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Twist drill sharpener and aligning fixture

US4001975A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 1975
Grant dateJan 11, 1977
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Expiry dateJul 9, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/17598
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A twist drill sharpener employing a rotary grinding wheel has a twist drill chuck which mounts a pair of cams which are locked to the chuck when the lips of the twist drill are aligned in an aligning fixture and then the chuck, cams and drill are inserted in a second fixture provided with a pair of cam followers which in conjunction with the chuck carried cams control the grinding of the twist drill.

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