Abstract: A machined wheel post-processing equipment includes a wheel inlet roller way, a lower machine frame, lower guide posts, lower air cylinders, a supporting plate, guide sleeves, a lifting table, guide rails, a clamping cylinder, a left sliding plate, a right sliding plate, a rack and pinion, servomotors, a lifting roller way, clamping wheels, a first servomotor, and a overturning platform.

Abstract: A fence and stop assembly system and method of use thereof are disclosed. The fence and stop assembly system may include a fence configured to guide and/or secure a workpiece, and a track defined in the fence extending along a length thereof. The stop assembly may be operably engaged with the track. The stop assembly may include a stop portion configured to engage the workpiece such that at least a part of the stop portion is positioned within the track. The method may include operably engaging a stop assembly with a track defined in a fence such that at least a part of a stop portion of the stop assembly is positioned within the track.

Abstract: A bread cutting machine has a circular blade that is moveable in a guide gap through an extension gap of a machine housing from a waiting position into a cutting space. When the blade is in the waiting position, the guide gap is coverable by a rocker displaceable away from the guide gap simultaneously with the extension of the blade from the waiting position, whereby the guide gap is opened. A cover plate is rigidly fastened to a side surface of the rocker, projects vertically away from the rocker, and covers the extension gap whenever the blade is in the waiting position. By a positive guide, the cover plate is moveable away from the extension gap simultaneously with the movement of the rocker, whereby the extension gap is opened.

Abstract: An auxiliary positioning device is secured on a pedestal grinder which contains a transmission seat including a rotatable fixing block, an output shaft, and multiple grinding units. The auxiliary positioning device includes a support unit and at least one movable holding unit, wherein the support unit has a fitting orifice, a locking portion, and at least one coupling orifice. The locking portion has a slot and a locating portion, and a first of multiple screws is inserted through the slot from the locating portion to force the support unit relative to the rotatable fixing block, thus adjusting a tilting angle of the support unit relative to the rotatable fixing block. Two second of the multiple screws are inserted through the at least one coupling orifice so as to lock the at least one movable holding unit, thus positioning a workpiece auxiliarily.

Abstract: A miter saw includes a base, a turntable, a support assembly, and a cutting arm. The turntable is rotatably connected to the base, and the support assembly fixedly extends from the turntable. The cutting arm is pivotally connected to the support assembly. The miter saw further includes an arbor assembly, a gear assembly, a first belt member, and a second belt member. The arbor assembly is rotatably supported by the cutting arm. The gear assembly is supported by the cutting arm and positioned outside of a nominal blade space of the miter saw. The first belt member is operatively connected to the arbor assembly and the gear assembly. The second belt member is operatively connected to the gear assembly and to a motor shaft.

Abstract: A blade sharpening system using the interior surface of a grinding wheel against which a blade is drawn along its entire length for sharpening. The sharpening system includes a blade holding configuration having multiple hinged arms. A cam operating between two of the hinged arms serves to alter the angle of incidence between the blade and the grinding wheel as the blade is drawn across the grinding wheel. The result is that a wide variety of different blade configurations can be easily accommodated by the sharpening system.

Abstract: A method of removing at least a portion of an interaction layer on an electrode region of a solar substrate is provided. The method includes a step of providing a solar substrate including an absorbing region and an electrode region. The absorbing region including an absorbing layer configured to convert light energy into electrical energy. The electrode region is substantially free of the absorbing layer, and the electrode region includes an interaction layer. The method also includes a step of brushing the electrode region to remove at least a portion of the interaction layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for grinding a substrate is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes an inlet which receives a jig seated with a substrate including a curved surface, a grinding part grinding the substrate conveyed from the inlet, and a washing part washing the substrate conveyed from the grinding part. The grinding part includes a plurality of rollers, and each roller includes a concave portion and a convex portion which are adjacently disposed and a plurality of brushes.

Abstract: A cast slab having a pair of wide, substantially planar, and opposite side faces and a pair of narrow opposite edge faces, is ground by first orienting the slab with the side and edge faces vertical. Then grinding tools are pressed oppositely and horizontally against opposite wide faces, with the grinders throwing the chips downward. The tools and slab are relatively vertically displaced for the grinding.

Abstract: A blade sharpening system using the interior surface of a grinding wheel against which a blade is drawn along its entire length for sharpening. The sharpening system includes a blade holding configuration having multiple hinged arms. A cam operating between two of the hinged arms serves to alter the angle of incidence between the blade and the grinding wheel as the blade is drawn across the grinding wheel. The result is that a wide variety of different blade configurations can be easily accommodated by the sharpening system.

