System for positioning and transferring EDM electrodes
US4739145A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/17
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a multiple axis electrical discharge machine having a pair of indexable turrets each of which carries a plurality of electrode cartridges each with a supply of electrodes, the improvement of individually releasable electrodes in each cartridge which are configured to be transferred to a tool holder to be precisely positioned therein; the machine further includes a programmable electrode tool holder carousel and opposed tool carriers for moving preselected combinations of tool holders and electrodes between an electrode transfer station and a tool changer for transferring the selected electrode to a servo driven spindle head.
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