Diamond sleeve honing tool
US6679766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24B33/085
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A honing tool assembly adapted to be chucked in a honing machine for reciprocation and rotation, the assembly comprising a diamond-plated tool for honing cylindrical bores in a workpiece, the diamond-plated tool having a spiral pattern on a cylindrical outer surface, a central bore in the tool adapted to receive a tapered rod engageable with a tapered surface on the central tool opening, the tool being provided with a longitudinal slot that allows the outside diameter of the tool to expand as a force is applied to the tapered rod whereby stock is removed from bore walls of the workpiece with precision roundness and concentricity.
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