Abstract: A mechanism for polishing includes a polishing member, an eccentric member coupled to the polishing member, and a driving member coupled to the eccentric member. The driving member drives the eccentric member to rotate to move the polishing member to reciprocate in the one-dimensional direction, so that when a relative position between the polishing mechanism and the workpiece is fixed, the polishing member polishes a workpiece by translating a polishing surface. A method for the polishing process, applied by a polishing device, is also disclosed. By using the polishing mechanism, the entirety of the polishable surface of the workpiece can be covered, and collapsed edges of the workpiece are avoided.

Abstract: A power clamp includes a body. A piston assembly is coupled with the body. The piston assembly includes an actuation mechanism and a movable piston rod. A linkage is housed in the body. The linkage is movably coupled with the piston rod. A plunger is movably coupled with the linkage. A clamp hook is coupled with the plunger for clamping a workpiece. The linkage moves the clamp hook between a release and clamping position.

Abstract: A method for producing bearing components includes providing a first bearing component, a second bearing component, a first production line, and a second production line. The first production line has a first grinding machine, a first honing machine, a first measuring unit, and a first conveyor unit. The second production line has a second grinding machine, a second honing machine, and a second conveyor unit. The method also includes grinding and honing the first bearing component, measuring a first dimension of the first bearing component, grinding and honing the second bearing component, and combining the first bearing component and the second bearing component to form a roller bearing or a slide bearing. The first production line and the second production line are operated in a synchronized manner such that the second grinding machine or the second honing machine is operated under closed-loop control using the first dimension.

Abstract: A turbopump is formed from a metal additive manufacturing process in which both the housing and the impeller are formed as a single piece with the impeller trapped within the single piece housing. The impeller is formed with an axial bore and a shaft is secured by a tie bolt on one end to secure forward and aft bearings within the housing after the impeller and housing have been formed.

Abstract: A wafer edge trimming tool includes an abrasive tape and a holding module configured to hold the abrasive tape against portions of an edge of a rotating wafer during a wafer edge trimming process.

Abstract: A device for finish-machining a workpiece in the form of a crankshaft or a camshaft includes a workpiece holder and a rotational drive configured to rotate the workpiece about a workpiece axis. A first finishing tool is configured to machine a main bearing which is concentric with the workpiece axis. A second finishing tool is configured to machine an additional bearing which is radially offset from the workpiece axis. A first tool drive is configured to generate an oscillating movement of the first finishing tool in a direction parallel to the workpiece axis. A second tool drive is configured to generate an oscillating movement of the second finishing tool which is independent of the movement of the first finishing tool in a direction parallel to the workpiece axis.

Abstract: The invention discloses an oscillatingly driven power tool, having a motor shaft that can be driven rotationally by a motor and that is coupled via a toothed-belt drive and an eccentric coupling drive to a tool spindle, for the purpose of driving the latter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polishing machine for spectacle lenses, including a least one workpiece spindle protruding into a workspace for a rotary drive of the spectacle lens about a workpiece rotational axis. At least one feed device lowers and raises a polishing tool relative to the spectacle lens. An oscillation drive unit moves the feed device back and forth in an oscillation direction, which during the polishing runs substantially transversely to the workpiece rotational axis. A swivel drive unit swivels the feed device about a swivel-adjusting axis which runs substantially perpendicular to the workpiece rotational axis and substantially normal to the oscillation direction. A swivel mechanism is provided to swivel the feed device, the oscillation drive unit and the swivel drive unit relative to the workpiece.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polishing machine for spectacle lenses, including a least one workpiece spindle protruding into a workspace for a rotary drive of the spectacle lens about a workpiece rotational axis. At least one feed device lowers and raises a polishing tool relative to the spectacle lens. An oscillation drive unit moves the feed device back and forth in an oscillation direction, which during the polishing runs substantially transversely to the workpiece rotational axis. A swivel drive unit swivels the feed device about a swivel-adjusting axis which runs substantially perpendicular to the workpiece rotational axis and substantially normal to the oscillation direction. A swivel mechanism is provided to swivel the feed device, the oscillation drive unit and the swivel drive unit relative to the workpiece.

