Electrode shaping
US4850147A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23H9/10
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of shaping a nose portion 5 of an electrode 4 in an EDM apparatus comprises, providing a grinding element 9 having a peripheral groove 10 and means for effecting relative movement between the electrode 4 and the grinding element 9, and feeding the electrode 4 into the groove 10 tangentially or normally thereto so that the nose portion 5 contacts and is ground by one of the two opposed side faces of the groove 10 to impart a complementary profile to a first side face 20 of the nose portion 5.
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