Rotary Disk Patents (Class 451/259)
  • Publication number: 20120231706
    Abstract: This machine includes a base frame (17) and a lens support (19) mounted on the frame (17) with the lens support (19) having elements (29A, 29B) for driving a lens (15) into rotation around a first axis. It includes a tool holder set (21) including a rotary shaft (39) around a second axis (C-C?) and elements (43) for inclining the first axis (A-A?) with respect to the second axis (C-C?). The rotary shaft (39) bears at least two tools (49, 51) for machining the lens, spaced out along the second axis (C-C?), and a spacer (50) positioned in an intermediate area (55) located between both machining tools (49, 51). The spacer (50) defines an outer surface (57) for machining the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: LUNEAU TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques VIDECOQ
  • Publication number: 20120227765
    Abstract: A system and method for high efficiency floor treating is provided. Embodiments of the floor treating system include a floor treating device with a power source having a rotatable drive shaft with an axis of rotation, a flywheel with an aperture for receiving the drive shaft, a counterbalance connected to the flywheel, and a floor treating attachment located at a distance of at least 0.400 inch from the axis of rotation of the drive shaft. Embodiments of the floor treating method include agitating a cleaning substance using the floor treating device with the floor treating attachment positioned at least 0.400 inch from the axis of rotation of the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: John Franklin Geurkink
  • Publication number: 20120171933
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling pressure or forces applied to a substrate in a polishing process is described. In one embodiment, a polishing system is described. The system includes a platen rotatably disposed on a base, the platen having a sidewall and a polishing pad disposed thereon forming an interior volume, and a pad pressure applicator disposed in the interior volume of the platen adjacent the underside of the polishing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventor: Hung Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20120156964
    Abstract: An automated knife sharpening and cleaning system is provided. The system comprises a container body that is configured to hold a utensil holder that is configured to releasably couple to the container body, the utensil holder configured to hold a utensil. The system further includes a drive assembly and a gripper assembly, the gripper assembly being coupled to the drive assembly and the drive assembly being configured to move the gripper assembly within the three-dimensional coordinate space of the container body. The system further includes a grinding assembly that is configured to sharpen the utensil. During operation of the system, the gripper assembly is configured to grip the utensil and remove the utensil from the utensil holder, hold the utensil within the grinding assembly during sharpening, and replace and release the utensil in the utensil holder once the sharpening is complete. Moreover, the system may clean and sanitize the utensil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Charles R. Anderson
  • Publication number: 20120142259
    Abstract: A system for grinding surgical needles made of refractory metal alloys such as tungsten-rhenium alloys includes a rotatable grinding wheel having a grinding surface, a layer of a binding material, such as a nickel binding material layer, overlying the grinding surface, and a plurality of abrasive particles, such as ABN600 abrasive particles, embedded within the binding material layer. The abrasive particles are similarly sized and the binding material layer has a thickness that is about 65% of the size of the similarly sized abrasive particles. The system includes a lubricating device adapted to apply a lubricant to an interface between the grinding surface and distal ends of needle blanks and a rotating element coupled with the rotatable wheel for rotating the grinding surface at about 10,000 surface feet per minute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20120108146
    Abstract: A rough grinding process grinds the workpiece W supported by the supporting device by the rough grinding wheel until remaining a removed amount for finish grinding being preset, and then finish grinds the removed amount while the workpiece W is continuously supported by the supporting device. The removed amount for finish grinding is set based on at least one of thermal displacement of the multifunction grinding machine and changing amount of grinding force based on the rough grinding wheel. A profile remaining the removed amount for finish grinding is a profile not depending on a profile of the rough grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiro Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20120100780
