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Control system of grinding machine

US5133158A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1990
Grant dateJul 28, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/49271
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The control system is provided in a grinding machine composed of an axially movable rotational shaft having a grinding tool and being supported magnetically by electromagnets. The control system includes a target position modifying controller for modifying or shifting a reference target levitating position of the rotational shaft in a retreating direction away from a workpiece reaches a predetermined amount. The control system further includes a rigidity modifying controller operative during quick feed operation of the rotational shaft for making a rigidity of the rotational shaft lower than that in the grinding operation by adjusting exciting currents of the electromagnets. The control system still further includes a dressing controller operative during dressing of a new grinding tool for detecting that the grinding tool begins to touch a dresser and for judging that the dressing is completed just when an arithmetic value calculated based on the detection reaches a predetermined value.

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