Patent ID: 6648727
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A grinding machine comprising:a base; a wheel spindle; a wheelhead carried by said base including an abrasive wheel mounted on said spindle and providing a plurality of grinding surface locations; a pair of workheads each comprising a lateral workslide movable along a first path parallel to said spindle, a cross slide movable along a second path perpendicular to said spindle and a workpiece grasping device in position to be moved so as to support a said workpiece against said wheel at a grinding location; a separate motion-imparting device coupled to each said workslide and to each said cross slide; and a CNC control system including controls coupled to each said workhead separate and independent of controls for the other said workhead, whereby precise grinding positioning of each said workpiece independent of positioning of the other said workpiece may be obtained.