    Abstract: An abrasive saw having an associated cutting wheel is used for cutting objects. The saw includes a base, a cutting assembly operably mounted to the base and a controller. The cutting assembly includes a pivot shaft, a drive shaft operably mounted to the pivot shaft, a drive, and a drive wheel. A flexible drive element operably connects the drive shaft and a drive wheel. The distance between the drive wheel axis of rotation and the drive shaft axis of rotation is variable to increase or decrease a tension in the flexible drive element. A feed table is operably mounted to the base and is movable forward and rearward in a direction of rotation of the associated cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is lockable in the cutting position and the feed table, with the object secured thereto, is moved, by the controller toward the associated cutting wheel to cut the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: John L. Weingart, Lawrence L. Freson, Michael F. Hart, Arnold Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20120083190
    Abstract: An ultra-low temperature magnetic polishing machine includes a housing defining therein a grinding chamber, a door hinged to the housing and controllable to open/close the grinding chamber, a motor mounted inside the housing below the grinding chamber, a magnetic disc set in between the grinding chamber and the motor and rotatable by the motor to cause an alternative magnetic field in the grinding chamber, a freezer having an output pipeline inserted into the grinding chamber and freezing medium deliverable through the output pipeline into the grinding chamber, a container set in the grinding chamber, and magnetically conductive grinding media put in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: HOLDING ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lu-Jung LIAO
  • Patent number: 8133093
    Abstract: A grinding machine wherein coarse and fine grind wheels are mounted to a single rotating spindle. A multiple grind wheel mount is attached to the lower portion of the rotating spindle, the coarse and fine wheels being supported by the wheel mount, the wheel mount containing the mechanism for moving the inner coarse wheel down relative to the stationary outer fine wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Strasbaugh, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Vogtmann, Thomas A. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20120028546
    Abstract: A method for trimming two working layers including bonded abrasive applied on mutually facing sides of an upper and a lower working disk of a grinding apparatus configured for simultaneous double-side processing of flat workpiece includes providing the grinding apparatus including the upper and lower working disks and providing at least one carrier including an outer toothing. The upper and lower working disks are rotated. The carrier is moved between the rotating working disks using a rolling apparatus and the outer toothing on cycloidal paths relative to working layers of the working disks. Loose abrasives are added to a working gap formed between the working layers. A carrier, without workpieces inserted therein, is moved in the working gap so as to effect material removal from the working layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Siltronic AG
    Inventors: Georg Pietsch, Michael Kerstan
  • Patent number: 8092282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) at a mobile grinding machine (2) for stone materials and that comprises a rotatably driven disc-shaped housing (3), which is arranged to support a plurality of grinding disc holders (6) rotatably driven by a belt (5) or chain driven by a motor (4), which holders are distributed along the circumference of said housing (3) and supported by shafts (11) connected to said housing (3) at a mutual distance from each other. According to the invention, internally (7) in a casing (8), which surrounds a said housing (3), a gear rim (10), situated concentrically with a centre driving shaft (9), is arranged non-turnably connected to the casing (8). The grinding disc holder shafts (11) support an intermediate coupling cogwheel (18) each that co-operates non-turnably with the appurtenant shaft and with said gear rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Scanmaskin Sverige AB
    Inventors: Claes-Göran Bergstrand, Odd Kjos
  • Publication number: 20110306280
    Abstract: A rotatable disc head for a floor treatment device includes a pair of coupling members which are pivotably connected to each other according to pivot axes which are transversely oriented with respect to each other. A rotation axis is defined which is transversely oriented with respect to the pivot axes. The coupling members are furthermore connected to each other by means of at least one elastically deformable connection element. One of the coupling members includes fitting means for mounting the coupling member to the rotary drive of the floor treatment device and the other coupling member includes carrier means onto which a floor treatment element, such as a grinding disc, can be mounted. The connection of the connection elements to one of the coupling members is an adjustable connection allowing displacements which are oriented transversely with respect to the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: James Weder
