Electrode tip dressing apparatus and tool used therefor

Abstract

There are provided an electrode tip dressing apparatus and an electrode tip dressing tool for resistance welding, which are miniaturized by reducing a rotational driving-force of a dressing tool. By adjusting a curvature radius of a dressing portion 4 of a dressing tool 2, a contact width, wherein a top electrode tip 5 abuts to the dressing portion 4 of the dressing tool 2, is adjusted from a rotational center of the dressing tool 2 to the outer side of the dressing tool 2. Dressing work done with the dressing tool 2 is thus made to be constant at the whole area of the dressing portion 4, from the rotational center of the dressing tool 2 to the outer side of the dressing tool 2. Accordingly, excess dressing work, which brings decline of productivity, can be avoided, thus enabling to dress the top electrode tip 5 with the minimal dressing work. A rotational driving-power of the dressing tool 2 is thereby reduced, enabling to labor-save and miniaturize the electrode tip dressing apparatus.

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