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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1986
John M Check, Chelsea, MI (US);
William L Clayton, Jr, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Frederick L Fitts, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas D Walser, Chesaning, MI (US);
Ex-Cell-O Corporation, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Abstract
In a multiple axis electrical discharge machine having a pair of indexable turrets each of which carries a plurality of electrode cartridges each with a supply of electrodes, the improvement of individually releasable electrodes in each cartridge which are configured to be transferred to a tool holder to be precisely positioned therein; the machine further includes a programmable electrode tool holder carousel and opposed tool carriers for moving preselected combinations of tool holders and electrodes between an electrode transfer station and a tool changer for transferring the selected electrode to a servo driven spindle head.