EP0724501A1 - Improvements in or relating to grinding machines - Google Patents
Improvements in or relating to grinding machinesInfo
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- EP0724501A1 EP0724501A1 EP95922620A EP95922620A EP0724501A1 EP 0724501 A1 EP0724501 A1 EP 0724501A1 EP 95922620 A EP95922620 A EP 95922620A EP 95922620 A EP95922620 A EP 95922620A EP 0724501 A1 EP0724501 A1 EP 0724501A1
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- Prior art keywords
- wheel
- grinding
- dresser
- heads
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B27/00—Other grinding machines or devices
- B24B27/0076—Other grinding machines or devices grinding machines comprising two or more grinding tools
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
- B24B19/08—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding non-circular cross-sections, e.g. shafts of elliptical or polygonal cross-section
- B24B19/12—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding non-circular cross-sections, e.g. shafts of elliptical or polygonal cross-section for grinding cams or camshafts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B53/00—Devices or means for dressing or conditioning abrasive surfaces
- B24B53/04—Devices or means for dressing or conditioning abrasive surfaces of cylindrical or conical surfaces on abrasive tools or wheels
- B24B53/053—Devices or means for dressing or conditioning abrasive surfaces of cylindrical or conical surfaces on abrasive tools or wheels using a rotary dressing tool
Definitions
- This invention relates generally to grinding machines, and in particular to a grinding machine having two wheel heads, each carrying a grinding wheel, thereby to enable two positions along a workpiece to be ground simultaneously, for example when grinding cams on an engine camshaft.
- Dual wheel grinding machines are well known. It is also well understood that when a grinding wheel is in use, it can develop deformations from circularity, of several possible types, requiring the wheel * co be reshaped with a dressing tool or a truing tool.
- dressing is employed to refer to either a dressing tool or a truing tool, and the term “dress” to refer to either dressing or truing.
- the grinding wheels are not necessarily the same size. It has been considered not practical to incorporate facilities for dressing or truing in the machine because of the space and complexity of design required to carry a normal two axes dressing unit on each wheelhead. In a machine having only a single grinding wheel, a separate head can be incorporated, but this is obviously not readily possible in a machine already having two wheel heads. It is conventional practice to demount the grinding wheels for dressing or truing.
- a dual wheel head grinding machine having first and second wheel heads respectively carrying first and second grinding wheels, wherein the first and second wheel heads respectively also carry first and second grinding wheel dressers and the two wheel heads are relatively movable to enable the first dresser to dress the second grinding wheel and to enable the second dresser to dress the first grinding wheel.
- a method of truing or dressing the grinding wheels of a dual wheel head grinding machine comprising the step of moving the first wheel head to cause the first dresser to dress the second grinding wheel and, or the step of moving the second wheel head to cause the second dresser to dress the firsr grinding wheel.
- the two wheel heads are each movable in two coordinate directions, firstly a lateral movement towards and away from one another and secondly a feed movement at right angles thereto.
- the lateral movement is preferably parallel to an axis through the first and second grinding wheels, which may be coaxial, and the feed movement is at right angles to said axis and enables the infeed/outfeed movement of the respective grinding wheel relative to the workpiece, as well as engagement of the respective dresser with a grinding wheel.
- the first and second dressers on the two wheel heads are desirably not aligned, but both preferably lie in a plane normal to the axial plane through the axis of the grinding wheels containing the directions of movement of the wheel heads, but respectively on opposite sides of this axial plane. Registration of the dressers in this way, relative to the grinding wheels, enables the first dresser to move past the second dresser when the first dresser is employed to dress the second grinding wheel, and vice versa.
- Correct lateral positioning calibration is preferably achieved by means of a probe on one wheel head and an anvil on the other. Contact between them may signal a stop command to the drive producing the lateral movement.
- the feed movement which brings the first dresser into contact with the second grinding v/heel, or the second dresser into contact with the first grinding wheel, is judged by touch contact in a conventional manner.
