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US 12,350,750 B2Granted
Methods and systems of electrochemical machining
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAndrew Lee Trimmer, John Malott Cottrill, Douglas Carl Hofer, Bugra Han Ertas
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Abstract
Methods and systems of electrochemically machining a component are provided. The method may include applying two or more potentials to a tool electrode comprising an array of two or more individual electrodes to generate two or more electric fields in between the tool electrode and a workpiece opposite of the tool electrode, wherein each of the two or more electric fields is generated by one of the array of two or more individual electrodes.
Claims16
An electrochemical machining system, comprising:
- a tool electrode comprising an array of two or more individual electrodes, wherein upon applying two or more potentials to the array of two or more individual electrodes, two or more electric fields are generated in between the tool electrode and a workpiece and wherein each of the two or more electric fields is generated by one of the array of two or more individual electrodes;
- wherein at least one spacer is positioned in between a first electrode and a second electrode of the array of two or more individual electrodes;
- wherein the at least one spacer comprises at least one electrolyte flushing port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.