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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Daniel R. Cloutier, Clive, IA (US);
Timothy P. Hoth, St. Peters, MO (US);
Russell L. Jacobsmeyer, Labadie, MO (US);
Daniel R. Cloutier, Clive, IA (US);
Timothy P. Hoth, St. Peters, MO (US);
Russell L. Jacobsmeyer, Labadie, MO (US);
Sunnen Products Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The feed system for a honing machine provides a capability to dynamically correct in real time errors in bore size inferred arising from variations in feed force, and a method of operation of the same. The system allows a user to select between rate and force controlled honing modes, which provides one or more of the advantages of both modes. The system provides capabilities for automatic rapid automatic bore wall detection, compensation for elasticity of elements of the feed system and honing tool, and automatic tool protection. The system is automatically operable using feed force, feed rate and positional information for honing a work piece to one or more target parameters, such as one or more in-process sizes and a final size.