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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1988
David M Dombrowski, Milford, OH (US);
William D Rouse, Milford, OH (US);
Robert W Bean, Worster, CT (US);
Paul D Cotnoir, North Grosvenordale, CT (US);
David P Asmus, Princeton, MA (US);
Andre G Beaupre, Worster, MA (US);
Kevin M Conlon, Dracut, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An edge contouring system for removing burrs from edges of precision parts. The system includes an industrial robot for moving a special piloted deburring tool along the part edges. A compliance device applies a constant force on the deburring tool to keep it in contact with the part edge, yet permits movement of the tool in a direction normal to the part surface to accommodate for irregularities in the part geometry. A pilot integral with the deburring tool limits penetration of the tool into the part edge.