Abstract: A method for polishing an optical quality surface, such an ophthalmic lens, to finish which can accept a hardenable protective coating without using an abrasive slurry or gel, including the steps of: (a) providing an optical lens having a first major surface, the first major surface having an initial Rtm value of greater than 0.

Abstract: A shaft sanding device including a main housing. A motor is secured within the main housing. The motor is coupled with a power source. A drive roller is secured within the main housing. The drive roller has a drive arm extending outwardly therefrom to couple with the motor. A first idle roller is secured within the main housing opposed from the drive roller. In association with the first idle roller is a second idle roller having a resilient arm rotatably coupled therewith. The resilient arm is pivotally coupled to the main housing adjacent to the motor secured therein. The resilient arm biases the second idle roller away from the main housing. A sand paper belt is disposed around the drive roller, the first idle roller, and the second idle roller.

Abstract: A blowing device for a belt grinding machine has a nozzle arrangement having nozzles positioned relative to its grinding belt for blowing cleaning air jets onto the circulating grinding belt. The device further has an oscillating drive to oscillate the nozzle arrangement in the longitudinal direction thereof. A pair of elastic members suspend the nozzle arrangement, which is oscillated in the longitudinal direction by using a magnetic field. A ferromagnetic member is connected to the nozzle arrangement and is positioned within the magnetic field produced by an electric coil. By varying the magnetic field, the nozzle arrangement can be moved in the longitudinal direction, the spring providing an elastic restoring force to move the nozzle arrangement is the opposite direction when the magnetic field is turned off.

Abstract: An abrading apparatus for cleaning an outer surface of an elongate member, such as a wire. An endless abrasive sanding belt is rotated about a plurality of rollers and orbited about the elongate member. Drive components for both rotating the belt about the rollers as well as orbiting the belt about the elongate member are isolated in an enclosed drive casing containing lubricating fluid, such as oil. A first roller which mounts the endless sanding belt is fixed in a rotatable eccentric support. This eccentric support allows the tension of the endless belt to be adjusted by rotating the eccentric support in one of two directions. One of the rollers includes a mounting portion and a belt supporting portion, with the mounting portion being axially offset or eccentric with respect to the belt supporting portion. A belt engagement and disengagement mechanism is connected to the eccentric mounting portion of the idler roller to allow rotation of the eccentric mounting portion in two directions.

Abstract: The present invention is a high speed grinding system for cutting various aggregate and non-aggregate, natural stone and composite building materials with steel or non-steel reinforced materials. The cutting system comprises a hydraulically driven power head, a guide bar having two water reservoirs and water outlets and a 90.degree. "V" shaped groove on the upper and lower edges and a bar nose shaped to fit on the front edge of the guide bar and a cutting belt mounted on the guide bar, bar nose and a drive sheave of the power head. The cutting belt comprises a continuous tensile member with equally spaced matrix cutting segments affixed thereto and embedded in molded plastic. The cutting belt is hydroplaned on a sheet of water in the 90.degree. "V" grooves. In addition, utilizing the hydraulic principle to "lift" the belt off the bar nose, eliminates the need for a rotating bar nose wheel.

Abstract: A conversion grinding wheel frame for an abrasive-belt to secure thereto for replacing a conventional stone grinding wheel used on a cylindrical roll grinding machine. The abrasive-belt conversion wheel is secured to a spindle of the grinding machine by a wheel clamping assembly. The abrasive-belt conversion wheel frame having an engagement working surface and a mounting surface with both surfaces having apertures therethrough traversing from a chamber within the abrasive-belt conversion grinding wheel frame. Fluid under pressure in the chamber escapes through the apertures to the working surface and mounting surface. The pressure of the gas expands the abrasive-belt while being mounted onto the abrasive-belt conversion grinding wheel frame. The mounting surface is diametrically tapered in relation to the working surface to afford initial engagement of the abrasive-belt which further assists mounting the abrasive-belt onto the working surface.

Abstract: A semi-conductor wafer polishing machine having a polishing pad assembly and a wafer holder includes a support positioned adjacent the polishing pad assembly. This support has at least one fluid inlet connectable to a source of fluid at a higher pressure, at least one fluid outlet connectable to a fluid drain at a lower pressure, and at least one bearing surface over which fluid flows from the source to the drain. The polishing pad is supported by the fluid over the bearing surface for low-friction movement with respect to the support. Similar fluid bearings can be used in the wafer holder. An array of generally parallel grooves is provided on a belt support surface to reduce hydroplaning of a polishing belt. A turbine drive system rotates a wafer chuck in a wafer holder.

