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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1993
Tomoyasu Imai, Kariya, JP;
Takani Yoshimi, Gamagori, JP;
Akihiro Matsuura, Chiryu, JP;
Toshiharu Takashima, Kariya, JP;
Toshihiro Tsutsui, Nishio, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakano, Tokai, JP;
Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A machine tool having a grinding wheel for grinding a workpiece mounted on a table. The machine tool is provided with a truing apparatus for truing the grinding wheel and a measuring device for measuring the diameter of the grinding wheel after every truing operation. Both of the truing apparatus and the measuring device are mounted on a movable base. The movable base is moved between its retract position at the outside of the table and a forward position above the table. The movable base is move to the forward position to bring the truing apparatus and the touch sensor into predetermined positions for truing and measuring operations. After the truing and measuring operations, the movable base is moved away from the table and is retracted to its retract position. The truing apparatus is provided with a truer support shaft whose rotational shaft intersects with a horizontal plane with an angle of 45.degree., and a truer attached to the truer support shaft. The truer has a cylindrical abrasive layer formed at periphery thereof and extending along a conical plane having a top angle of 90.degree..