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US 4,538,384 AGranted
Method for grinding or cutting a workpiece
OwnerJohann Huber, Otto Thannerinventors
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Abstract
During the grinding of a workpiece a body separate from the abrasive disk is fed to the zone of cutting and arranged therein. Said body is solid at room temperatures of between 1.degree. C. and 200.degree. C. and contains materials assisting the grinding process, such as cryolite, pyrite etc., or is formed by such materials.
Claims8
A method of cutting a workpiece at a cutting zone using an abrasive cutting article having a cutting surface and made at least of abrasive grain and a binder, comprising:
- applying an active solid body which is solid at a temperature between 1.degree. C. and 200.degree. C., into direct contact with the workpiece, with a portion of the active solid body lying adjacent the cutting zone of the workpiece, the active solid body being formed by active material or containing active fillers;
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- moving the cutting surface of the abrasive article past the portion of the active body and past the cutting zone for cutting the workpiece at its cutting zone and for utilizing the active solid body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.