Abstract: A pair of supporting arms are rotatably attached to both ends of a fixed shaft. A supporting shaft extends across forward ends of the supporting arms and in parallel to the fixed shaft. A grinding roller on which an abrasive tape is arranged, and guide rollers sandwiching it are attached to this shaft. Axial centers of the grinding roller and the guide rollers are in an eccentric state. Thus when the guide rollers contact a color filter, a gap is given between the grinding roller and the color filter, and projections can be ground corresponding to the gap.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a floor sander comprising a frame on wheels, a chassis carried by the frame, and a motor-driven sanding head mounted on the chassis generally adjacent the front of the chassis for rotation about an axis extending in side-to-side direction with respect to the chassis. The chassis is mounted on a pivot shaft extending in side-to-side direction with respect to the frame so that the sanding head can be raised and lowered relative to a surface to be sanded. The pivot shaft has first and second bearing assemblies at its ends. A first side of the chassis is movable up and down relative to the first bearing assembly, and a second side of the chassis is secured against up and down movement relative to the second bearing assembly. A guide system is provided for controlling the up and down movement of the first side of the chassis relative to the first bearing assembly so that the movement is in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A polishing apparatus, for polishing/cleaning a target object surface by using a polishing tape, has a spindle rotatably placed inside an opening formed in a base plate, a motor for rotating the spindle, a compression roller rotatably supported between a pair of side walls attached to the spindle, supply and take-up rollers supported rotatably by the side walls for advancing the polishing tape, and a motor for the take-up roller. The polishing tape is supplied from the supply roller and taken up by the take-up roller through the compression roller, while rotating around with the spindle. The compression roller has a smaller diameter at its center part than at its end parts for preventing the polishing tape from becoming twisted or wrinkled when the compression roller is rotated by the motion of the spindle while being pressed against a target object and being advanced from the supply roller to the take-up roller.

Abstract: A band sander has a motor housing (2) and a band running case (17) located below the latter, the abrasive band revolving therein. The abrasive band is driven via a belt (17) and belt wheels (14, 16). Because of manufacturing tolerances, it is necessary to be able to adjust the belt tension in a simple manner after the device has already been assembled. This is effected by an insert plate (19) which is inserted into a slot (18) between the motor housing (2) and band running case (7) so as to be displaceable. The insert plate (19) has steps (31 to 33) of varying height which determine the distance between the motor housing (2) and band running case (7) and accordingly determine the belt tension.

Abstract: A method for making a spirally wound endless coated abrasive belt comprising an abrasive layer bonded to a backing laminate material comprising a flexible support and a hot-melt adhesive layer.

Abstract: This is a method of removing contaminants from an engine pulley by removably attaching an abrasive strip to a belt which is positioned in a pulley groove, for example. The abrasive of the strip faces the pulley. Running the engine causing the abrasive strip to abrade away any dirt, rust or other contaminant on the pulley.

Abstract: A fin assembly for use as a heat sink and production thereof are disclosed. The fin assembly comprises a plurality of heat dissipating plates formed by means of a multi-wire saw, and the heat dissipating plates each has a thickness of no more than 1 mm and being spaced apart by a gap of no more than 1.5 mm.

Abstract: A cleaner for attachment to a wide belt sander, the cleaner being mounted adjacent the top roller of the belt sander. The cleaner is applied to the sanding belt only during operation of the sander.

Abstract: A grinding machine has a driving mechanism for rotating a drive shaft, a sander supported on the drive shaft, a bracket provided swingably on a housing for supporting the drive shaft, a drive shaft moving mechanism for moving the drive shaft in the axial direction, a hollow member supported on the bracket for ratably support the drive shaft, a drive shaft position switching mechanism for moving the hollow cylinder in its axial direction to take selectably two positions whereby the drive shaft can take smoothly two positions in one of which the drive shaft is not moved in its axial direction, and in the other of which the drive shaft is moved it its axial direction.

Abstract: A multiple purpose lathe which can include a special valve polishing device, a camshaft lap device and other mechanisms. The valve polishing device includes a pair of generally axially parallel, rotatable rollers positioned to bear against and support a valve stem held therein while being polished by a movable belt. The camshaft lap device includes, optionally, a movable wheel bearing against the polishing belt which, in turn, bears against the camshaft being polished.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for making a coated abrasive belt having a backing comprising a hot-melt adhesive throughout the length of the belt. The splice of the coated abrasive belt made by the method has substantially the same thickness, density, and flexibility as the remainder of the belt.

Abstract: An abrasive article having a sheet-like structure having a major surface and having deployed in a fixed position thereon a plurality of abutting abrasive composites in an area spacing of at least 1,200 composites/cm.sup.2, each of the composites comprising a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder. The invention also relates to a method for reducing a surface finish of a workpiece surface using the abrasive article and a process for making the abrasive article of the invention.

