Patent ID: 6925915
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: B23B,G05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for increasing surface smoothness of a turned surface, the device comprising a control system comprising a control unit and an actuator connectible to the control unit and connectible with a tool holder, the actuator being adapted to impart a vibrating motion in a lateral direction to the tool holder wherein the tool holder moves in a vibrating manner alternatingly in and against a direction of feed when the device is mounted in a turning lathe, the actuator being spaced from a center, longitudinal axis of the tool holder, wherein the actuator is at least one piezoceramic element which is movable in a direction parallel to the center, longitudinal axis of the tool holder in order to create side-to-side vibration motion in the tool holder.