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Grinding apparatus and method

US5331769A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 1994
Grant dateJul 26, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B55/12
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Grinding apparatus including a grinding disc for grinding a tool having tungsten carbide tips is disclosed, and a recirculating coolant system is provided with a magnetic separator for removing particles of tungsten carbide from the recirculating coolant. The magnetic separator includes an elongated, labyrinthine flowpath through which the coolant flows while the tungsten particles are separated from the coolant by a magnetic field.

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