Patent ID: 8518223
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B23H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for forming components of complex shape, comprising: a workpiece holder for holding a component to be machined, an electrode holder for holding an electrode used to machine the component, at least one circular drive for simultaneously driving at least one of the workpiece holder and the electrode holder with respect to the other in a circular oscillation and at least one of the workpiece holder and the electrode holder with respect to the other in a circular feed, a third drive for driving at least one of the workpiece holder and the electrode holder with respect to the other in a linear oscillation, and a fourth drive for driving at least one of the workpiece holder and the electrode holder with respect to the other in a linear feed, an operative connection between the at least one circular drive, the third drive and the fourth drive for operating the at least one circular drive, the third drive and the fourth drive to provide the circular feed and the linear feed simultaneously with at least one of the circular oscillation and the linear oscillation, the operative connection including a programmable controller and programming for the programmable controller.