  • Publication number: 20110306273
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a centerless cylindrical grinding machine with a grinding wheel and a regulating wheel that can be laterally displaced toward a work piece that can be held between these wheels, and with a rest blade for supporting the work piece that is realized rigid in the vertical direction and arranged and dimensioned such that a rotational axis of the work piece and a rotational axis of the grinding wheel lie in a common plane, wherein a height adjustment of the rotational axis of the regulating wheel beyond the plane is kinematically decoupled from the lateral displacement of the regulating wheel and can be varied in order to position the regulating wheel on the supported work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Urs Tschudin
    Inventors: URS TSCHUDIN, Libor Sedlacek
  • Publication number: 20110300784
    Abstract: A disk assembly for use with floor grinding and/or polishing machines. The disk assembly includes multiple cutting heads attached to a flexible rubber disk, and a layer of hook and loop type fastener material for attaching the disk assembly to the drive plate of the floor grinding and/or polishing machine. The disk assembly also includes a foam pad for attachment between the flexible polishing disk and the drive plate to provide additional support structure, and a rigid plate which can optionally be used between the flexible polishing disk and the foam pad to maintain a flat polishing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Tchavdar V. Tchakarov, Eric Gallup
  • Publication number: 20110294406
    Abstract: Provided is a wafer polishing apparatus. The wafer polishing apparatus comprises a first polishing part and a second polishing part. The first part is disposed at a position higher than a top surface of a wafer and configured to be rotated on a first rotation axis. The second polishing part is disposed at a position lower than a bottom surface of the wafer and configured to be rotated on a second rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Sang-Min An
  • Patent number: 8062098
    Abstract: A rotatable abrasive lapper machine platen assembly is attached to a lapper machine frame. The assembly has at least: a) a circular-shaped rotatable horizontal platen having i) a front surface and ii) a back surface; b) the circular platen having a platen radius, a platen outer circumference and a platen outer periphery; c) the circular platen front surface having an outer annular planar portion where the platen outer annular planar portion extends radially to the circular platen outer circumference; and d) a flexible abrasive disk secured in conformable flat contact with the circular platen front surface outer annular planar portion wherein the abrasive disk is positioned concentric with the circular platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventor: Wayne O. Duescher
  • Publication number: 20110275291
    Abstract: A device (1) is described for the grinding of the soles of skis (3), said device is comprised of a grinding unit (5), an appliance (2) to hold/clamp the ski and a foundation (4) for the support of the grinding device (1). The grinding unit (5) comprises a grinding wheel (10) made from a metallic material, and that the grinding unit (5) and appliance (2), which holds/clamps the ski (3), in the longitudinal direction of the ski (3), is set up to make a relative movement, and the grinding wheel (10) rotates with a peripheral speed which is different from the speed of the relative movement. The relative movement is brought about either by the grinding unit (5) moving and the ski being held stationary or by the grinding unit (5) being held stationary and the ski moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: Svein Iversbakken
  • Patent number: 8046934
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a convective system for a dryer installation for a passing web, more particularly paper. The convective system 7 is an assembly of an exterior casing 13 for suction of combustion products with opening 14 towards the web, with a first 15 and second 16 suction ducts sucking the combustion products into the convective system 7. The combustion products coming from the first suction duct 15 are guided through the exterior casing 13 to a mixing and blowing device 17. Cold air 18 is mixed in this mixing and blowing device 17 with the combustion products 19, resulting in a gas mixture with lower temperature 20. The convective system 7 also has an internal casing 21 inside the external casing 13. This internal casing 21 has at least one opening towards the web 22 and has also openings 34 allowing gas flow from the mixing device 17 to the internal casing 21 of said gas mixture 20. Under the internal casing 21, there is also a blowing duct 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: NV Bekaert SA, Bekaert Combustion Technology B.V.
