Patent GB-1232664-A (GB)
IPC: B24B5/10
Filed: 1968-09-27
Abstract: 1,232,664. Grinding. HEALD MACHINE CO. 27 Sept., 1968 [2 Oct., 1967], No. 46053/68. Heading B3D. A grinding machine for finishing a surface of revolution On a workpiece 16 by means of an abrasive wheel 35 comprises means for bringing the wheel into engagement with the workpieee to produce a rough grind with controlled force grinding, for removing the wheel from the workpiece and dressing the wheel, and for bringing the wheel into engagement with the workpieoe to produce a finish grind with feed rate grinding, and means for measuring the distance from a predetermined point to the point of termination of the rough grind, backing the wheel that same distance for a dressing operation and returning the wheel that same distance after dressing so that the finish grind can start without loss of time and without striking the workpiece prematurely. The workpieee 16 is rotatable by a head 12 on a slide 13 reciprocable on ways 14 on a base 11 and carrying a dressing device 17. A plug, or, as shown, pneumatic gauge 18 is disposed within the workhead and has pressure switches 19, 21, 22 operative to indicate when the size of the bore 15 is such that dressing of the wheel is necessary, when the bore has reached a size at which the finish grind is to be terminated, and when the bore has reached the final size. The grinding wheel 35 is mounted on the wheelhead 33 which is carried by a table 25 movable along ways 23, 24 on the base by an hydraulic cylinder. A finger 27 on the table is engageable by a feed stop and switch 28 mounted on a compensating slide 26 movable by a screw 36 rotatable by gearing from a shaft 45 connected to a hand wheel 44 and stepping motor 37. A finger 29 extends downwardly from the table for engagement with a dress stop 31 on the slide 26, the distance between the fingers 27, 29 being greater than that between the stops 28, 31. The finger 27 is adjustable by a ratchet mechanism 39 operated by pawls 40, 41 driven from cylinders 42, 43. In operation, a new workpiece is loaded into the machine at point 1 Fig. 15, with the table 25 in its forward, position, finger 29 engaging stop 31. The stepping motor is operated to move the slide 26 so that the table moves a distance B to point 2. Cylinder 32 is actuated to move the table rearwardty so that the finger 29 leaves stop 31. Table 13 is moved to place the abrasive wheel within the workpiece and the table 25 moves rapidly to point 3 where the wheel and workpiece engage. Vibrations initially occur during rounding-up but smooth out as the table approaches point 4, grinding being effected at a constant force At point 4, the finger 27 contacts the feed stop 28 which operates the gauge 18 and introduces pulses to the stepping motor which thereby moves the compensating slide 26, the table following. When the gauge 18 indicates that a dress size has been reached at point 5, the number of pulses supplied to the stepping motors is memorized and the cylinder 32 actuated to retract the table. The memorized number of pulses supplied to the stepping motors is supplied thereto in reverse to retract the slide 26 to point 7 and the workhead table 13 is moved to the left. - A number of pulses supplied to the stepping motor then moves the slide from point 8 to 9 to compensate for dressing and the table 13 is again advanced so that the wheel is dressed by the tool 17. The memorized number of pulses is thereafter supplied to the stepping motor and the cylinder 32 energized to engage the finger 27 with the stop to move the table to point 13 to engage the wheel with the workpiece. Grinding then continues to point 14 at fine feed under the control of slow pulses received by the stepping motor. At point 14, the gauge' stops further feed and grinding continues by sparkout to final-size at point 15. If the number of pulses required by the stepping motor to reach the final size differs from a set standard resulting in a late or early gauge condition, the finger 27 is adjusted by actuation of the cylinders 42 or 43.