- the probe may be adjustable between two conditions if, as is preferred, the lateral movement for bringing the first dresser into alignment with the second grinding wheel is not the same as that for bringing the second dresser into alignment with the first grinding wheel.
- Dressing may be effected by movement of one wheel head only. Again, if the dressers are mounted in fixed relationship to the respective wheel heads, all lateral relative movement between the wheel heads for effecting dressing is preferably carried out by the wheel head carving the grinding wheel to be dressed, although this is not essential.
- the dressers are mounted each to be laterally movable independently of the lateral movement of the wheel heads which carry the respective dressers.
- the dressers may each be mounted on a slide which is itself mounted to be laterally slidable on a guide means carried by the corresponding wheel head.
- Figures 1, 2 and 3 respectively show a simple machine diagrammatically in plan, side, and rear views, for enabling the principle of the invention to be understood;
- Figure 4 is a diagrammatic plan view of a preferred machine in a typical condition for dual grinding of a workpiece
- Figure 5 is a corresponding view when the machine is in a typical condition for dressing one of the grinding wheels
- Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view of a dressing wheel slide assembly
- Figure 7 shows a slide in perspective.
- the illustrated grinding machine has two wheel heads 10, 12 respectively carrying grinding wheels 14, 16 in coaxial relationship for grinding two spaced positions along a workpiece 18 rotatable betwen a headstock 20 and a tailstock 22.
- a rotary drive for each grinding wheel 14, 16 is housed within the respective wheel head, and the infeed/outfeed movement of each grinding wheel is produced by a controlled feed movement of the respective wheel head, as indicated by the arrows 24, 26.
- the wheel heads 10, 12 respectively carry dressing or truing tools 28, 30, herein referred to as dressers.
- the dressers 28, 30, are not coaxial, but disposed on opposite sides of a vertical plane through the axis of the grinding wheels, as will be clear from Figures 2 and 3.
- Each wheel head in addition to its vertical feed movement, is laterally movable towards the other wheel head, as indicated by the arrows 32, 34.
- the dresser 30 can be engaged with the grinding wheel 14 to effect dressing, or likewise for the grinding wheel 16 and dresser 28.
- the two dressers 28, 30 pass one by the other during the lateral feed movement effected in readiness for dressing, and it is possible that each dresser may be vertically aligned with a grinding wheel at the end of this feed movement. However, simultaneous dressing of both grinding wheels is not possible because the respective distances between the centres of the respective pairs of grinding wheels and dressers will not be the same.
- the two dressers 28, 30 are preferably mounted at different distances from the sides of the wheel heads 10, 12 such that when one dresser 28 is truing grinding wheel 16, the other dresser 30 is laterally displaced from, i.e. non- aligned with, its grinding wheel 14.
- the sensing means 36, 38 may be adjustable to allow for the different lateral movements to be carried out when the respective pairs of grinding wheels and dressers are to be aligned.
- the vertical feed movement of one dresser (or grinding wheel) necessary for dressing increases the separation of the other dresser and grinding wheel.
- the dresser 30, 28 traverses across the face of the grinding wheel 14, 16 to dress, or true the wheel. The actual grinding and dressing or truing processes carried out by the machine are not herein described, because they are practised in a wholly conventional manner.
- FIG. 4 to 7 A preferred, more versatile machine is illustrated in Figures 4 to 7, wherein the same reference numerals as Figures 1 to 3 are employed for corresponding parts.
- the dressers 28, 30 are mounted on respective slides 40, 42 which are themselves slidably mounted for lateral movement of the dressers on guides 44 (see Figure 7) housed within the respective wheel heads 10, 12.
- References 46, 48 denote driving means for the respective slides 40, 42.
- Figure 4 the machine is shown in the condition for conventional dual grinding of a workpiece by the spaced grinding wheels 14, 16.
- the grinding wheels 14, 16 are shown non- aligned axially. Moreover, although not shown, these grinding wheels could be of quite substantially different diameters.
