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US 2003/0114095 A1Published application
Turbine ported grinding wheels
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorCurtis Rene Sauer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a ported grinding wheel for use on a grinding machine. The grinding wheel comprises at least one fluid inlet port located on a first surface of the grinding wheel, a plurality of fluid outlet ports on a working surface of the grinding wheel for delivering the fluid to the working surface, and an internal annular channel connecting the inlet port(s) to the plurality of outlet ports.
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A grinding wheel for use on a grinding machine comprising:
- at least one fluid inlet port located on a first surface of said grinding wheel;
- a plurality of outlet ports on a working surface of said grinding wheel for delivering the fluid to said working surface;
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- internal means connecting said at least one inlet port to said plurality of outlet ports.
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A machine for grinding a workpiece comprising:
- a stacked grinding wheel;
- said stacked grinding wheel having at least one fluid inlet port in a first surface and a plurality of fluid outlet ports in at least one working surface;
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- internal means connecting said at least one fluid inlet port to said fluid outlet ports for delivering said fluid to a location where the at least one working surface of the grinding wheel meets the workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.