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US 6,142,854 AGranted
Deburring system and method for using same
AssigneeGenesis SystemsGroup Ltd
InventorsFred K. Remley, Jan C. Mangelsen
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Abstract
A deburring head is mounted on a frame for movement toward and away from a workpiece also mounted on the frame. The deburring head includes a plurality of deburring brushes which are rotated and which are adapted to engage the workpiece and remove burrs from the workpiece.
Claims10
A deburring apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- an work piece;
- a work piece holder on said frame detachably and movably holding said work piece for rotation about a rotational work piece axis;
- a work piece drive connected to said work piece holder for rotating said work piece about said work piece axis;
- a deburring head;
- a plurality of deburring brushes each mounted to said deburring head for rotation about a brush axis;
- a brush drive for rotating said deburring brushes about their respective brush axes, wherein said brush axes are perpendicular to said work piece axis;
- a deburring mounting mechanism connecting said deburring head to said frame for movement from an inoperative position wherein said deburring brushes are spaced from said work piece to an operative position wherein said deburring brushes contact said work piece during rotation of said deburring brushes and during rotation of said work piece.
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A method for deburring a work piece mounted on a work piece holder for rotation about a work piece axis, said method comprising:
- rotating a plurality of deburring brushes about a plurality of brush axes, respectively, at an inoperative position wherein said deburring brushes are free from contact with said work piece;
- moving said rotating deburring brushes from said inoperative position to an operative position in contact with said work piece to remove burrs from said work piece;
- maintaining said brush axes in a direction which is perpendicular to said work piece axis when said deburring brushes are in said operative position;
- moving said rotating deburring brushes to said inoperative position after said brushes have removed said burrs from said work piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.