Patent ID: 6283845
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B24B,B24D

Abstract:
A grinding wheel comprising:a carrier wheel having a peripheral surface; anda grinding layer arranged on said peripheral surface of said carrier wheel and including a plurality of openings distributed over said peripheral surface of said carrier wheel, each of said openings having one of a substantially V-shaped configuration and a substantially U-shaped configuration so as to have an open end and a closed end with respect to a circumferential direction of said peripheral surface, said grinding layer having a varying diameter with respect to a widthwise direction of said peripheral surface and including a largest-diameter portion, said openings being arranged such that said closed end of each of said V-shaped and U-shaped openings is a rearmost portion of each of said openings with respect to a direction of rotation of the grinding wheel and is located on said peripheral surface at a location of said largest-diameter portion of said grinding layer with respect to the widthwise direction of said peripheral surface.