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Micro-finishing apparatus

US6220940A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1999
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B21/004
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A micro-finishing apparatus for finishing the outer surface of small cylindrical workpieces with repeatability. The apparatus comprises a regulating mechanism rotating and feeding a workpiece against a micro-finishing spool drive mechanism. Planar extents of the regulating mechanism and micro-finishing spool drive mechanism form an opening having a distance that is no greater than the diameter of the workpiece. The workpiece is fed through the opening at an angle by a guide bar. The regulating mechanism rotates the workpiece against the abrasive of the micro-finishing spool drive mechanism and simultaneously feeds it through the apparatus.

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