Abstract: A shaving system includes a razor having a handle and a safety housing with a blade extendably received within the safety housing. An integrated sharpening system incorporates an armature receiving the razor, the armature being movable from a first position for attachment and extraction of the razor and a second position for sharpening of the blade. A sharpening mandrel is provided with a first sharpening surface for sharpening a first side of the blade and a second surface for sharpening of a second side of the blade. The sharpening mandrel is rotatable from a first position for engagement of the first sharpening surface to a second position for engagement of the second sharpening surface. The sharpening mandrel is laterally oscillated for sharpening of the blade. A controller is provided for positioning of the armature and sharpening mandrel.

Abstract: A self sharpening razor system includes a razor having a handle and a safety housing with a blade extendably received within the safety housing. An integrated sharpening system incorporates an armature receiving the razor and movable between a first position for attachment and extraction of the razor and a second position for sharpening of the blade. A sharpening mandrel is provided with sharpening surfaces for sharpening first and second sides of the blade. The sharpening mandrel is rotatable from to engage the first sharpening surface and second sharpening surface. The sharpening mandrel is laterally oscillated for sharpening of the blade. In alternative embodiments, sharpening is accomplished with reciprocating honing plates with available stropping wheels or integrated honing and stropping wheels with exposure adjustability and sharpness adjustability via honing time variance. A controller is provided for positioning of the armature and sharpening mandrel.

Abstract: A surface treatment device includes an enclosure which has an opening through which the leading edge of an aerofoil passes. A sealing element is provided on the enclosure to seal the device to the surfaces of the aerofoil. An abrasive is located within the enclosure and two fluid openings are also provided through which a chemical accelerant can be pumped. In operation the enclosure is oscillated relative to the component so that material is abraded. Whilst the enclosure is oscillated a chemical accelerant is simultaneously pumped through it. The device allows for the local application of a surface treatment on a component.

Abstract: A grinding machine for grinding an end of a spring, the machine comprising a fixed spring mounting, which is fixable in a known position in the machine, for a spring or springs and a grinding surface secured to a support structure and arranged with the support structure to relatively oscillate to and fro along an oscillation path or cycle across one end of the mounting.

Abstract: A structure for deburring a ball is provided. The structure includes an arm, a gear structure for changing the effective length of the arm, and a cam structure for changing the effective angular position of the arm. A finger having an abrasive surface reciprocates on the arm. A ball is placed in a rotating holder and positioned in effective position for the abrasive surface to contact and remove at least one burr on the ball.

Abstract: A motor-driven machine tool (1) with a tool (7) that can be rotatably driven comprises a drive shaft (5) and a driven shaft (6) on which the tool (7) is received, the rotational movement of the drive shaft (5) being transmissible onto the driven shaft (6) via a coupling device (8). The drive shaft and the driven shaft are arranged in parallel, the driven shaft (6) extending at least partially at the level of and parallel to the drive unit.

Abstract: A material removing tool, such as a cutting or grinding tool, adapted to be oscillated by the output shaft of a manually operable motor-driven apparatus, is provided with at least one elongated cutting edge defined by teeth or analogous cutting elements arranged in at least one at least substantially straight linear array.