Abstract: An apparatus for machining a spectacle lens by abrasion of material in the area of a joining surface to be formed is provided. The apparatus comprises a tool provided with a cutting end face whose axis of rotation is movable in a forward direction relative to a holding device and covers a reference plane. The holding device comprises a support surface, a contact surface aligned perpendicularly thereto and a stop edge. The support surface and the contact surface extend perpendicularly to the reference plane and the stop edge extends perpendicularly to the support surface and in parallel to the reference plane and has a distance from the reference plane which is variable. The support surface is interrupted such that the projecting end face of the tool can be moved along the interruption. When provided at its machining position the lens rests on the support surface, contacts the contact surface and abuts with its edge against the stop edge.

Abstract: In a grinding machine, a retraction grinding is performed after a first advance grinding. Within a rotational range for a cylindrical workpiece to rotate from a present rotational phase to a target rotational phase in the retraction grinding, target grinding resistances in respective rotational phases are generated based on residual grinding amounts in the respective rotational phases of the cylindrical workpiece. Then, the retraction grinding is performed and controlled to make a grinding resistance detected by a force sensor agree with the target grinding resistances in respective rotational phases.

Abstract: A cutting tool suitable for cutting a workpiece placed on a photocurable adhesive layer is provided. The cutting tool includes a main body, a cutting layer and a light emitting material. The cutting layer is disposed on a surface of the main body and is applicable in cutting the workpiece. The light emitting material is disposed inside the cutting layer or between the main body and the cutting layer. The light emitting material is suitable for emitting a light capable of curing the photocurable adhesive layer adjacent to a cutting path as the workpiece is cut by the cutting layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of grinding a continuously cast product (1), in particular a slab, wherein the continuously cast product is of rectangular cross section with two wide side faces (2 and 3) lying opposite one another and two narrow edge faces (4, 5) lying opposite one another, at least the wide side faces (2 and 3) being subjected to a surface treatment by at least one grinding tool (6). In order to be able to achieve a higher quality in the processing of the continuously cast product and to be able to collect the grinding chips in a simpler manner, the invention provides that during the grinding of a wide side face (2 and 3) of the continuously cast product (1), the continuously cast product (1) is positioned by a seat (7) such that a perpendicular (8) to the wide side face (2 and 3) of the continuously cast product (1) forms an acute angle (?) greater than zero degrees with the vertical (V). Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus for grinding a continuously cast product (1).

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for polishing a curved edge of a molded part. A surface of the curved edge is abraded by contacting a polishing surface of a first polishing wheel to the curved edge repeatedly in a first direction concurrent with a rotational spinning direction of the first polishing wheel. The abraded surface of the curved edge is polished by contacting a polishing surface of a second polishing wheel to the curved edge in the first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The polishing surfaces of the first and second polishing wheels are shaped to conform to a portion of the surface of the curved edge of the molded part. The polishing wheel is maintained at a constant rotational speed by a controller when contacting the curved edge. The polished surface of the curved edge is visually smoothly uniform in reflective appearance.

Abstract: An exemplary grinding device includes a fixed barrel, a rotatable barrel, a grinding plate, an actuator and a cleaning assembly. The fixed barrel defines a chamber and includes a number of inner sidewall substantially parallel to a central axis, each of which defines a holding groove for holding a workpiece. The rotatable barrel is received in the chamber and includes an outer side substantially parallel to the central axis and defines an installation groove. The grinding plate is installed in each of the installation grooves. The actuator is configured for driving the rotatable barrel to rotate and simultaneously move up and down in the first chamber, such that the grinding plates contact the workpieces and grind the workpieces. The cleaning assembly is situated under the fixed barrel for cleaning the workpieces.

Abstract: This is to present a protecting device for processing tool of machine tool used in a machine tool of a type of machining such as grinding and cutting a work by rotating a processing tool mounted on a rotary spindle, for protecting the processing tool by preventing from damage or breakage due to excessive torque load. In a honing machine, for example, a magnetic coupling device (25) for transmitting the rotating force of a servo motor (16) to a rotary spindle (2) by magnetic action is provided between the rotary spindle (2) on which a honing tool (1) as processing tool is mounted and the servo motor (16) of a spindle rotation driving part (3) for rotating the rotary spindle (2), and the magnetic transmission torque of the magnetic coupling device (25) for transmitting the rotating force is set smaller than a specified torque load applied to the honing tool (1) (for example, breakage torque of honing tool (1)).

