Inner race grinding machine
US5916013A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24D5/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A grinding machine for grinding an inner race of a constant velocity joint, which contains a grinding wheel with a concentric peripheral surface of boron nitride, and a device for rotating the grinding wheel at a speed of at least about 5,000 revolutions per minute. The machine also has a lubricating fluid injection system for lubricating the inner race and grinding bit. The machine also contains devices for moving the inner race in the X axis, in the Z axis, and simultaneously in the X and Z axes.
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