    Inventor: Patrick Lenoir
  • Publication number: 20110250825
    Abstract: A grout removal tool includes a cover shaped to define a substantially enclosed interior cavity and a grinding assembly designed to simultaneously abrade grout from multiple, non-linear tile joints. The grinding assembly includes a motor-driven shaft that is rotatably coupled to the cover by a pair of ball bearings. The grinding assembly additionally includes two or more grinding elements that are axially mounted on the shaft in a spaced apart relationship, each grinding element including at least one disc-shaped grinding wheel. A vacuum attachment is externally mounted on the cover and is in communication with the interior cavity through a plurality of circular openings formed in the cover in direct alignment with the grinding elements. One end of the vacuum attachment is preferably connected to a vacuum device that forcibly withdraws and contains debris created during the grout grinding process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 8029341
    Abstract: A polishing tool (1) for finishing an ophthalmic lens includes a drive plate (4) which is equipped with elements (2) for mounting same to the spindle of a polishing machine; a removable polishing pad (5) designed to be rotated by the drive plate (4); positioning elements to block the radial movement of the pad (5) in relation to the plate (4) as well as to enable the pad (5) to slide axially in relation the plate (4); retaining elements which limit the axial sliding movement of the pad (5) in relation to the plate (4) to a pre-determined sliding range; and elements for stopping the rotational movement, having at least one tooth which can be engaged in a slot having a corresponding shape, one of the elements being provided on the plate (4) and the other on the pad (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Belly, Laurent Chabin
  • Patent number: 8029339
    Abstract: A workpiece double-disc grinding apparatus including a holder that supports a thin-plate-like workpiece from an outer periphery along a radial direction and is rotatable; a pair of static pressure support members that support the holder from both sides along an axial direction of the rotation thereof in a contactless manner based on a static fluid pressure; and a pair of grinding stones that simultaneously grind both surfaces of a workpiece supported by the holder, in which an interval between the holder and the static pressure support member is not greater than 50 ?m, and the static pressure of the fluid that is not lower than 0.3 MPa. As a result, the workpiece double-disc grinding apparatus and a workpiece double-disc grinding method can stabilize a position of the holder, which can be a cause that degrades a nanotopography of the workpiece in the double-disc grinding for the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kato, Kenji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8021213
    Abstract: An acrylic polisher includes: a base with two oppositely disposed sideboards with a notch on each of them and a disposition surface in between, a cutting blade set performing a cutting process along the edge of the disposition surface, a stopping board driven by a driving device to move up and downs with respect to the disposition surface. When the stopping board moves downward to the side of the disposition surface, a machining span is formed between the stopping board and the disposition surface. Therefore, as the stopping board lowers to the side of the base, the operator only needs to push an acrylic object toward the stopping board and can quickly obtain the required machining span. The notches on the sideboards of the base form an open space around the disposition surface. The length of the acrylic object is thus not restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Chun-Hui Chiang
  • Publication number: 20110217908
    Abstract: A grinding/polishing machine includes first and second grinding units. The first grinding unit is mounted slidably on a column on a base support to move along a Z-axis direction, and has a first grinding wheel. The second grinding unit is mounted slidably on. the first grinding unit to move along a Y-axis direction and has a second grinding wheel aligned with the first grinding wheel. When the second grinding wheel is in a grinding position, the second grinding wheel is situated between the first grinding wheel and a platform mounted on the base support to hold a workpiece. When the second grinding wheel moves away from the first grinding wheel, the first grinding wheel is movable to the platform for a grinding operation. The first and second grinding wheels have different levels of coarseness/fineness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: Feng-Tien CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110207384
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for machining a stepped shaft (2), having a workpiece rest (6); having a disk arrangement (3) which has a grinding disk (4) and a control disk (5); and having an axial stop arrangement (7), wherein the axial stop arrangement (7) has a contact adapter (8) which can be temporarily placed in contact with an end surface portion (9) of the shaft (2) and which has a punctiform contact surface (10) for contact against a stop part (11) of the stop arrangement (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Tom Cvjetkovic, Stefan Hambel, Erich Ostermeyer, Stefan Eisinger