Abstract: According to a method for the fine machining of internal surfaces of bore holes in tools by fine boring and subsequent honing, the following steps are executed: Fine boring of at least one bore hole (131) in a tool (130) by means of a fine boring tool (128) of a fine boring device (120) for the creation of a fine bored hole; Transfer of the tool to a machining position of a honing device (140) for the machining of the fine bored bore hole by means of a honing tool (148A) of the honing device; Measurement of the fine bored bore hole with one of the measurement devices (160) allocated to the honing device in the machining position for the creation of at least one bore hole measurement signal representing the properties of the fine bored bore hole. The fine boring device is controlled subject to the bore hole measuring signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for rounding the filaments of a toothbrush head, comprising a rounding tool (2) and a means (3) for guiding the tool (2) on a path of movement that finishes the filaments. The invention provides that the guiding means is configured as a linear guide (3) by means of which the tool (2) can be linearly displaced relative to at least two axes (5, 6).

Abstract: A grindstone contact sensing technology capable of sensing the contact position of the honing grindstone with the inner circumference of the work at high precision. A servo motor for driving the spindle rotation, and a servo motor for driving the depth of cut are provided and used respectively as spindle rotation drive source for rotating and driving the rotary spindle having the honing tool and depth-of-cut drive source for moving the honing grindstone at a specified depth of cut, and the contact position of the honing grindstone with the inner circumference of the work is sensed from various electrical information (rotating speed, torque, current value, stagnant pulses, etc.) obtained from the operations of both the servo motors.

Abstract: A work having a portion to be ground, such as a tapered surface, is ground by a grinder driven by a driving device. During grinding operation, coolant is supplied to a grinding surface of the grinder and the portion to be ground. After the grinding operation is completed, the coolant is continued to be supplied for removing sludge on the grinder while the grinder is leaving the work and returning to its original position. The coolant may be pressurized to a higher level when it is supplied for removing the sludge than when it is supplied during the grinding operation. The number of works that have been already ground may be counted, and the coolant for removing the sludge may be supplied only when the number of works exceeds a predetermined number. Alternatively, the sludge is removed by brushing when the number of works does not reach the predetermined number.

Abstract: A double-grinding-wheel type drill bit grinding device with a single driving shaft comprising a power source disposed on a base, two grinding wheels being disposed at opposite ends of the single driving shaft extending out of the power source. The grinding device further comprises two pair of first grinding and second grinding seats, each pair of first and second grinding seats being disposed close to the respective grinding wheels at both ends of the driving shaft, a clamping assembly for clamping a drill bit to support the drill bit upon sequential insertion into one pair of the first and second grinding seats, and a positioning device being disposed on a front surface of the base for providing alignment of the drill bit within the clamping assembly prior to the insertion of the drill bit into one pair of the first and second grinding seats. The power source is a pneumatic motor and is provided with a vacuum passage for facilitating dust discharge.

Abstract: A modified truncated cone-shaped disk is molded onto a plastic hub which is mounted on a motor driven shaft. The hub has an axial bore of a size to fit with very close clearance on the shaft while still permitting the disk to freely slide against a low spring force.

Abstract: A cutter grinding device has a housing, a motor, a grinding wheel, a holding cap, multiple cutter holding brackets and a cutter clamping assembly. The holding cap is mounted on the housing, encloses the grinding wheel and has multiple holes formed on corresponding axis coinciding with different portions of the grinding wheel. The brackets are mounted respectively in the inserting holes in the holding cap and each has a working hole aligning with the corresponding hole in the holding cap and at least one pair of holding blocks. The holding blocks on the holding brackets have different heights to hold fins of a milling cutter at different positions and angles when inserted into the brackets. Accordingly, the milling cutter can be ground at different angles with the cutter grinding device conveniently and easily.

