Device for breaking off the wire-like or strip-like electrode in an electro-erosion machine
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorKarl Kunze
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Abstract
A device is disclosed for breaking off the wire-like or strip-like consumed electrode in electro-erosion machines for the processing of workpieces. At a delivery side of the device the consumed electrode is moved by feed rollers into a gap between the surface of an anvil and a multi-edge bit which rotates in front of this surface and is driven by the feed rollers. The rotating bit edges groove the electrode on the anvil surface to cut it into small pieces which fall into a collector container.
Claims7
A device for breaking off a wire-like or strip-like electrode for an electro-erosion machine wherein the electrode is supplied from a feed side of the device and at a delivery side of the device is deposited behind a workpiece being processed by the electro-erosion machine, comprising:
- feed roller means having drive rollers at the delivery side for advancing the electrode;
- an anvil following the feed roller means;
- a rotatable bit means having a grooving edge and which is adjacent a surface of the anvil;
- said feed roller means inserting the electrode into a gap between the surface of the anvil and the rotatable means;
- the rotating bit means grooving the electrode on the anvil surface;
- the anvil being deflectable and means being provided for biasing a surface of the anvil towards the bit means to cooperate with the bit means for said grooving so as to prevent cutting completely through the grooved electrode at the groove by the bit means;
- and a peripheral speed of the grooving edge being greater than a peripheral speed of the drive rollers of the feed roller means so as to cause a grooved piece of the electrode to be torn off at the grooves and jump away.
A system for breaking off a wire-like electro-erosion machine electrode, comprising:
- a wire-like electro-erosion machine electrode;
- a rotatable bit having a grooving edge;
- a deflectable anvil having a surface positioned to cooperate with the grooving edge to groove the electrode;
- means bearing the anvil surface toward the grooving edge to permit the grooving edge to groove but not completely cut through the electrode;
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- means for rotating the bit at a speed greater than a feed speed of the electrode so as to tear off a piece of the electrode at the roove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.