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Probe positioning mechanism for a radius dresser

US5138799A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1991
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B19/4015
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods of controlling the dressing operation of computer numerically controlled grinding machines. A contact probe is positioned relative to a dresser and contact measurements are made to determine the position of the dresser tip relative to a pivot axis about which the dresser rotates.

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