Abstract: Methods and systems for marring fiber optic substrates may include rollers with abrasive surfaces that press lengths of the substrates against elongated supports, which may be tapered, during relative lengthwise movement between the rollers and supports; abrasive sheets that are vibrated against the substrates; abrasive flap wheels that are rotated to cause flexible abrasive flaps on the wheels to strike the substrates; rotating blades that cut a transverse marring pattern in the substrates; hammers having abrasive surfaces that are oscillated to strike the substrates; and water jet abrasive slurries that are directed at the substrates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for fine machining workpieces, preferably for honing and/or fineboring cylinder bores in crankcases of internal combustion engines, wherein inside a module (1) one or two horizontally displaceable machining units (10, 11, 12, 13) each are provided on two longitudinal sides (2, 3) that are opposite each other for honing and/or fineboring. Each machining unit (10, 11, 12, 13) comprises a spindle (100), a drive for creating the oscillating stroke movement of the spindle (100) and for displacing the machining unit into the working position, a tool holder (8) with a rigid axis, and a feed device (60, 61, 62, 63, 64) for the radial feeding of the machining tools, and between the longitudinal sides equipped with the machining units (10, 11, 12, 13) a service chamber (7) that can be accessed from an end side, wherein at least one tool magazine (30, 31) is associated with the machining units (10, 11, 12, 13) at the rear end side (4) of the module (1).

Abstract: A vertically oscillating working device 2 has a body to be oscillated 23 having an inner space that is formed by a cover member 21 and a vehicle wheel 22, which is a body to be worked, and receives working materials 25 in it and also has oscillating means for vertically oscillating the body to be oscillated 23. The working materials 25 are allowed to collide with the vehicle wheel 22 by the oscillation, and thereby the vehicle wheel 22 is worked. With the working device 2, a casting can be oscillated together with hardening materials, and excellent mechanical properties can be uniformly added to a predetermined portion of the casting by the oscillation without changing the position of the casting.

Abstract: The invention concerns a grinding machine having displaceable grinding means for the processing of workpieces made from wood, wood composite materials, plastics, metals and similar materials. The invention further concerns a method of grinding a workpiece by means of the inventive grinding machine. The grinding aggregate comprises: at least one translational driving means configured to translate the grinding means (6) and at least one eccentric tappet configured to rotatingly move the grinding means (6). The inventive device is characterized in that the grinding aggregate comprises a suctioning device which suctions waste products of the processing, such as chips, through the grinding means. In this way, it is possible to achieve a qualitatively superior grinding result.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to an improved rotor for a pneumatic abrading or polishing tool, such as an orbital abrading or polishing tool, and more particularly to such a rotor having a wear-resistant vane slot. A power abrading or polishing tool, such as a pneumatic orbital abrading or polishing tool, includes a motor having a rotor that transmits a rotational force to a carrier part having an abrading or polishing head attached thereto. The rotor is contained in a motor housing which includes an inlet passage and one or more exhaust passages. Compressed air or other suitable gas enters the motor housing through the inlet passage and causes the rotor to rotate within the motor housing. As the rotor rotates, vanes slide in and out of slots in the rotor, creating sealed chambers or compartments between adjacent vanes. As the compressed gas expands within these compartments, it pushes on the vanes, causing the rotor to rotate and the vanes to slide in and out of their vane slots.

Abstract: An in-line profile sander is disclosed. The in-line profile sander includes a sander housing configured to be grasped by a user. A plurality of interchangeable profile sanding pads can be mounted at a head of the housing. The sander includes an in-line oscillating mechanism for moving the profile sanding pads in a linear oscillating motion.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for micro-machining a surface of a workpiece having a complex surface profile including desired profile features and finer undesired profile features to be removed, including shaping a formable polishing tool using either the workpiece itself or a replica of the workpiece to have at least said desired profile features, and using said formable polishing tool to micro-machine said surface to remove said finer undesired profile features while maintaining said desired profile features. The formable polishing tool can be shaped to have at least said desired profile features by pressing the formable polishing tool against either the workpiece itself or the replica of the workpiece when the formable polishing tool is in a formable state, and the formable polishing tool can be used for micro-machining when the formable polishing tool is in a solid state.

Abstract: A skin sander for removing dead skin such as calluses and rough dry skin, including a housing, electric motor, and an oscillating sanding surface. The skin sander is ergonomically designed for use by various sized hands with minimal effort.