Abstract: A computer diskette burnishing machine that consists of two burnishing units adapted to operate on the magnetic medium of a conventional computer disk through the upper and lower read/write head access windows in the disk's protective shell. The assembled diskette is positioned on a lower burnishing unit that comprises a supporting plate having the same mechanical characteristics of a corresponding computer disk drive, including an electric motor equipped with a spindle/hub interface and shell registration pins. While the disk rotates, the burnishing units polish the disk's upper and lower surfaces by means of upper and lower abrasive tapes fed by a system of supply and take-up reels. The lower burnishing unit includes a resilient roller backing up the lower abrasive tape and disposed radially with respect to the plane of the disk. The upper burnishing unit consists of a spring-loaded resilient roller backing up the upper abrasive tape and disposed radially in parallel to the lower roller.

Abstract: An apparatus for grinding cutouts in the ends of pipes has a pair of pulleys which carry a grinding belt. One of the pulleys is a driving pulley for the belt and the other pulley is a shaping pulley which cooperates with the grinding belt to form the cutouts. A pipe clamp is located near, and is movable towards and away from, the shaping pulley. The shaping pulley is interchangeable in order to permit changes in cutout size. To this end, a stub projects from either end of the shaping pulley and supports a ball bearing. The ball bearings are receivable in carriers having U-shaped openings so that the shaping pulley can be installed and removed by pushing the bearings into the openings and pulling the bearings out of the openings.

Abstract: While a magnetic disk is being rotated, compressed air is jetted to corresponding positions on the two surfaces of the magnetic disk. An abrasive tape, which has tension in its longitudinal direction, is interposed between at least either one of the two surfaces of the magnetic disk and the compressed air jetted thereto such that the compressed air may now be jetted to the abrasive tape. The air pressure of the compressed air, which is jetted to the abrasive tape, and the tension on the abrasive tape are adjusted such that the abrasive tape may be formed into a bent shape having a level of rigidity appropriate for pushing the magnetic disk. The bent shape portion of the abrasive tape is brought into sliding contact with the magnetic surface of the magnetic disk, and the region of the sliding contact of the magnetic surface of the magnetic disk with the abrasive tape is thereby uniformly burnished.

Abstract: The invention is to a jig that may be either temporarily or permanently mounted for use on a simple, low cost, belt or drum sander. On a belt sander, the jig is placed over the fence on the sander and secured thereto by thumb screws, or may be bolted to the sides of some sanders. The jig is mounted adjacent to a drum sander. The jig is an adjustable guide under which a work piece is placed. When the work piece is sanded to the desired thickness, the attachment is stopped from further downward movement by set screws, and the work piece is not further sanded.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically polishing run-out table rolls, comprising: (a) a run-out table polisher take-up reel operatively connected to a carrier belt having abrasive material affixed thereto; and (b) control means for paying out and then retrieving the carrier belt onto the run-out table in response to one or more permissive signals indicative of the operational status of the run-out table. A method of automatically polishing run-out table rolls, comprising: (a) receiving one or more signals indicative of the operational status of a run-out table; (b) processing the signal(s) to determine whether a permissive condition for polishing the run-out table rolls exists; (c) in response to a determined permissive condition, paying out from a take-up reel a carrier belt having abrasive material affixed thereto; and (d) retrieving the carrier belt onto the take-up reel.

Abstract: An apparatus arranged for grinding, polishing, etc. with a closed loop 5 of grinding, polishing, etc. belt mounted on the output shaft of a motor 1 and driven by a rotating drive wheel 4. This loop belt 5 is intended to be applied against a workpiece which is to be machined by means of the loop belt 5, said closed loop 5 having loop portions differing from one another in a running direction. The loop 5 is steered by steering members 2:8, 9:10, 11 to adopt an essential L-shape and comprising at least two loop portions, of which the loop portion 5d which is arranged to make contact with said workpiece is preferably selected shorter than the other loop portion 5a, 5b, 5f, 5g.Said drive wheel 4 for driving of the belt 5 is arranged displaceable relative to a foundation 17 by a guide 19 steered by the foundation 17 and turnable by means of guide members 3 arranged on the guide. An angle .phi.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for the contouring head assembly of a belt grinding machine that employs multiple, parallel, abrasive grinding belts, and back-up shoes for pressing the belts against the surfaces on a workpiece to be ground. The locking mechanism secures the contouring head assembly to the bed of the grinding machine. The locking mechanism includes a protrusion, such as a ball, that is carried by the contouring head assembly and a pivotable arm with a socket defined near its free end. The pivotable arm is secured to a shaft that is driven by a rotary actuator, that is powered by a hydraulic motor. The socket engages the protrusion to securely support one side of the contouring feed assembly. A hydraulic cylinder forces a tapered plunger against the pivotable arm to enhance the locking action.