Abstract: A tool for trimming the ends of stiffeners on aircraft composite skin panels accurately, rapidly and without damaging the underlying skins includes an expandable guide frame adapted to straddle and clamp to the stiffener at a selected longitudinal position thereon. The frame includes a pair of planar guide faces disposed on opposite sides of the stiffener and lying in a common plane transverse thereto. The rotatably supported opposite ends of a rotating abrasive drum are slid along respective ones of the guide faces such that the drum grinds away the stiffener in a plane parallel to the plane of the guide faces and thereby forms a trimmed end on the stiffener. The frame includes mechanisms for adjusting the angular inclination of the plane of the guide faces relative to the plane of the composite skin, and for preventing the grinding mechanism from cutting into the composite skin.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use in preparing the inner surface of a tire for the application of a patch so that, for example, the tire may be equipped with various electronic devices. The apparatus facilitates improved operation of a grinder or buffer so that the grinding depth and surface area prepared for patch application can be more precisely controlled. Adjustment for different tires sizes and models is provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns a compressor crankshaft, particularly a refrigerant compressor crankshaft (1) and a method for manufacturing such a crankshaft, with a shaft element (2), a crank pin (9) located eccentrically to the shaft element and a transition element (7) between the shaft element (2) and the crank pin (9). The purpose of the invention is to keep the manufacturing costs low. For this purpose, it is ensured that along its circumference the transition element (7) has at least one first reference point (20) and one second reference point (21a, 21b), with which the transition element (7) can be positioned in a holding fixture (25) of a working machine.

Abstract: A system for abrading and scoring glass. An abrading/scoring station includes a table for supporting a large sheet of glass on a generally flat support. A first tool support moves an abrading tool for abrading a coating material from the glass. A second tool support moves a scoring or cutting tool that scores a region of the glass. By coordinating a movement of the first and second tool supports with respect to a piece of glass, a controller causes the respective tools to first abrade and then score controlled paths on the piece of glass while avoiding contact between the first and second tool supports and their respective tools.

Abstract: An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool (10), a second holding tool (12), and a grinding wheel (14). The first holding tool is configured for positioning un-ground workpieces (18), and the first holding tool defines a plurality of first grooves (104) for containing the un-ground workpieces to be partially ground. The second holding tool is configured for positioning the partially ground workpieces, and the second holding tool defines a plurality of second groove (124) for containing the partially ground workpieces. The grinding wheel defines a plurality of grinding grooves (142) for grinding the workpieces.

Abstract: A drill sharpener is provided which has a point-splitting port which simplifies the procedure for producing a split point on a drill bit undergoing sharpening. The point-splitting port is positioned relative to a grinding wheel assembly such that, when the drill held by a chuck is advanced toward the grinding wheel, a flute of the drill at the drill tip is brought into contact with the grinding wheel. The port has alignment stops therein which mate with flats provided on the barrel of the chuck to ensure proper alignment of the chuck and drill relative to the grinding wheel. The stops also limit the extent of inward travel of the chuck and drill to a predetermined distance. A debris or grit collection tube is also provided to be inserted into an unused port of the drill sharpener, to contain and confine any debris or grit attempting to exit the sharpener through the unused port.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for facilitating sharpening of a tool. A tool holder is provided to present the tool for sharpening against an abrasive member, such as a grinding wheel. A moveable jaw member preferably engages a side of the tool to align the tool with a reference axis. The jaw member preferably supports an alignment finger which moves with the jaw member and which contactingly engages the tool to establish a desired angular orientation of the tool with respect to said axis. The tool preferably includes a flute surface and a cutting edge, and the alignment finger contacts the flute surface adjacent said cutting edge. The alignment finger is further preferably configured so that a distal end thereof is initially adjusted against the abrasive member, such as by a grinding operation, while the alignment member contactingly supports the tool.

Abstract: A portable drill sharpener includes a casing, a sand-wheel, a positioning device, a first grinding unit and a second grinding unit, a holding member for positioning a drill to be ground, a first adjustment unit and a second adjustment unit respectively connected to the first and second grinding units. Each of the first and second adjustment unit includes a guide rail and a sliding frame is movably mounted on the guide rail. The fist and second grinding units have at least one axle along which the first and second grinding units are adjusted.

Abstract: A method facilitates fabricating a coupling including a first annular coupling member and a second annular coupling member. The method comprises coupling the first coupling member to a machine assembly that includes a plurality of grinding wheels coupled to a tool storage member, machining a plurality of troughs in the first coupling member using at least one of the plurality of grinding wheels, such that at least one projection is defined between adjacent troughs, coupling the second coupling member to the machine assembly, and machining a plurality of troughs in the second coupling member using at least one of the plurality of grinding wheels, such that the second coupling member is configured to rotatably couple to the first coupling member.

