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US 6,576,858 B1Granted
Small hole electrical discharge machining method and small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus
AssigneeElenix, Inc.
InventorShigeharu Yokomichi
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AssigneeElenix, Inc.
InventorShigeharu Yokomichi
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A small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus, including: a slide base; a Z axis slide freely positionable in a vertical direction, the Z axis slide being provided on the slide base; an electrode holding member for holding an upper portion of a stick-shaped or pipe-shaped electrode, the electrode holding member being provided on the Z axis slide so as to be freely rotatable; an electrode guiding member for guiding a lower portion of the electrode, the electrode guiding member being provided on the slide base; and an electrode motor for rotatively driving the electrode holding member, the electrode motor being provided on the Z axis slide. Moreover, the electrode holding member is provided with a jet nozzle for guiding the electrode by use of a water jet.
An electrical discharge machining method for a small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus including an electrode holding member for holding an upper portion of a stick-shaped or pipe-shaped electrode, an electrode guiding member for guiding a lower portion of the electrode, and a jet nozzle for generating a water jet in the electrode holding member, and a splash preventing member for preventing splashing of the water jet, the electrical discharge method comprising:
A small hole electrical discharge machining apparatus, comprising:
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