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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Bryan J. Kordus, Mount Pleasant, WI (US);
Chelsea B. Frid, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeffrey E. Joray, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Nanu M. Vahora, Bartlett, IL (US);
Sarah M. Beranek, Glenview, IL (US);
Michael Shtilman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Douglas A. Ceckowski, Gurnee, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A sample preparation saw () has a base (), a housing (), a saw () assembly () mounted to the base (), a dressing assembly (), a sample clamping assembly () mounted to the base (), and a reservoir assembly (). The saw () assembly () includes a blade assembly () with a rotating blade (). The blade assembly () is movable along x-, y- and z-axes by at least two drives (). The dressing assembly () is operable to dress the rotating blade (). The sample clamping assembly () includes a rail (), a sample mount () removably positioned on the rail () and a saddle () operable to hold a sample. The reservoir assembly () is operable to recirculate a rinse fluid sprayed on the rotating blade (), and includes a basin () having a pump () and a series of weirs (A,).