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Optical dressing method, machining device based on this method, grindstone and polishing cloth

US6126523A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 1999
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24D3/346
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A photo-reactive grinding wheel 1 is irradiated with light by a light irradiation device 2 which is provided opposite to the grinding wheel, to bring about a chemical reaction and change in property, and dissolved/removed by a solution 4. Simultaneously, a workpiece 5 is processed by the photo-reactive grinding wheel 1. Thus, processing can be performed without causing clogging in the grinding wheel of a resin bond containing fine abrasive grains, high-grade surface roughness can be realized, and processing efficiency is relatively high. The controllability of the dressing is excellent, automation of dressing and in-process dressing can also be realized, a system which contains no metal ion in the whole processing can be designed, an expensive device is not required, and handling is easy.

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