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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Akio Sakai, Maebashi, JP;
Takaji Iwasawa, Maebashi, JP;
Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Hanyu, JP;
Hiroyuki Ikeda, Hanyu, JP;
Masami Tanaka, Hanyu, JP;
NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A grinding apparatus for grinding a spline ball groove on a workpiece comprises a rod-shaped grindstone, having a distal end portion with a curved surface corresponding to the groove to be ground, and a spindle mechanism for rotating the grindstone. The spindle mechanism and the grindstone are supported by means of a supporter in a manner such that they are inclined at a given angle to an axis of the workpiece. A rotary dresser, which has a dress groove corresponding to the curved surface of the distal end portion of the grindstone, is disposed near the grinding apparatus. The grindstone can be reciprocated along the axis of the workpiece by a drive mechanism between the workpiece and the dresser without changing its angle of inclination.