US5437754A
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Abrasive article having precise lateral spacing between abrasive composite members
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1992-01-13
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Granted: 1995-08-01
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Expires: 2012-01-13
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a method of forming an abrasive article comprising the steps of providing an embossed carrier web having a plurality of recesses formed in the front surface thereof; filling the recesses with an abrasive composite slurry that includes a plurality of abrasive grains dispersed in a hardenable binder precursor, hardening the binder precursor to form individual abrasive composite members, laminating a backing sheet to the front surface of the embossed carrier web. The resulting article includes a plurality of precisely spaced abrasive composite members, positioned in a predetermined pattern and orientation on a backing sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Clyde D. Calhoun
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 13:13
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D11/00; B24D11/001; B24D11/005; B24D2203/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming an abrasive article comprising the steps of: A. providing an embossed carrier web having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface having a plurality of recesses formed therein, each of said recesses having a recessed bottom surface portion and sidewall portions; B. filling said recesses with an abrasive slurry comprising a plurality of abrasive grains dispersed in a binder precursor; C. providing a backing sheet having a front surface and a back surface; D. laminating the front surface of said backing sheet to the front surface of said embossed carrier web so that at least a portion of the front surface of said backing sheet is in direct contact with the front surface of said embossed carrier web; and E. hardening said binder precursor to form a plurality of abrasive composite members disposed on said front surface of said backing sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of forming an abrasive article comprising the steps of: A. providing an embossed carrier web having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface having a plurality of recesses formed therein, each of said recesses having a recessed bottom surface portion and sidewall portions; B. filling said recesses with an abrasive slurry comprising a plurality of abrasive grains dispersed in a binder precursor; C. providing a backing sheet having a front surface and a back surface; D. laminating the front surface of said backing sheet to the front surface of said embossed carrier web so that at least a portion of the front surface of said backing sheet is in direct contact with the front surface of said embossed carrier web; and E. hardening said binder precursor to form a plurality of abrasive composite members disposed on said front surface of said backing sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of embossing a flexible sheet to provide said embossed carrier web.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said carrier web is embossed by an embossing roll having a plurality of embossing members having substantially the same dimensions as the abrasive composite members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of delaminating said carrier web from said backing sheet after said binder precursor has been hardened.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said carrier web is delaminated from said backing sheet at a location remote from the location where the abrasive article is made.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of coating a make coat over the front surface of said backing sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said make coat is formed from a polymer selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, acrylate resins, epoxy resins, polyester resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, and melamine-formaldehyde resins.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of applying a size coat over the front surface of said backing sheet and over said abrasive composite members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the side wall portions of said recesses are substantially perpendicular to said recessed bottom surface portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said side wall portions have a height of from 5 to 5000 micrometers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said recesses are unconnected and said recessed bottom surface portion has a maximum dimension of from 10 to 5000 micrometers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said recesses have a shape selected from the group consisting of truncated cones, truncated pyramids, cubes, cylinders, elongated troughs, chevrons, intersecting grooves, hemispheres, and combinations thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said abrasive composite members comprise 5 to 95 percent by weight abrasive grains.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said binder precursor is selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, acrylate resins, epoxy resins, polyester resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, and melamine-formaldehyde resins.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said recesses are unconnected and are arranged in an array such that there are 2 to 10,000 recesses/cm 2 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said recesses are arranged in an array such that there are 100 to 10,000 recesses/cm 2 .
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said backing sheet is flexible and is selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene terephthalate) having a polyethylene coating, polyethylene, polypropylene, cloth, vulcanized fibre, paper, non-woven fibers and combinations, and treated versions thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said backing sheet has a thickness of from 10 to 1000 micrometers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said carrier web is formed from a flexible polymer having a thickness of from 10 to 1000 micrometers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said abrasive grains have an average size of 0.1 to 1000 micrometers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a first abrasive slurry is used to partially fill said recesses and a second abrasive slurry is used to fill the unfilled portions of said recesses.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the abrasive grains in said first abrasive slurry have an average size of 0.5 to 350 micrometers, and the abrasive grains in said second abrasive slurry have an average size of 50 to 1000 micrometers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said binder precursor comprises a thermosetting resin.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said binder precursor comprises a liquid that is capable of flowing sufficiently so as to be coatable.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said abrasive grains are selected from the group consisting of fused alumina, heat treated alumina, ceramic aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, alumina zirconia, garnet, diamond, cubic boron nitride, diamond-like carbon, ceria, ferric oxide, silica, and mixtures thereof.
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