  • Patent number: 8002923
    Abstract: A glass block is formed by stacking, fixing, and integrating a plurality of thin glass plates having a predetermined thickness. An annular glass block is formed by coring the glass block. Surfaces of an inside circumference and an outside circumference of the annular glass block are ground. The annular glass block of which the surfaces of the inside circumference and the outside circumference are ground are separated into individual annular glass substrates, and separated annular glass substrates are cleaned. Then, edge portions of the inside circumference and the outside circumference of a cleaned annular glass substrate are chamfered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Suzuki, Yoshio Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20110201260
    Abstract: Methods and systems for retaining grinding efficiency during a backgrinding process such as, for example, backgrinding of a through-via substrate such as an embedded through silicon via wafer. A grinding fluid may include a chemical agent that is configured to remove accumulated materials from the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Sharath Hosali
  • Publication number: 20110169233
    Abstract: A sharpening machine generally includes a grinding wheel having a perimeter that is rotatable about a first axis. The sharpening machine includes an adjustment device adapted to be coupled to a structure of the sharpening machine. A shaft is mounted to the adjustment device. The shaft defines a second axis that is generally parallel to the first axis when the adjustment device is coupled to the structure. The shaft is movable along a predetermined feed axis toward the grinding wheel. A carousel is rotatably connected to the shaft of the adjustment device. A contouring tool is rotatably connected to the carousel. The contouring tool has a contour surface. Movement of the shaft of the adjustment device along the feed axis is configured to translate the carousel and move the contouring tool into and out of engagement with the grinding wheel to facilitate dressing of the perimeter of the grinding wheel to a grinding wheel contour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: 1339513 Ontario Ltd.
    Inventors: Murray David Wilson, Steven David Wilson, Omer Leon Hageniers
  • Publication number: 20110165823
    Abstract: A planarization apparatus and method that thins and planarizes a substrate by grinding and polishing the rear surface of the substrate with high throughput, and that fabricates a semiconductor substrate with reduced adhered contaminants. A planarization apparatus that houses various mechanism elements in semiconductor substrate loading/unloading stage chamber, a rear-surface polishing stage chamber, and a rear-surface grinding stage chamber. The throughput time of the rear-surface polishing stage that simultaneously polishes two substrates is typically about double the throughput time of the rear-surface grinding stage that grinds one substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru IDE, Moriyuki Kashiwa, Kazuo Kobayashi, Noriyuki Motimaru, Eiichi Yamamoto, Tomio Kubo, Hiroaki Kida
  • Publication number: 20110151750
    Abstract: Grinding machine for grinding workpieces, in particular cams, a grinding machine holder and a method for grinding cam sets using such a grinding machine. Grinding machine comprising a machine bed, at least one grinding spindle, two grinding wheel holders, on which in each case at least one grinding wheel is arranged and which are arranged in opposite directions to one another in their orientation and are oriented parallel to one another with their longitudinal axes, and two workholding devices which in each case have a work headstock and a steady rest and which are arranged in opposite directions to one another in their orientation and are oriented parallel to one another with their longitudinal axes, wherein each work headstock and the associated steady rest are designed for the arrangement therebetween of a separate work fixture having workpieces to be ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAUDT MIKROSA GMBH
    Inventors: Berthold Stroppel, Daniel Mavro
  • Publication number: 20110136409
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for grinding an axial workpiece are provided, which are capable of removing a turning lead portion of an axial workpiece having an oil seal fit portion on its outer circumferential surface by grinding without any grinding fluid. The apparatus for grinding an axial workpiece includes: a headstock of a lathe for rotatably supporting an axial workpiece about its axis, the workpiece having an oil seal fit portion on its outer circumferential surface; a slide mount disposed so as to be radially movable with respect to a tool turret of the lathe; an air cylinder for moving the slide mount back and forth in alignment with the axis of the headstock; an elastic grinding stone wheel rotatably attached to the slide mount to be movable radially back and forth with respect to the oil seal fit portion by the slide mount being moved; and a brushless motor for rotating the elastic grinding stone wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Masayuki Tanio, Akiyoshi Muto
