System for automatic finishing of machine parts
US5091861A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/50247
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for automatic finishing of machined parts comprising apparatus for defining a workpiece and finishing parameters thereof corresponding to a finishing task, apparatus for calcualting a three-dimensional path about the workpiece along which a finishing tool is drawn in order to perform the finishing task, apparatus for testing the placement of the workpiece and for correcting the three-dimensional path to account for workpiece misplacement, and finishing apparatus operative to move the finishing tool along the three dimensional path in order to perform the finishing task.
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