Abstract: There is provided a surface treated product that moves relatively in a fluid, wherein a surface of the surface treated product has continuous dimples, each dimple having a diameter of 10 to 2500 ?m and a depth of 50 ?m or less. The surface treated product significantly reduces resistance of a fluid to an object in the fluid, and significantly improves a flow state of the fluid.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for polishing a film on an edge of a substrate. In some embodiments, a polishing head is provided having a backing plate adapted to press polishing material against a film on an edge of a substrate. The backing plate has a profiled portion adapted to provide a pre-set film profile. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for polishing a notch on an edge of a substrate. An exemplary apparatus may include a substrate support adapted to support a substrate; a polishing head adapted to contact a notch in an edge of the substrate; and a controller adapted to oscillate the substrate between at least first and second oscillatory positions while the polishing head contacts the substrate notch. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A motorized tool, such as an oscillating spindle sander, includes a drive unit that is removably carried by a support table such that a motor of the drive unit is disposed below a tabletop and a tool attachment is disposed above the tabletop. The drive unit is readily removable from the table so that another drive unit having a similar shape and a different tool attachment may be used with the table.

Abstract: A motor is disposed in a main body and has a rotary shaft. A base is disposed below the main body. The base is coupled to the rotary shaft and adapted to make eccentric motions in accordance with rotations of the rotary shaft. A first receptacle is disposed in the main body. A second receptacle is disposed in the base. A foot is disposed between the first receptacle and the second receptacle. The foot includes a foot body made of metal, and elastic members provided on both ends of the foot body and respectively fitted into the first receptacle and the second receptacle, so that the foot body is pivotably supported between the first receptacle and the second receptacle. An elastic sleeve is fitted onto a part of an outer periphery of the foot body while being compressed by the first receptacle and the second receptacle.

Abstract: A device for cleaning griddles and grills has a heat resistant pad carried by a carriage, which in turn is manipulated by a motor to move in an oscillating and/or planar agitating motion, analogous to a hand-held motorized sander. A dispensing container with liquid for shocking the grill is mounted on the device or provided internally. A scraper can be attached to the device.

Abstract: Component (3) is pressed onto a circuit board (4) so that their respective metal interconnects (5), (6) are in close contact with each other, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the suction nozzle (14) holding the component (3). Friction is thereby generated between metal interconnects (5), (6) whereby the component (3) is bonded on circuit substrate. Suction nozzle (14) for handling components is made of stainless steel and has a working face (14a) provided with a hardened layer (14b), or alternatively, suction nozzle (14) may have a suction head (14c) having a working face (14a) made of cemented carbide. Working face (14a) of suction nozzle (14) is refined by polishing as required during the mounting operation.

Abstract: A flexible finishing shoe for finishing a workpiece have a bearing surface and an adjacent side, the flexible finishing shoe comprising a shoe base having a first side and an opposing second side and a finishing body disposed between the first and second sides, the finishing body made from a flexible non-metallic material capable of conforming to the bearing surface and adjacent side.

Abstract: Disclosed is a grinding tool for a grinder comprising a rotary oscillating drive, the output shaft of which is driven so as to oscillate back and forth about its longitudinal axis and is configured for securing the grinding tool thereon. The grinding tool comprises a grinding pad which is made of a resilient material and encompasses at least one grinding surface that runs straight in one direction of extension and parallel to a tangent to the output shaft of the rotary oscillating drive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-vibration arrangement (10) for a power sander (1) which comprises a housing (2), a motor (4) arranged in the housing (2), a rotary drive shaft (11), a first outer or ring-shaped pad surface (16) for attaching a first sanding paper (8) and a second inner or circular pad surface (22) for attaching a second sanding paper (9). The anti-vibration arrangement (10) serves to transfer energy from the motor (4) to the pads (16, 22) with out-of-phase motions to dynamically compensate for inertial and friction forces. For this purpose, twin cams (18a, 18b) are fixed on the rotary drive shaft (11). The cams (18a, 18b) rotate the central axes (15, 21) of the pads (16, 22) about the rotary drive shaft axis (12) with a phase differential of typically 180°.