  • Publication number: 20110124273
    Abstract: In a wafer polishing apparatus, the height of the wheel tip can be adjusted. The wafer polishing apparatus includes a wheel tip constructed and arranged to be in direct contact with a wafer; a spindle shaft configured to receive power to enable rotation of the wheel tip; a wheel shank positioned at a lower part of the spindle shaft and supporting the wheel tip, the wheel tip not being directly fixed thereto; and a moving shaft having a first side on which the wheel tip is mounted and an opposite side to which the spindle shaft is connected, and relatively movable with respect to the spindle shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Hyun Roh, Heui-Seog Kim, Wha-Su Sin, Jun-Soo Han
  • Publication number: 20110092139
    Abstract: A first angular grinding wheel and a straight grinding wheel having rotation axes parallel to each other are arranged on a swivel slide that turns about a turning axis. A reference symmetry plane (MA) that is parallel to a grinding wheel rotation axis and that includes the turning axis and a reference perpendicular plane (MB) that is perpendicular to the reference symmetry plane and that includes the turning axis are defined. A grinding reference point (PA1) of the first angular grinding wheel (TA1) and a grinding reference point (PP1) of the straight grinding wheel (TP1) are arranged asymmetrical with respect to the reference symmetry plane. A distance from the grinding reference point of the straight grinding wheel to the reference symmetry plane is equal to a distance from the grinding reference point of the first angular grinding wheel to the turning axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikutoshi OKADA, Shinji Deguchi, Dai Kiyota
  • Publication number: 20110081845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hard finish machine (1) for hard finishing of a workpiece (2), comprising at least two different hard finish tools (3, 4) which are arranged on a tool spindle (5), wherein the tool spindle (5) is arranged movable in the direction (Y) of its axis (6) on a tool carrier (7), wherein the tool carrier (7) is translational movable relatively to a machine bed (8) and wherein the hard finish machine furthermore comprises cooling lubricant supplying means (9) for the supply of cooling lubricant to the machining region between the workpiece (2) and the hard finish tool (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: KAPP GMBH, NILES WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf DREMEL, Frank MUELLER, Thomas SCHENK
  • Publication number: 20110081844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hard finish machine (1) for hard finishing of a workpiece (2), comprising at least two different hard finish tools (3, 4) which are arranged on a tool spindle (5), wherein the tool spindle (5) is arranged movable in the direction (Y) of its axis (6) on a tool carrier (7), wherein the tool carrier (7) is translational movable relatively to a machine bed (8) and wherein the hard finish machine furthermore comprises cooling lubricant supplying means (9) for the supply of cooling lubricant to the machining region between the workpiece (2) and the hard finish tool (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: KAPP GMBH, NILES WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf DREMEL, Frank MUELLER, Thomas SCHENK
  • Publication number: 20110081843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hard finish machine (1) for hard finishing of a workpiece (2), comprising at least two different hard finish tools (3, 4) which are arranged on a tool spindle (5), wherein the tool spindle (5) is arranged movable in the direction (Y) of its axis (6) on a tool carrier (7), wherein the tool carrier (7) is translational movable relatively to a machine bed (8) and wherein the hard finish machine furthermore comprises cooling lubricant supplying means (9) for the supply of cooling lubricant to the machining region between the workpiece (2) and the hard finish tool (2, 3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: KAPP GMBH, NILES WERKZEUGMASCHINEN GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Dremels, Frank Mueller, Thomas Schenk
  • Publication number: 20110070812
    Abstract: A circular path generating device comprises a base, a sliding stage, a working portion, and a driving device. The sliding stage is movable on the base along a first axial direction while the working portion is movable on the sliding stage along a second axial direction. The driving device has a driving portion and a crank portion, wherein the driving portion is configured for driving the crank portion to rotate, and the crank portion is connected to the working portion. When the driving portion drives the crank portion to rotate, the working portion is driven by the crank portion to move along a circular path. Thus the circular path generating device according to the present invention advantageously owns a mechanism of one degree of freedom and a simple structure, is capable of performing uniform circular motions, and can be easily controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: National Formosa University
    Inventors: LONG-CHANG HSIEH, Chien-Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 7892074
