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US 4,046,662 AGranted
Electro-chemical machine tools
AssigneeRolls-Royce (1971) Limited
InventorsCharles Stanley Gardner, Denis Edward Molloy
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Abstract
In an electro-chemical machine tool electrolyte drainage flow is acted upon, on its way to the sump, by a device which breaks up the flow into isolated droplets, so as to prevent electrical leakage occurring via the electrolyte flow.
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An electrolyte draining apparatus comprising:
- an electrolyte collecting vessel;
- an electrochemical machine tool worktable;
- an electrolyte drainage conduit connectable between said electrochemical machine tool worktable and said electrolyte collecting vessel;
- a rotary member positioned within said collecting vessel, said rotary member receiving a flow of electrolyte from said conduit;
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- means for rotating said rotary member at a speed sufficient to throw off said electrolyte therefrom in the form of droplets so dispersed as to prevent conduction of electricity therebetween, said dispersed electrolytic droplets being rejoined in said collector vessel.
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An electrolyte draining apparatus comprising:
- an electrolyte collecting vessel;
- an electrochemical machine tool worktable;
- an electrolyte drainage conduit connectable between said electrochemical machine tool worktable and said electrolyte collecting vessel;
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- a vibrating mechanism mounted on said conduit, means for vibrating said vibrating mechanism to effect the flow of drained electrolyte therefrom by transmitting vibrations to the walls of said conduit, said transmitted vibrations breaking up the flow of drained electrolyte into dispersed droplets to thereby prevent the flow of electricity therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.