Abstract: An apparatus for polishing a substrate with an optical surface. The apparatus contains a polishing pad and and a device for oscillating the polishing pad while simultaneously contacting it with at least 90 percent of said optical surface.

Abstract: A device for grinding and polishing optical fiber ends. The device includes a holder and an elastic grinding surface. The holder is used to hold equidistantly a set of optical fibers such that the ends of the optical fibers are in contact with the elastic grinding surface capable of only eccentric rotation, to enable the grinding speed and the grinding direction of each of the optical fiber ends to be the same. The grinding direction is uniformly changed along with the change in time and the grinding angles in all direction are substantially the same.

Abstract: A grinding tool for sharpening tools is provided comprising an oscillatory drive the output shaft of which is driven oscillatingly about its longitudinal axis. The grinding tool comprises a holder for mounting a working part which is configured as a grinding plate having a flat grinding surface. The grinding tool is held by the holder in a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the drive shaft. The holder comprises a fixed holding section and a removable clamping part between which the working part can be clamped at one end by means of at least one tensioning part. The clamping part comprises an outer surface which serves as a guide surface for supporting a surface of the working part to adjust a preset angle between the outer surface of the clamping part and the grinding surface of the tool to be sharpened.

Abstract: The polishing machine for stone materials comprises: a conveyor belt for the slabs or strips to be polished, a beam made to oscillate on at least two transverse, fixed frames above the said conveyor, at least one oscillating mechanism, a number of polishing heads, aligned on the said beam and oscillating with it, a device for detecting the shape and/or dimensions of the slabs or strips, positioned upstream of the working area, a process and control calculator for the polishing machine, and has, positioned parallel to the said first beam a second beam, also equipped with a number of polishing heads aligned transversely with the polishing heads of the said first beam, and made to oscillate synchronously with it, by means of adjustable coupling devices, that enable the distance between the rows of polishing heads on the said first beam and second beam to be varied.

Abstract: A superfinishing method of a tapered roller bearing, including the steps of: rotating an outer ring of the tapered roller bearing about a center axis thereof; inserting a straight-shaped superfinishing stone from a front face of outer ring; and slidingly contacting a leading end face of the superfinishing stone with a taper-shaped raceway surface formed in an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring to thereby superfinish the raceway surface. The superfinishing stone is inclined outwardly of the front face of outer ring with respect to a vertical line of the raceway surface.

Abstract: Apparatus for sharpening a razor blade with a motor actuated sharpening member mounted in a housing with a slot for receiving the razor head and a cradle assembly for engaging the distal end of the razor handle to hold the razor head in the slot. A carriage assembly holds the sharpening member opposite to the slot with its sharpening surface engaging the cutting edge of a razor blade secured in the razor head. A drive assembly driven by a motor operated by a timing circuit causes repetitive movement of the sharpening surface for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An apparatus for end-rounding bristles in a brush having different heights. The apparatus includes pins disposed in pre-determined locations such that they will contact selected bristles in a brush abutting the apparatus when the pins travel a two-dimensional path. The height of the pins is adjusted according to the heights of the selected bristles.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for chemically mechanically polishing semiconductor substrates with enhanced durability, reliability and polishing effectiveness. In the method of the present invention, the substrate and the pad respectively orbits to guarantee uniform polishing across the substrate in principle. The apparatus of the present invention employing the above method is mechanically stable to enhance process reliability.

Abstract: An apparatus for the in situ superfinishing of crankshaft thrust bearing surfaces includes an oscillator, an oscillation arm connected to the oscillator such that the oscillation arm is reciprocable by the oscillator, a caliper disposed on the oscillation arm remote from the oscillator, and at least two abrasive pads disposed on the caliper. The oscillation arm facilitates the extension of the arm into the engine to cause the abrasive pads to engage the bearing and to abrasively superfinish the surfaces of the bearing. A method for the in situ superfinishing of the surfaces of the bearing includes operably locating a superfinishing apparatus adjacent the engine, extending the abrasive pads into the engine, causing the abrasive pads to engage the surfaces to be superfinished, and oscillating the abrasive pads in contact with the surfaces to be superfinished.