Abstract: A sander device includes a platform having an orifice, a chamber and one or more apertures formed in an outer surface and communicating with the chamber. A rotatable sander member is extended through the orifice of the platform, for being driven to abrade or polish or sand objects, and to generate sand dusts. The aperture of the platform is arranged to allow the sand dusts to be drawn or vacuumed into the chamber via the aperture of the platform. A base has a bracket for rotatably supporting the sander member. A plate may be secured to the platform and has an opening aligned with the orifice of the platform, for receiving the sander member.

Abstract: A sharpening guide for a dental tool is provided, with the dental tool having a handle, a working portion, and a shank extending between the handle and the working portion.

Abstract: To provide a grinding machine and a centering method for the centers thereof in which the requisite space for the center support rotating mechanism for a workpiece and the in-feed mechanism is reduced to facilitate miniaturization and in which it is easy to secure the space for the supply and discharge of the workpiece and sizing measurement. A motor built-in type main spindle retaining a rotary drive center and a motor built-in type tailstock spindle retaining a tailstock center are swiveled by in-feed means eccentrically supporting them, whereby the rotary drive center and the tailstock center make an in-feed motion with respect to a grinding wheel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing of planar rigid materials is provided whereby the edges of separate materials can be processed simultaneously, quickly and efficiently. Separate planar materials are moved in position and are clamped in place in horizontal alignment. Thereafter a grinding wheel moves between the opposing edges of the planar materials to abrade the leading edge of one of the materials and the trailing edge of the second opposing material. The process describes abrading both the longitudinal and lateral edges of rectangular shaped materials moved along conveyors, such planar materials being glass, ceramic, stone or the like.

Abstract: The tool comprises a tool wheel (5) which is mounted on a holding arm (4) and has a tool-wheel parent body (6) having a machining body (7) arranged at the outer margin. In one embodiment variant, this machining body is designed as an abrasive body. A base body for accommodating the bearing arrangement is designed in one piece with the holding arm (4), which also has the supply lines (8) for the hydrodynamic bearing arrangement and the hydraulic drive. A tool-centering interface (11) permits the presetting of the tools outside the machine tool.

Abstract: A motor driven and or mounted cleaning attachment manufactured of a rigid material, having no need for adjustment, for the purpose of clearing multiple bolt pitch diameters and lengths. Consist of plates sandwiched and fastened together. Mounting plate manufactured to mount directly to motor housing, or a base being driven by a motor, jack-shaft and pulley or gear driven system. The mounting plate is bored with an indexed pattern of multiple diameter bored through holes. Center working plate is mounted to the mounting plate, and has the same indexed pattern of bored through holes as the mounting plate. Except the index has been partially bored away and exposed to the cleaning wheel bore. The Cleaning wheel rotates within the cleaning wheel bore located in the center working plate. Cover plate is mounted to the center working plate, and has the same indexed pattern of through holes.

Abstract: A drill bit grinder structure includes: a seat body having a housing, an arched sideboard with a predetermined curvature being disposed on one side of the housing, a slide slot with a predetermined length being formed on the arched sideboard; a fitting member inserted through the slide slot and slidable along the length of the slide slot; and a clamp head fitted through the fitting member. The drill bit grinder structure is characterized by at least a first engaging section disposed on a sidewall of the slide slot and at least a second engaging section disposed in a predetermined position on the circumference of the fitting member corresponding to the first engaging section. The second engaging section can be engaged with the first engaging section to locate the fitting member in a position within the slide slot.

Abstract: A grinding device includes a rotary grinding wheel having an annular grinding surface, a first grinding seat located in front of the grinding wheel, a sleeve disposed rotatably within a through hole in the first grinding seat, an abrasion measuring device for measuring amount of flank portions of a drill bit to be ground, and a tubular holding unit for holding releaseably the drill bit therein. The holding unit is sleeved on the drill bit, is disposed initially in the abrasion measuring device so as to fix position of the drill bit within the holding unit, and is then transferred into the first grinding seat for grinding the flank portions of the drill bit.

Abstract: A cup-shaped grindstone for grinding an end face of an annular portion of a work to form tooth grooves in the end face includes a grinding portion provided around an outer periphery of a disk portion. Abrasive grains of CBN are electrodeposited on each of first, second and third grinding faces of the grinding portion. Cooling-liquid ejecting bores are provided in a lower end of the first grinding face. To form the tooth grooves, the following steps are carried out: a rough-finish processing step cuts the tooth grooves by intermittently feeding the cup-shaped grindstone in a predetermined amount at a time, and a finish processing step of finishing the tooth grooves by retaining the cup-shaped grindstone at a predetermined position after the rough-finish processing step. During both steps, a cooling liquid is supplied from cooling-liquid ejecting bores defined in the first grinding faces of the cup-shaped grindstone.

