Methods and apparatus for machining a work piece
US6326579A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23H11/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric discharge machine includes a machine base configured to support a work piece, a y-axis alignment assembly having a first direction of travel and mounted to the machine base, and an electrode alignment assembly mounted to the machine base and configured to hold an electrode during a machining process. The electrode alignment assembly has a second, a third, and a fourth direction of travel, and an attached rotary indexer has a fifth direction of travel. Movements in the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth directions of travel are automatically controlled by a processor.
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