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US 2003/0148717 A1Published application
Method of grinding cutting blades
AssigneeThe Gleason Works
InventorEric G. Mundt
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Abstract
A method of grinding cutting blades with a grinding wheel having first and second grinding edges. The method comprises rough grinding at least one surface of the cutting blade with the first grinding edge and finish grinding at least one surface of the cutting blade with the second grinding edge.
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A method of grinding a plurality of surfaces on a cutting blade, said method comprising:
- positioning a cutting blade on a grinding machine, said grinding machine including a grinding wheel having a first grinding edge and a second grinding edge,
- rough grinding one or more of said surfaces,
- finish grinding one or more of said surfaces,
- wherein said rough grinding is carried out with said first grinding edge and said finish grinding is carried out with said second grinding edge.
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A method of grinding cutting blades comprising:
- providing a cylindrical-shaped grinding wheel having an axis of rotation and including abrasive material located radially outward from said axis, said abrasive material defining a peripheral portion of said grinding wheel, the abrasive peripheral portion comprising opposed first and second sides and an outermost surface, wherein said first side and said outermost surface intersect to define a first grinding edge and said second side and said outermost surface intersect to define a second grinding edge,
- positioning said grinding wheel on a cutting blade grinding machine,
- positioning a cutting blade on said grinding machine, said cutting blade having one or more surfaces to be ground,
- rough grinding at least one of said one or more surfaces with one of said first grinding edge and said second grinding edge,
- finish grinding at least one of said one or more surfaces with the other of said first grinding edge or said second grinding edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.