Electrode for electrochemical machining, method of electrochemical machining with said electrode, a bearing and a method of determining a profile using said electrode
AssigneeSKF Industrial Trading and Development Company, B.V.
InventorFrank Peter Wardle
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Abstract
The invention relates to an electrode for electrochemical machining. An electrode comprising a plurality of electrode segments separated by insulating material. As desired, different voltages are applied to each of the electrode segments giving control over the amount of material locally removed from the metal piece. The invention also relates to a method of electrochemical machining.
Claims8
Electrode for electrochemical machining, said electrode (1) comprising side walls and a plurality of electrode segments (2), said electrode segments (2) being separated from each other and having an electrically non-insulating end (6) for facing a metal piece to be electrochemically machined, the electrode segments (2) being separated from each other by an electrically insulating layer (3);
- characterized in that the intersection of the insulating layer (3) and the non-insulated end (6) of the electrode segment (2) is, over at least part of its length, inclined to the nearest side wall of the electrode (1);
- and, wherein the non-insulating ends (6) of the electrode segments (2) form a blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.