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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1987
Fried Krupp, GmbH, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A device for the early detection of breaks and/or marginal wear in the cutting edge in machine tools equipped with reversible cutting plates having at least one insulated conductor path embedded in their cutting edge, with the conductor path being in communication with a voltage source and forming part of a circuit for actuating a signal to break off a machining process. The conductor path is part of an alternating circuit which is connected with the voltage source without physical contact. An induction coil disposed in the tool is able to induce a current in a circuit closed within the cutting plate itself and this current is measured by a measuring coil disposed in the tool. In some embodiments, insulated conductor paths in the reversible cutting plate are capacitively coupled with the voltage source without contacting it.