support rail units, wherein each support rail unit comprises a support rail which has, on an inner side facing the tool body, at least two guide pins that can be inserted into transverse bores of a bore group and is designed to support at least one honing stone;   each set of support rail units comprises a number of support rail units corresponding to the number of bore groups,   support rail units of the first set have first guide pins with a first length, and support rail units of the second set have second guide pins with a second length, wherein the second length is greater than the first length;   at least one set of guide pin elements designed for mounting on the tool body, wherein a set of guide pin elements has a bolt guide element with a guide bore formed therein for each of the transverse bores intended to receive a guide pin, which guide bore runs coaxially with the transverse bore when the bolt guide element is mounted on the tool body.   
     
     
         2 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the first guide pins is adapted to a diameter of the transverse bores in the tool body in such a manner that a sliding guide of the first guide pins can be produced in the tool body and that the diameter of the second guide pins is smaller than the diameter of the first guide pins and is adapted to a diameter of the guide bore of a guide pin element in such a manner that a sliding guide of the second guide pins can be produced in the guide pin element. 
     
     
         3 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein a set of bolt guide elements for each of the bore groups comprises an elongate guide holder which has a number of bolt guide elements corresponding to the number of transverse bores in a bore group, wherein the bolt guide elements are interconnected. 
     
     
         4 . The tool system according to  claim 3 , wherein the guide holder has mounting structures for establishing a detachable connection, in particular a screw connection, to the tool body. 
     
     
         5 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein a set of guide pin elements comprises a separate guide pin element for each transverse bore intended to receive a guide pin, in particular for each of the transverse bores, preferably in the form of a guide column. 
     
     
         6 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tool body is a one-piece component that alternates in the axial direction between tube sections with a medium wall thickness and transverse bore sections containing transverse bores lying therebetween, wherein in the transverse bore sections, each of the transverse bores has an outwardly extending column section, in such a manner that a bore length of the transverse bores is greater than the medium wall thickness in the tube sections. 
     
     
         7 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the transverse bores are designed as radial bores oriented radially to the tool axis. 
     
     
         8 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the feed element has multiple axially offset conical sections with inclined surfaces and that the guide pins have complementary inclined surfaces at their free ends. 
     
     
         9 . The tool system according to  claim 8 , wherein the feed element has an axial bore with an internal thread at a machine-side end section and that means are provided to secure the feed element against rotation within the axial guide opening. 
     
     
         10 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tool components comprise a plurality of interchangeable units that can be mounted interchangeably on a support rail of a support rail unit and each have a rail-shaped adapter plate, which has on one side receiving structures for receiving at least one honing stone and has on an opposite mounting side connecting elements of a connection device for the detachable connection the adapter plate to the support rail. 
     
     
         11 . The tool system according to  claim 10 , wherein the support rail has two through-holes which are spaced apart from one another and extend from the outer side to the inner side and that the interchangeable unit has connecting elements in the form of pins that can be introduced without play into the through-bores, wherein the pins preferably have a threaded section to create a screw connection between the interchangeable unit and the support rail unit. 
     
     
         12 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tool system optionally comprises components of a coolant and lubricant supply system that can be mounted on the tool body, in particular a connection and distribution ring that can be mounted on the tool body, in which a circumferential distribution channel is formed, as well as multiple nozzle pipes the communicate with the distribution channel, can be mounted axially parallel to the tool axis and at a radial distance from the tool body, with nozzle openings for dispensing coolant and lubricant. 
     
     
         13 . The tool system according to  claim 1 , wherein the tool system comprises at least two, in particular exactly three differently designed tool bodies. 
     
     
         14 . A method for manufacturing a honing tool, comprising:
 selecting a tool body that defines a tool axis,   wherein the tool body has an axial bore arranged coaxially to the tool axis to receive a feed element, as well as multiple transverse bores oriented perpendicular to the tool axis and open to the axial bore, each designed to receive a guide pin,   wherein the transverse bores form multiple bore groups distributed around the circumference of the tool body, each group having at least two transverse bores which are axially spaced apart from one another;   inserting a feed element into the receiving bore;   selecting a set of support rail units with a number of support rail units corresponding to the number of bore groups, wherein each support rail unit has a support rail which has, on an inner side facing the tool body, at least two guide pins that can be inserted into the transverse bores of a bore group and is designed to support at least one honing stone;   fastening at least one honing stone to each of the support rail units;   mounting the support rail units on the tool body by introducing the guide pins of the support rail units into the transverse bores provided therefor;   wherein tool components of a tool system according to  claim 1  are used for manufacturing the honing tool.