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Mechanical peck drill and method

US5062745A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 1989
Grant dateNov 5, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T408/23
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mechanical pecking method and device is provided wherein a spindle adapted to hold a tool such as a drill bit is mechanically reciprocated in a workpiece. Also provided is a control system and method for controlling the mechanical reciprocation of the spindle and a sensor for remembering the last point of advancement of the spindle during each peck cycle.

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