High production gear grinder

Claim 1

A GEAR GRINDING MACHINE COMPRISING A FRAME, A WORK SLIDE MOUNTED FOR RECTILINEAR MOVEMENT ON SAID FRAME, A ROTATABLE WORK SUPPORT ON SAID WORK SLIDE, A ROTARY GRINDING WHEEL SUPPORT, A WHEEL SLIDE MOUNTING SAID GRINDING WHEEL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT ON SAID FRAME BETWEEN A WORKING POSITION IN WHICH A GRINDING WHEEL THEREON ENGAGES A WORK GEAR CARRIED BY THE ROTATABLE WORK SUPPORT AND A CLEARANCE POSITION IN WHICH THE GRINDING WHEEL IS IN RADIAL CLEARANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK GEAR ON SAID ROTATABLE WORK SUPPORT, CAM MEANS INCLUDING A ROTARY CAM ACTING BETWEEN SAID FRAME AND SAID WHEEL SLIDE TO EFFECT RAPID MOVEMENT OF SAID WHEEL SLIDE GENERALLY RADIALLY OF SAID WORK SUPPORT AT THE END OF A STROKE OF RECIPROCATION OF SAID WORK SLIDE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR INDEXING, INDEX MECHANISM CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLE WORK SUPPORT, A MOTOR, MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID MOTOR AND SAID WORK SLIDE TO RECIPROCATE SAID WORK SLIDE ON SAID FRAME, AND MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID MOTOR AND SAID ROTARY CAM TO CAM SAID WHEEL SLIDE QUICKLY TO CLEARANCE POSITION AT THE END OF A STROKE OF RECIPROCATION OF SAID WORK SLIDE TO PROVIDE FOR QUICK INDEXING OF SAID ROTATABLE WORK SUPPORT WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF WAITING FOR CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE GRINDING WHEEL AND WORK GEAR TO RESULT FROM CONTINUED TRAVEL OF SAID WORK SLIDE.