Patent · US Expired

Wire-cut electrical discharge machine having wire electrode cutting device

US5288966A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1992
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23H7/10
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cutting mechanism for use in an electrical discharge cutting machine that has a frame mounting a wire electrode cutter, a pair of rollers to feeder the wire electrode and a sensor for detecting the presence of the wire electrode. The frame can be moved from side-to-side so that it may be positioned to feed the wire electrode to a machining zone or to a disposal box when a portion of the wire electrode is to be cut off following a breakage of the wire electrode.

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