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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1983
Clarence I Steinback, Edina, MN (US);
Acrometal Products, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A device for setting the position of a workpiece relative to the endless abrasive belt of an abrasive grinding machine. The device employs a first sensor that can be extended to engage and sense the position of the endless abrasive belt when it is at rest. The device also utilizes a second sensor that can be moved to a position of engagement with the workpiece when it is at rest on a workpiece conveyor. The first and second sensors are constructed and arranged so that the position of one is mechanically related to the position of the other. A movable indicator senses the position of one of the first and second sensors and indicates such position relative to a reference position. The workpiece conveyor can be raised or lowered until the indicator is in the reference position, at which point the distance between the second sensor and the workpiece conveyor corresponds to the distance between the grinding portion of the endless abrasive belt and the workpiece conveyor. Further adjustments to the workpiece conveyor can thereafter be made to surface the workpiece in a desired manner or remove a desired amount of stock.