EP0385069A2 - Dispositif pour meuler les pointes des électrodes en tungstène - Google Patents

Dispositif pour meuler les pointes des électrodes en tungstène Download PDF

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EP0385069A2
EP0385069A2 EP90100683A EP90100683A EP0385069A2 EP 0385069 A2 EP0385069 A2 EP 0385069A2 EP 90100683 A EP90100683 A EP 90100683A EP 90100683 A EP90100683 A EP 90100683A EP 0385069 A2 EP0385069 A2 EP 0385069A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
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    • B24B19/16—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group for grinding sharp-pointed workpieces, e.g. needles, pens, fish hooks, tweezers or record player styli

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  • the invention relates to a device for grinding the tips of tungsten electrodes with a driven grinding wheel and an electrode holder for an electrode rotatably mounted therein about its axis, the electrode holder being arranged on a turntable and the turntable being pivotable about an axis orthogonal to the axis of the grinding wheel as well as in the direction of the axis of the grinding wheel.
  • the tips of tungsten electrodes which are used in particular in TIG torches of computer-controlled welding machines, must be ground very precisely so that the arc burns evenly.
  • the grinding grooves of the electrode tip should run in the longitudinal direction of the electrode and the shape of the electrode tip should correspond as exactly as possible to a cone. This presupposes that the electrode tip is brought secantially to the front of the grinding wheel and ground. This can be achieved with devices known from practice.
  • the electrode holder has a chuck for the electrode coupled to a drive motor. So that the electrode holder has such large dimensions that the free end of the electrode with the electrode tip to be ground must protrude very far from the chuck, so that contact of the electrode holder with the grinding wheel is avoided.
  • Tungsten electrodes that are produced by sintering are usually not exactly straight, but rather Due to the manufacturing process, they have more or less pronounced curvatures or deformations. When the electrode tip is ground with a generic device, these deformations mean that the cone axis of the electrode tip does not coincide with the longitudinal axis of the electrode. An arrangement of the taper axis that is as offset-free as possible is also a prerequisite for a flawless welding process. Similar problems occur with other devices known from practice, in which the tungsten electrode is arranged with play in the electrode holder and is guided by hand.
  • the object of the invention is to reduce the influence of deformations of the tungsten electrodes when grinding the electrode tip.
  • the electrode holder has a carrier for a collet which receives the electrode, the carrier having fixed abutments for the end of the collet remote from the electrode and for the free electrode end, as well as an engaging in the central region of the collet and pressing it against the fixed abutment Has counter bearing.
  • the free electrode end is guided in the immediate vicinity of the tip to be ground on an associated fixed abutment, so that manufacturing-related deformations of the electrode have no or only a slight effect when grinding the electrode tip. Since the collet also only requires small dimensions, the free electrode end protruding over the collet need only be short.
  • the three-point bearing of the collet with the electrode clamped in it also enables play-free guidance during grinding.
  • the counter bearing can be supported on a spring or designed as a spring, so that when the Collet with clamped electrode, any irregularities in the collet can be compensated for.
  • the resilient counter bearing enables easy assembly and disassembly of the collet on the carrier.
  • the fixed abutment for the free electrode end has a wedge-shaped end with at least one recess for the electrode end, the recess being designed in particular as a groove with a triangular cross section.
  • the free electrode end is supported in this recess without play even when the electrode is rotated about its axis.
  • the wedge-shaped design of the projection makes it possible to place the projection very close behind the electrode tip to be ground. It is understood that the depth of the recess is limited and the electrode end is mounted therein so that the projection cannot touch the grinding wheel.
  • the abutment can be arranged so that it can be pivoted and adjusted in height on a peg standing up from the turntable. With the swivel adjustment the abutment can be brought very close to the electrode tip. With the height adjustment, the electrode tip can be brought to different radial areas of the grinding wheel and the grinding wheel can thus be better used.
  • the collet can have an annular groove at the end remote from the electrode and the associated abutment can consist of a projection with a recess engaging in the annular groove.
  • a three-point bearing is possible in that the annular groove has a cross-section in the form of a segment of a circle has and that the recess is triangular, one side of the recess is flat and on the other side a rib with a spline is provided, which extends in the direction of the annular groove. Then it is ensured that with all adjustment movements of the front, free electrode end there is a three-point bearing which is also effective when the collet is turned about its longitudinal axis.
  • the collet can have a hand crank for rotating about its longitudinal axis at the end remote from the electrode.
  • both the turntable and the dovetail guide have devices for adjusting and fixing and, if appropriate, measuring scales.
