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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Moro, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ; B05D 3/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ; B05D 3/14 ;
Abstract
In the discharge surface treatment method, an electrode having a cylindrical shape and a work are aligned face to face with a predetermined gap therebetween in a machining fluid. The electrode is a green compact electrode formed by compressing metal powder or powder of a metal compound or ceramics powder, or a metal electrode. A hard coat film of the material with which the electrode is made or a reactant of this material is formed on a surface of the work because of the energy generated during the electric discharge.