Grinding wheel with geometrical pattern
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsTimothy R. Jaskowiak, Grethel K. Mulroy, Thomas L. DiGravio
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Abstract
A vibration inducing grinding wheel for removing material from a workpiece is provided. The vibration inducing grinding wheel is for use in a grinding machine. The vibration inducing grinding wheel includes a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a cylindrical outer periphery thereof. At least one of the composition and the contour of the outer periphery is selected so as to provide a vibration to the grinding machine such that the straightness of the workpiece is thereby improved with respect to the straightness of the workpiece ground by a standard grinding wheel having a cylindrical outer periphery thereof, the contour and composition of the outer periphery of the standard grinding wheel being uniform.
Claims14
A method for grinding a cylindrical periphery of cylindrical workpieces on a grinding machine, comprising:
- providing a vibration inducing grinding wheel with a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a cylindrical outer periphery thereof with a composition and a contour adapted to induce a first noise into at least one of the grinding machine and the workpiece, the first noise of the vibration inducing grinding wheel having an amplitude and a frequency out of phase from at least one of a second noise from the grinding machine and a third noise from the workpiece;
- rotatably mounting the vibration inducing grinding wheel to the grinding machine;
- placing the workpiece adjacent the grinding machine in a rotatable position;
- advancing one of the workpiece and the vibration inducing grinding wheel into contact with the other of the workpiece and the grinding wheel;
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- grinding the workpiece with the vibration inducing grinding wheel such that the first noise from the vibration inducing grinding wheel causes a reduction in at least one of the second noise and the third noise whereby the outer periphery of the vibration inducing grinding wheel forms a substantially cylindrical surface over the length of the workpiece.
A roll made by a process comprising:
- providing a vibration inducing grinding wheel with a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a cylindrical outer periphery thereof with a composition and a contour adapted to induce a first noise into at least one of a grinding machine and a workpiece, the first noise of the vibration inducing grinding wheel having an amplitude and a frequency out of phase from at least one of a second noise from the grinding machine and a third noise from the workpiece;
- rotatably mounting the vibration inducing grinding wheel to the grinding machine;
- placing the workpiece adjacent the grinding machine in a rotatable position;
- advancing one of the workpiece and the vibration inducing grinding wheel into contact with the other of the workpiece and the grinding wheel;
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- grinding the workpiece with the vibration inducing grinding wheel such that the first noise from the vibration inducing grinding wheel causes a reduction in at least one of the second noise and the third noise whereby the outer periphery of the vibration inducing grinding wheel forms a substantially cylindrical surface over the length of the workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.