Agathon Ag, Maschinenfabrik

Walter H Pfluger

Friedhelm Altpeter

A grinding machine for grinding a workpiece comprises a machine frame, a bearing device provided on the machine frame and movable along guides, in which a cup-shaped grinding wheel is rotatably drivable about a grinding wheel axis and electrically insulated. The grinding wheel is electrically connected to a generator. The device for profile dressing, sharpening and cleaning the grinding wheel consists of a single cup-shaped electrode, which is drivable about its central axis and is placed on a slide, which allows a working gap to exist between the machining surface of the cup-shaped electrode and the annular abrasive surface. A spark erosion discharge occurs in the gap when a voltage is applied. The grinding wheel can thereby be optimally conditioned by electric discharge machining.

Grinding machine with a device for conditioning a grinding wheel and a method of conditioning a grinding wheel

Roller-shaped elements are disposed between races formed on the parts to be guided relative to one another. Each of these rolling elements has two spaced, spherical-segment-shaped bearing surfaces which are in substantially point-wise contact with the races. This design makes it possible to accommodate more rolling elements circumferentially as compared with constructions utilizing balls as the rolling elements, thus increasing the bearing capacity and rigidity of the guide means while maintaining low-friction rolling conditions.

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Oberdorf, Switzerland

Walter H Pfluger