Electrochemical machining on workpiece selective area
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSarbajit Kumar Rakshit, Manikandan Padmanaban, Jagabondhu Hazra
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Abstract
A system for executing electrochemical machining (ECM) on a workpiece is provided. The system includes a tank to contain an electrolyte, a robotic modular chamber, which is disposable and movable on the workpiece for the executing of the ECM on a location of the workpiece using the electrolyte from the tank, an electrolyte circulation system to continuously provide the electrolyte from the tank and to the robotic modular chamber and circuitry to apply a voltage bias to the robotic modular chamber and the workpiece to enable the executing of the ECM.
Claims20
A system for executing electrochemical machining (ECM) on a workpiece, the system comprising:
- a tank to contain an electrolyte;
- a robotic modular chamber, which is disposable and movable on the workpiece for the executing of the ECM on a location of the workpiece using the electrolyte from the tank;
- an electrolyte circulation system to continuously provide the electrolyte from the tank and to the robotic modular chamber;
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- circuitry to apply a voltage bias to the robotic modular chamber and the workpiece to enable the executing of the ECM.
A system for executing electrochemical machining (ECM) on a workpiece, the system comprising:
- a tank to contain an electrolyte;
- robotic modular chambers, which are each disposable and movable on the workpiece for the executing of the ECM on locations of the workpiece using the electrolyte from the tank;
- an electrolyte circulation system to continuously provide the electrolyte from the tank and to each of the robotic modular chambers;
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- circuitry to apply a voltage bias to each of the robotic modular chambers and the workpiece to enable the executing of the ECM.
A method of executing electrochemical machining (ECM) on a workpiece, the method comprising:
- determining a size and dimensions of the workpiece including locations where ECM is to be executed;
- connecting robotic modular chambers to electrolyte contained in a tank and to circuitry;
- disposing the robotic modular chambers on the workpiece;
- moving the robotic modular chambers on the workpiece to the locations in accordance with the size and dimensions of the workpiece and the locations where the ECM is to be executed;
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- executing the ECM, the executing of the ECM comprising:
- providing the electrolyte to robotic modular chambers at the locations;
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- applying a voltage bias to the robotic modular chambers at the locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.