    Abstract: A surface modifying apparatus, system, article, and method are disclosed for modifying a surface by surface modification, whereby inserts of surface modifying elements are quickly and easily replaceable on a carrier assembly therefor without being damaged during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Allen J. Rivard
  • Publication number: 20100329806
    Abstract: A form tap includes a shank having a shank length and a thread portion that extends along at least a portion of the shank length. The thread portion includes a finishing portion and a chamfer portion. Each of the finishing portion and the chamfer portion include a plurality of threads and each thread has a crest and a root. The plurality of threads of both the finishing portion and the chamfer portion are spaced apart at a constant pitch, such that a crest-to-crest distance between adjacent threads remains constant along the entire thread portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Harry Ellis
  • Publication number: 20100323589
    Abstract: A centerless grinding machine includes a frame with an upper base and includes a driven regulating wheel and a driven grinding wheel mounted to the frame. At least one of the wheels is mounted to the upper base and hangs downwardly from the upper base. At least one of the wheels is indexable laterally along an X direction. The wheels are for supporting and grinding a work piece placed between the grinding wheel and the regulating wheel. Preferably the upper base is spaced from and above the at least one wheel and the regulating wheel and the grinding wheel are operably mounted to the upper base such that the wheels hang downwardly from the upper base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Harry Schellenberg, Dan Schellenberg
  • Publication number: 20100203805
    Abstract: A grinding center for the simultaneous grinding of a plurality of main and rod bearings and/or central and end-side sections of crankshafts includes first and second stations. Two main bearing grinding spindles, of which the first is movable only in the Z-direction and the second only insignificantly movable in the X-direction, are mounted on a common rod bearing-compound slide. In the final phase of grinding, a correction of variations in size between the two processed rod bearings occurs via a separated drive of the second rod bearing-grinding spindle in accordance with a size or roundness correction. The variations are detected by measuring devices. An inclined profiled grinding wheel is provided for the grinding of the end sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Erwin JUNKER
  • Publication number: 20100167628
    Abstract: In order to grind bar-shaped workpieces which have a non-circular cross-section and flat faces which are parallel to each other, two partial operations are performed consecutively. First, the bar-shaped workpiece is rough ground and finished on the faces by way of double-disk face grinding. The bar-shaped workpiece is clamped on the longitudinal sides in the first clamping position thereof, and the bar-shaped workpiece is transported between two clamping jaws, which clamp the workpiece in the second clamping position thereof on the faces. The first clamping position is then released, and the bar-shaped workpiece is rotated by the clamping jaws. A CNC-controlled peripheral grinding step is performed based on CX interpolation principles. This rough grinds and finishes the longitudinal sides of the bar-shaped workpiece. Transport from the first to the second clamping position is effected by a clamping station, which concomitantly forms the holder for the face grinding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: BSH Holice a.s.
    Inventors: Georg Himmelsbach, Hubert Mueller
  • Patent number: 7744447
    Abstract: An abrasive disc comprises a disc substrate having a peripheral portion, plural abrasive chips each having an abrasive layer on a metal piece and being arranged in the peripheral portion of the disc substrate with a predetermined space, a suspension plate placed between the disc substrate and abrasive chips, and an elastic sheet placed between the disc substrate and the suspension plate so as to isolate the disc substrate from the suspension plate in order to absorb mechanical shock generated in operation of the abrasive disc. The abrasive chips are fastened to the suspension plate. Each of the abrasive chips has abrasive surfaces including a top abrasive surface and peripheral surfaces and the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion are declined to the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Goei, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriomi Kodani, Akihiko Nagaya, Katsuhiro Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20100159809
    Abstract: A polishing device for polishing optical lenses having a tiltable base part for directly or indirectly receiving a polishing plate, which base part is connected to a polishing spindle having an axis of rotation D in order to be rotationally driven, wherein a rotary joint for supplying a polishing agent is provided, which rotary joint is at least partly arranged opposite said polishing spindle, relative to the base part, and a coupling element is provided by means of which the rotary joint can be detachably push-fitted or clipped onto a polishing spindle. A method for polishing selected zones of aspherical lenses which are not rotationally symmetric using a polishing plate which is guided by a polishing spindle so as to be tiltable, wherein during polishing, a polishing agent is introduced between said polishing plate and the lens via a rotary joint arranged between said polishing spindle and said polishing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Schneider, Helwig Buchenauer, Klaus Krämer, Ulf Börner
