US4471199A
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EDM Of a roll using segmented electrode short-circuited in the rough machine step
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1982-09-27
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Granted: 1984-09-11
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Expires: 2002-09-27
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a method for electrical discharge machining of a workpiece in the form of a roll by application of an electrical voltage across said workpiece and an electrode or electrodes mounted opposite to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween, and more particularly such method wherein each such electrode is formed by plural electrode segments separated from one another by insulators, and the electrical discharge operation is performed with said electrode segments in each electrode short-circuited to one another in the rough machining step and with said electrode segments insulated from one another in the finish machining step for reducing the working time.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsumi Michishita
- 👤 Mitsugi Kawano
- 👤 Fujio Aoshima
- 👤 Yukio Kato
- 👤 Tetsuhiro Asamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:25
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23H; B23H9/00; B23H9/04; B23H1/00; B23H1/02; B23H1/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for electrical discharge machining of a workpiece in the form of a roll by application of an electrical voltage across said workpiece and an electrode or electrodes mounted opposite to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween, characterized in that each such electrode is formed by plural electrode segments separated from one another by insulators, in that electrical discharge machining is performed in a rough machining step of the workpiece with said electrode segments of each electrode short-circuited to one another and in that electrical discharge machining is performed in a finish machining step with said electrode segments insulated from one another.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for electrical discharge machining of a workpiece in the form of a roll by application of an electrical voltage across said workpiece and an electrode or electrodes mounted opposite to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween, characterized in that each such electrode is formed by plural electrode segments separated from one another by insulators, in that electrical discharge machining is performed in a rough machining step of the workpiece with said electrode segments of each electrode short-circuited to one another and in that electrical discharge machining is performed in a finish machining step with said electrode segments insulated from one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that multi-divided electrodes are used, with each of said multi-divided electrode consisting of plural electrode segments separated from one another by insulators.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method as claimed in claim 2 characterized in that said plural electrode segments are connected to one another by switching means that may be turned on and off depending on prevailing machining conditions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that contactors are used as said switching means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 3 characterized in that said plural electrode segments are connected separately to a machining power source through current limiting resistors and switching elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as claimed in claim 5 characterized in that said switching elements are turned on and off under the control of an oscillator for supplying a pulsed voltage across the electrode segments and the work in the form of a roll.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that the ultimate desired surface roughness is obtained in the finish machining step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as claimed in claim 7 characterized in that rough machining step represents any machining step other then said finish machining step.
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