Improvements in and relating to grinding machines

A method of grinding the edge of a disc (36) uses a grinding machine having mounted thereon a grooved grinding wheel (32), in which the groove is formed in situ using a forming wheel (56,58) also mounted on the grinding machine. After a workpiece (36) has been ground or after a succession of workpie...

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Hauptverfasser: STOCKER, MARK ANDREW, FALKNER, DERMOT ROBERT, PIERSE, MICHAEL GEORGE, MORANTZ, PAUL MARTIN HOWARD
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method of grinding the edge of a disc (36) uses a grinding machine having mounted thereon a grooved grinding wheel (32), in which the groove is formed in situ using a forming wheel (56,58) also mounted on the grinding machine. After a workpiece (36) has been ground or after a succession of workpieces (36) have been ground, re-engaging the grinding wheel (32) and the forming wheel (56,58) with the grinding wheel (32) remaining in situ, to re-form the groove (34) in the grinding wheel (32) to correct for wear. A grinding machine comprises a grinding wheel (32), drive means therefor, a workhead and workpiece spindle and drive means (38,40) therefor, a forming wheel (56,58) and drive means (28) therefor, means for moving the grinding wheel (32) so as to plunge grind the edge of the grinding wheel (32) to form a groove (34) therein of precise cross-section and means for effecting relative movement between the grinding wheel (32) and the forming wheel (56,58) to enable the grinding wheel (32) to engage with the edge of a circular workpiece (36) component mounted on the workpiece spindle (28,30) to edge grind the component and wherein the forming wheel (56,58) is also mounted on the workpiece spindle (28,30) for rotation therewith, and the grinding wheel (32) is a resin bonded wheel.