Abstract: A system and method for polishing spherical shaped devices is disclosed. The system includes a carrier and an enclosure. The carrier has two projections so that when a device is placed between the projections, it contacts the carrier at two contact points. The enclosure matingly engages with the carrier so that it also contacts each device at two contact points. A movement system, such as a motor, provides relative movement between the carrier and the enclosure so that the four contact points polish each device. Also, the relative movement moves each device so that the device's entire outer surface is polished by the apparatus.

Abstract: Magnetic recording media are provided having separately textured data and read/write head landing zones. Separating these zones on the recording surface allows independent optimization of the topology to maximize both recording characteristics and mechanical durability. The landing or contact start stop zone has an average surface roughness greater than that of the data zone. Preferably, a transition zone extends between the contact start stop zone and the data zone, the transition zone varying between the two in average surface roughness. Preferably, the contact start stop zone is textured first, followed by the data zone, thereby ensuring uniform stiction performance. Texture machines for producing such zone texturing and texturing methods are also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided for processing a metal foil sheet to produce magnetic recording media. The method comprises providing an elongate metal foil sheet having a first side and a second side. The sheet is advanced through a plurality of processing stations in equal unit length segments such that each segment receives the same treatment to form a magnetic recording medium from each segment. Method are also provided to prepare the foil surfaces by polishing, texturing, cleaning, and stress relieving, to coat the prepared surfaces with at least one metal layer, to finish the coated layers by buffing, burnishing, and lubricating, and to form disk units from the prepared, coated and finished surfaces.

Abstract: A power sander comprising an oscillating drive for oscillatingly driving a sanding tool about an axis fixed with respect to a housing is disclosed. The sanding tool comprises a sanding plate arranged on the sanding tool and having at least two side edges which converge in at least one corner and are arranged symmetrically with respect to a center point. A receptacle for mounting the sanding plate on the drive shaft is arranged on the sanding plate eccentrically with respect to the center point.

Abstract: A holder for an abrasive element used to abrade the surface of a workpiece. The holder is made of an abrasive pad resiliently mounted upon a holder in a manner providing to the pad multiple degrees of freedom of motion.

Abstract: In a hand-held orbital sander with a housing (12) and with a sanding tool (10) received in a tool holder (22), which is seated by means of a pivot bearing (21) on a rotating eccentric journal (20) protruding from the housing (12), an oscillating device (23), having an inner ring (26), an outer ring (27) and a formed part (28) made of elastic material connecting the two with each other is provided as a security against relative rotation, wherein the inner ring (26) is fastened on the tool holder (22) coaxially with the pivot bearing (21), and the outer ring (27) is maintained, fixed against relative totation, in the housing (12). The oscillating device (23) provides a symmetrical force distribution and makes it possible to set the torque of the tool holder (22) with the sanding tool (10) as needed in respect to the hardness or thickness of the elastic formed part (28) (FIG. 1).

Abstract: .[.An output axis of a motor has an eccentric portion, a vibratory arm is vibratably supported at its central portion, connecting section of said vibratory arm with the eccentric portion is formed in shape of two crotches, the eccentric portion and the vibratory arm are connected to each other in a manner that the eccentric portion is inserted between the two crotches of the vibratory arm, thereby rotational movement of the output axis of the motor is converted into vibrational movement of the vibratory arm, and at least one of contact portion formed on the outer circumfrential surface of the eccentric portion or contact portions respectively formed on the inside surface of each of two crotches is formed in shape of a curved surface..]..Iadd.A power tool has a drive section with a shaft having a rotational axis and an eccentric portion offset from the rotational axis. An arm drivingly connects the shaft to a tool working member.