Patent ID: 6645055
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A grinding apparatus for pointing electrodes for TIG welding and comprising a rotatable grinding disc and a holding device for the electrode, as well as a feed device for feeding the electrode toward the grinding disc, wherein the holding device and the grinding disc are adapted to be adjusted relative to each other so that a longitudinal direction of the electrode forms a desired angle with a plane of the grinding disc, wherein the feed device comprises a drivable roller which is adapted to press the electrode laterally toward the grinding disc, and an axis of the rotation of the roller forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the electrode, so that the roller by rotation moves the electrode forwards toward the grinding disc, and a carrier face for the electrode is formed by a longitudinal plate member which is mounted rotatable about a first center of rotation, said plate member having an edge in its longitudinal direction for carrying the electrode during insertion and loading of the grinding apparatus.