Abstract: A movable frame assembly to move a device for dressing a grinding wheel for the sharpening an ice skate blade. The device uses a housing surrounding a grinding wheel and movable frame with a swing arm. A dressing tool is mounted in the dresser swing arm and the dresser swing arm is rotatable between a storage position and an operating position. The movable frame assembly slides along rails to allow positioning of the dressing tool into the grinding wheel. Horizontally and vertically disposed bearings are positioned beside and under a rail with resiliently biased bearings are held against the top of the rail. The bearings help the rails of the movable frame move smoothly. The rails are spaced apart by yokes on the arm or a bar across the top of the dresser to prevent binding as the movable frame is slid for dressing the wheel. Adjustment of the rails is also provided for by adjustment slots at the back of the rails.

Abstract: A glass machining apparatus is provided to machine large-scale glass sheets. The apparatus includes a base plate with an operating use hole, a functional section support with a base end section that pivots on the base plate, a glass machining disk at the front end section of the functional support section, and a drive motor on the functional section support that drives the glass machining disk. The functional section support moves up and down about a pivot support in the center of the base end section and can be variably positioned in any of a non-operating position spaced above the base plate, a first operating position that is adjacent the upper surface of the base plate, and a second operating position that passes below the base plate through the operating use hole.

Abstract: A fixture apparatus and system. The fixture apparatus includes a base plate. A clamp block extends from the base plate and has a clamp surface disposed at a first angle from the top surface of the base plate. A locator block extends from the base plate and includes a locator surface disposed opposite the clamp surface of the clamp block. An alignment means is provided for aligning the workpiece relative to the locator surface of the locator block. A clamp wedge is disposed between the clamp surface and the locator surface. The clamp wedge includes a drive shaft, a bearing surface and a wedge surface disposed at a second angle relative to the bearing surface. The second angle of the wedge surface is complimentary to the first angle of the clamp surface such that the wedge surface is substantially parallel to the locator surface. A drive means is provided for extending and retracting the clamp wedge.

Abstract: A tool mountable on a high speed spindle of a CNC machine tool, operable to finish a side edge of a flat workpiece positioned directly on a support surface of the machine tool, generally consisting of a member having a shank portion removeably mountable on the spindle of the toolhead assembly of the machine, and a head section. The head section is provided with an annular side surface engageable with the side edge of a flat workpiece positioned directly on the support surface of the table of the machine. The annular surface also is provided with a profile corresponding to the profile of the side edge of the workpiece being finished, and abrasive particles bonded thereto.

Abstract: A grinding machine (1) that comprises two aligned columns (2,3), each of said columns (2,3) being provided with one wheelhead (4,5) with its respective grinding wheels (6,7). The columns (2,3) slide over a base (9) common to both and parallel to at least one machining table (11), each of the wheelheads (4,5) has its own vertical drive system and its own transverse drive system and both grinding wheels (6,7) may work simultaneously.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus which attaches the semi-conductor wafers 5 to the polishing plate 4 for performing the polishing as applying pressure the polishing cloth with the semi-conductor wafers, is provided with a guide ring 7 disposed outside of the polishing plate for pressing the polishing cloth separately from the polishing plate, a retainer ring 8 provided at the lower end of the guide ring for contacting the polishing cloth, and a weight 9 detachably mounted on the upper surface of the guide ring for adjusting the pressure to the polishing cloth.

Abstract: A support for supporting a work piece to be machined is provided. The support is for use in a machine adapted to receive fluid from a fluid source. The machine includes a tool for removing material from the work piece. The support includes a body defining a chamber therein and an inlet operably associated with said body. The inlet is in communication with the chamber. The inlet is adapted for communication with the fluid source. The support also includes an outlet operably associated with the body and in communication with the chamber. The outlet is adapted to provide a stream of fluid for supporting the work piece.

Abstract: An abrasive machine for grinding material from an outer surface of a workpiece. The machine includes a rotationally driven casing having an opening at one axial end thereof. The opening is defined by an annular edge which constitutes a grinding wheel. A shaft is disposed within the casing and forms a space whose center axis is offset from the center axis of the casing. Disposed within the space and supported by the shaft is a clamping mechanism which holds the workpiece within the plane of the annular edge. By turning the shaft relative to the casing, the clamping mechanism and the workpiece will be moved toward or away from the path of travel of the annular edge, due to the eccentric relationship between the casing and the space.