Apparatus and method for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorGerald A. Wagner
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic include a table with a rotatable wheel thereon. A pad is disposed on the rotatable wheel such that the pad can remain on the rotatable wheel as the wheel is rotated but is removable from the wheel when not in use. A recrystallized silicon carbide disk is disposed on the pad having sufficient friction to remain on the pad as the wheel and pad are rotated but is removable from the rotatable wheel and pad when not in use.
Claims17
A method for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic, comprising the steps of:
- a) placing on a table with a rotatable wheel a pad on said rotatable wheel such that the pad can remain on said rotatable wheel as the wheel is rotated but is removable from said wheel when not in use;
- b) placing on the said pad a recrystallized silicon carbide disk having sufficient friction to remain on said pad as the wheel and pad are rotated but is removable from said wheel and pad when not in use;
- c) rotating said recrystallized silicon carbide disk;
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- d) applying a ceramic to said recrystallized silicon carbide disk with sufficient force to remove at least a portion of said material as said recrystallized silicon carbide disk is rotated, thereby removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic.
An apparatus for removing a portion of material from the surface of a ceramic, comprising:
- a) a table with a rotatable wheel thereon;
- b) a pad disposed on said rotatable wheel such that the pad can remain on said rotatable wheel as the wheel is rotated but is removable from said wheel when not in use;
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- c) a recrystallized silicon carbide disk disposed on said pad having sufficient friction to remain on said pad as the wheel and pad are rotated but is removable from said wheel and pad when not in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.