公开(公告)号：US06310312B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-30

申请号：US09471581

申请日：1999-12-23

申请人： Evelitsa Higuerey ,  Gordon Reed ,  Thomas R. Davis ,  Wilfred Grenfell

发明人： Evelitsa Higuerey ,  Gordon Reed ,  Thomas R. Davis ,  Wilfred Grenfell

IPC分类号： B23H100

CPC分类号： B23H1/00 ,  B23H7/265 ,  B23H9/10 ,  B23H9/14 ,  B23H11/00

摘要： An automated method and apparatus for electrode discharge machining wherein method includes moving the tool holder to the electrode loader, automatically mounting an electrode into the tool holder and then testing the electrode for conformance to geometric and dimension tolerances and testing the electrode for proper alignment in the tool holder and thus proper alignment relative to the workpiece just prior to moving the tool holder to the workpiece area for machining. The apparatus includes a moveable servomechanism with a tool holder, an electrode magazine, and a sensor module for testing an electrode mounted in the tool holder. The sensor module has a recess configuration of conductive material complimentary to the electrode such that the electrode will make contact with the conductive material when inserted into the sensor module if the electrode is out of tolerance or misaligned in the tool holder.

摘要翻译： 一种用于电极放电加工的自动化方法和装置，其中方法包括将工具架移动到电极装载器，将电极自动地安装到工具架中，然后测试电极以符合几何尺寸公差并测试电极以在 在将刀架移动到工件区域进行加工之前，相对于工件的正确对准。 该装置包括具有工具架，电极套和可安装在工具架中的电极的传感器模块的可移动伺服机构。 传感器模块具有与电极互补的导电材料的凹部构造，使得如果电极在工具架中超出公差或不对准，则当插入传感器模块中时，电极将与导电材料接触。