Electrical discharge machining system with integrated flushing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Scott FLANAGAN, Weston Michael SUCHENSKI, John D. PITTARD
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Abstract
The present application provides an electrical discharge machining system for drilling a hole in a workpiece using a flushing fluid. The electrical discharge machining system may include an electrode with the electrode positioned in an electrode guide, and an integrated external flushing system. The integrated external flushing system may include a guide cap and a concentric flushing channel defined between the guide cap and the electrode guide so as to allow the flushing fluid to remain attached to the electrode guide.
Claims10
An electrical discharge machining system for drilling a hole in a workpiece using a flushing fluid, comprising:
- an electrode;
- the electrode positioned in an electrode guide;
- and
- an integrated external flushing system;
- the integrated external flushing system comprising a guide cap and a concentric flushing channel defined between the guide cap and the electrode guide so as to allow the flushing fluid to remain attached to the electrode guide.
A method of reducing debris about an electrode while drilling a hole in a workpiece with an electrical discharge machining system, comprising:
- drilling the hole with the electrode;
- flowing flushing fluid through an internal flushing chamber within the electrode;
- flowing flushing fluid through an integrated external flushing system about an electrode guide;
- and
- continuing to flow flushing fluid through the integrated external flushing system as the electrode breaks out of the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.