  • Publication number: 20100151772
    Abstract: A polishing head for spectacle surfaces with a basic body for attachment to a polishing spindle, with an elastic supporting part for a polishing film which is or can be attached, wherein the supporting part comprises a recess with a wall surface and a depth t, and the polishing film comprises at least one hole, wherein the hole forms an access to the recess, wherein the polishing film comprises in addition to the hole at least one further hole, which is arranged in the area of an edge of the recess and is at a radial distance a from the hole, wherein the further hole forms an outlet channel for polishing agent from out of the recess or the wall surface is raised at least over one section of the depth t, and/or with reference to a circumference, at least in segments in relation to the rotational axis D at an angle ?, and/or the supporting part comprises at least one groove which is provided in the front side with a groove base and a depth t1, which is connected to the recess and/or the supporting part comprise
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Schneider, Helwig Buchenauer, Stephan Huttenhuis, Klaus Krämer
  • Patent number: 7722440
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for grinding spheres of ceramic material, including the spheres with at least one grinding wheel containing abrasive grains bound in a synthetic resin. The abrasive grains comprise more than 50% diamond and less than 5%, Cr2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Atlantic GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Pötzsch, Walter Karb, Michael Haubert, Karl-Otto Stock, Marco Weber
  • Publication number: 20100120339
    Abstract: A dust collection device for a sanding machine includes a casing located at the lower end of the upright sanding belt and the casing includes a bottom hole which communicates with the open top of the dust collection part. The dust collection part communicates with an exterior collection area defined within an outer cover. A fan unit an a separation plate are located within the outer cover, so that dust during operation of the sanding belt can be collected into the exterior collection area and brought out via an escape pipe connected to the outer cover. A sanding wheel is located beside the separation plate and a housing is mounted to the sanding wheel. The housing includes a restriction plate so as to guide dust during operation of the sanding wheel into the escape pipe. The sanding belt, the fan unit and the sanding wheel share a common axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: MARK LEVIT
  • Publication number: 20100101434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting device for block-shaped food, comprises a container main body, a tube-shaped cutting mechanism having a grinding plate, an extruding mechanism composed by a screw rod and an extruding sheet, and a sealing cover connected to the top end of the container main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventor: Chung-Jen PAI
  • Publication number: 20100093264
    Abstract: A grinding machine wherein coarse and fine grind wheels are mounted to a single rotating spindle. A multiple grind wheel mount is attached to the lower portion of the rotating spindle, the coarse and fine wheels being supported by the wheel mount, the wheel mount containing the mechanism for moving the inner coarse wheel down relative to the stationary outer fine wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Vogtmann, Thomas A. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20100081363
    Abstract: Methods and devices for machining a die plate of an extruder for pelletization are provided. The device can include a grinding wheel with a grinding surface rotatably disposed on a drive mechanism of a cutter head associated with the extruder. The grinding surface can include a hard coating aligned with the die plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: AUTOMATIK PLASTICS MACHINERY GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Dahlheimer
  • Publication number: 20100075580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a small cutting wheel for producing a scribed/scored predetermined breaking line, wherein the cutting wheel has a radial peripheral line defining an outer periphery of the wheel which at least partially presents a cutting edge having cutting teeth which form a rough tooth system and which are circumferentially spaced from each other by intermediate tooth spaces. A cutting wheel shall be provided by which particularly flat displays but also other glass bodies can be produced with an improved quality of the separation planes and breaking edges and with minimum rejects also in different cases of application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: BOHLE AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Ostendarp, Lutz Strehlow, Siegfried Piontek