- the axes of the dressers 28, 30 again lie in front of and behind the plane of the Figure 4 drawing, as is apparent from the plan view of a wheel head shown in Figure 6, in which reference 50 denotes the axis of the grinding wheel 14, typically a diamond wheel, and reference 52 denotes the axis of the dresser 28, typically a carbon- boron wheel.
- Figure 5 shows the machine when in the condition for truing the grinding wheel 16 with the dresser 28.
- Slide 40 has been operated, in conjunction with a relative lateral movement of the wheel heads 14, 16, possibly to an extent controlled by a suitable sensing means (not shown), to bring dresser 28 into alignment with grinding wheel 16. Relative vertical movement of the two wheel heads 14, 16 is being carried out to effect truing.
- FIG 6 also shows, in diagrammatic manner, one possible form of drive means 46, 48 contained within each wheel head 14, 16, for effecting movement of the slide.
- This drive means may be electrically or hydraulically powered, for example.
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- Grinding-Machine Dressing And Accessory Apparatuses (AREA)
- Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9416795 | 1994-08-19 | ||
GB9416795A GB9416795D0 (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Improvements in or relating to grinding machines |
GB9502812 | 1995-02-14 | ||
GBGB9502812.2A GB9502812D0 (en) | 1995-02-14 | 1995-02-14 | Improvements in or relating to grinding machine |
PCT/GB1995/001446 WO1996005940A1 (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-20 | Improvements in or relating to grinding machines |
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EP0724501A1 true EP0724501A1 (en) | 1996-08-07 |
EP0724501B1 EP0724501B1 (en) | 1999-07-07 |
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EP95922620A Expired - Lifetime EP0724501B1 (en) | 1994-08-19 | 1995-06-20 | Improvements in or relating to grinding machines |
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EP (1) | EP0724501B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2745195A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69510651T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2133784T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996005940A1 (en) |
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US5975995A (en) * | 1997-06-25 | 1999-11-02 | Unova Ip Corp. | Machining apparatus and method |
DE19940687A1 (en) | 1999-08-27 | 2001-03-01 | Mikrosa Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh | Grinding machines for centerless grinding of workpieces |
US6450864B1 (en) | 2000-10-13 | 2002-09-17 | Raphael W. Smith | End mill grinder with two independently adjustable grinding wheels |
DE10329724C5 (en) * | 2003-07-02 | 2015-11-12 | Niles Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh | Device for grinding in particular internal profiles |
GB2408224B (en) * | 2003-11-21 | 2005-11-09 | Unova Uk Ltd | Improvements in and relating to grinding machines |
JP6540198B2 (en) * | 2015-04-28 | 2019-07-10 | 株式会社ジェイテクト | Compound grinding machine and compound grinding method |
JP6754272B2 (en) * | 2016-10-24 | 2020-09-09 | 株式会社ディスコ | Grinding device |
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CH339530A (en) * | 1954-09-07 | 1959-06-30 | Gleason Works | Machine for grinding parts having teeth |
JPS5942268A (en) * | 1982-08-31 | 1984-03-08 | Toyoda Mach Works Ltd | Grinding wheel truing device |
SE445983B (en) * | 1984-12-19 | 1986-08-04 | Uva Ab | WITH CUTTING TOOLS SUPPLIED GRINDING MACHINE |
JPH04348869A (en) * | 1991-03-28 | 1992-12-03 | Toyoda Mach Works Ltd | Correction device for angular grinding wheel |
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- 1995-06-20 EP EP95922620A patent/EP0724501B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-20 DE DE69510651T patent/DE69510651T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-06-20 AU AU27451/95A patent/AU2745195A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-06-20 WO PCT/GB1995/001446 patent/WO1996005940A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-06-20 ES ES95922620T patent/ES2133784T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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EP0724501B1 (en) | 1999-07-07 |
ES2133784T3 (en) | 1999-09-16 |
DE69510651D1 (en) | 1999-08-12 |
DE69510651T2 (en) | 1999-12-02 |
AU2745195A (en) | 1996-03-14 |
WO1996005940A1 (en) | 1996-02-29 |
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