  • a protective shield which at least partially surrounds the grinding wheel and has a slot which extends in the direction of the axis of the grinding wheel, with a in the region of the free slot end Electrode support is arranged.
  • the electrode inserted into the slot and resting on the electrode support is guided against the peripheral edge of the grinding wheel and rotated about its longitudinal axis. If a circumferential groove has been ground in, the electrode can be separated by a stroke in the area of the circumferential groove.
  • the device shown is used for grinding the tips of tungsten electrodes.
  • the device includes a plate 1 on which a drive motor 2 for a grinding wheel 3 driven thereby is mounted.
  • a slide 5 is guided on the plate 1 with a dovetail guide 4 and is adjustable in the direction of the axis 6 of the grinding wheel 3.
  • the carriage 5 is tensioned with a spring 7 in the direction of an adjusting screw, with which it can be adjusted.
  • a turntable 9 is mounted on the carriage 5 in front of the grinding wheel 7 and can be fixed in different angular positions relative to the carriage 5 with the aid of a locking screw 10 which passes through an associated slot 11 of the plate 1. To find certain Markers 12 serve as angular positions.
  • a carrier 13 On the turntable 8, a carrier 13 is fixed, which holds a substantially cylindrical collet 14 for the electrode.
  • the electrode is inserted into the collet 14 so far that only a short free electrode end 15 protrudes in the direction of the grinding wheel 3.
  • the collet 14 with the free electrode end 15 is held on the carrier 13 with a three-point bearing.
  • the carrier 13 has a fixed abutment 16 for the free electrode end 15 and a fixed abutment 17 for the end of the collet 14 remote from the electrode and a resilient counter-bearing 18 which engages in the central region of the collet 14.
  • the fixed abutment 16 for the free electrode end 15 has a wedge-shaped end 19 with two differently sized recesses 20, 21 arranged one above the other.
  • the recesses 20, 21 are each formed as a groove with a triangular cross section for receiving electrode ends 15 with different diameters.
  • the respective groove depth is set up so that the end of the abutment 16 does not touch the grinding wheel 3 even if the abutment 16 is placed in the immediate vicinity of the electrode tip to be ground.
  • the abutment 16 is arranged on a pin 22 standing up from the turntable 9 so as to be pivotable and adjustable in height.
  • the swivel adjustment serves to support the free electrode end 15 as close as possible to the electrode tip to be ground. With the height adjustment, the electrode end 15 can be brought to different radii of the grinding wheel 3 for better utilization of the grinding wheel 3.
  • the abutment 16 is fixed in the desired position.
  • the abutment 17 which engages on the end of the collet 14 remote from the electrode has a projection 25 with a recess 26 which engages in an annular groove 24 in the collet 14.
  • the annular groove has a cross section in the form of a segment of a circle.
  • the recess 26 is triangular.
  • One side 27 of the recess 26 is flat.
  • the other side of the recess 26 is formed by a rib 28 with a wedge profile, which extends in the direction of the annular groove 24. This ensures that regardless of the setting of the other abutment 16, the end of the collet 14 remote from the electrode is supported with a three-point bearing without play.
  • the electrode To grind the electrode, it is clamped in the collet 14.
  • the collet is inserted into the carrier 12, with the resilient counter bearing 18 evading somewhat when inserted. Then the resilient counter bearing 18 holds the collet 14 with the protruding electrode end 15 in the abutments 16, 17.
  • the abutment 16 on the grinding wheel side is set so that it engages as close as possible to the electrode tip to be ground.
  • the carriage 6 is set in the direction of the grinding wheel 3 with the aid of the adjusting screw 8.
  • the collet 14 is rotated with the aid of a hand crank 29 provided at its end remote from the electrode.
  • the electrode After grinding the electrode tip, the electrode can be cut to a predetermined size.
  • a protective shield 30 surrounding the grinding wheel 3 there is a slot 31 which extends in the direction of the grinding wheel axis 6 and a support 32 in the region of the free slot end.
  • the electrode is inserted into the slot 31 by hand and at an angle to the grinding wheel axis 6 and on the support 32 supported.
  • the electrode is then against the peripheral edge 33 of the grinding disc 1 guided and rotated about its longitudinal axis. This creates a circumferential groove as a predetermined breaking point. If you hit the predetermined breaking point, the electrode breaks at this point.
  • the electrode can also be cut to length before grinding, because with this device the tips of very short electrodes can be ground.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Grinding-Machine Dressing And Accessory Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
EP90100683A 1989-03-01 1990-01-13 Dispositif pour meuler les pointes des électrodes en tungstène Expired - Lifetime EP0385069B1 (fr)

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DE8902380U 1989-03-01
DE8902380U DE8902380U1 (de) 1989-03-01 1989-03-01 Vorrichtung zum Schleifen der Spitzen von Wolfram-Elektroden

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FR2747332A1 (fr) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-17 Emmanuel Maurin Dispositif pour l'affutage des electrodes de soudure
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JPH02279266A (ja) 1990-11-15
DE59001464D1 (de) 1993-06-24
JPH0710489B2 (ja) 1995-02-08
DE8902380U1 (de) 1989-04-20

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