EP0222050A1 - Process and apparatus for smoothing, buffing and finishing metal components and work pieces - Google Patents
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- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B31/00—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor
- B24B31/02—Machines or devices designed for polishing or abrading surfaces on work by means of tumbling apparatus or other apparatus in which the work and/or the abrasive material is loose; Accessories therefor involving rotary barrels
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- the present invention relates to a process for smooth ing, buffing and finishing metal parts and pieces, as well as, in particular, the relative apparatus.
- deburring and finishing operations on metal pieces are effected by mixing with abrasives in vibrators or in apparatuses wherein the mass formed by the pieces and abrasives is subjected to the centrifugal force imparted thereto by means of a rotating element such as a horizontal plate or disk.
- finishing apparatuses operating by centrifugal force represent a progress with respect to the vibrators, nevertheless, they present the drawback, which incidentally is common also to other apparatus, of requiring rather prolonged idle times, due to the necessity of having to interrupt the finishing operation itself for allowing the processed mass to be gradually transferred from the finishing vat to the screener or separating device having limited dimensions, which provides for the separation of the processed pieces from the abrasive material.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome the above noted drawback by providing an apparatus which has, between the processing vat and the separating device, an intermediate container suitable to accomodate in a lump the whole mass of processed pieces and abrasive material, thereupon the processing vat, now empty, may be returned immediately to its working position to accomodate a new charge to be processed.
- the intermediate container may gradually transfer by gravity its load in the separation device until completely empty, thereafter it may return to its initial position to accomodate the successive charge which has, meanwhile, been processed in the finishing vat.
- the processing times in the finishing vat and emptying times of the intermediate collecting container are suitably synchronized in such a way that, when processing vat has completed its operation cycle, the collecting container is in its starting position already emptied of any prior charge.
- a container 1 is initially charged with the pieces to be processed and the abrasives coming from a vibrating conveyor 11, thereupon it is raised along path 2, shown in the figure by a dash-single-dot line, until it reaches a position above a processing vat 3 and is tipped thereinto as shown by the dash line 1'.
- the charge formed by the pieces to be processed and by abrasive material thus falls by gravity into the process ing vat 3 where it is wetted and submerged by an aqueous solution of auxiliary chemicals coming from a tank 8.
- the deburring cycle starts.
- the aqueous solution is discharged through a suitable valve located on the bottom of vat 3 and the latter is successively tipped by rotating it around a shaft 4 according to a semi-circular path S, shown in the drawing by a dash-single-dot line, until it assumes the end position 3' shown by a dash line.
- a suitable valve located on the bottom of vat 3 and the latter is successively tipped by rotating it around a shaft 4 according to a semi-circular path S, shown in the drawing by a dash-single-dot line, until it assumes the end position 3' shown by a dash line.
- the vat 3' is thence brought back to its initial position 3 making it to travel the path 5 in an opposite direction, while the controlled rate tipping of container 6 containing the abrasives and processed pieces is simulta neously started by means of a telescopic arm 7.
- a telescopic arm 7 With the progressive raising and tipping of container 6 according to a path 9, shown in the drawing by a dash-single-dot line, the processed pieces and abrasives fall progressively in a vibrating separator 10 which provides for the separation of the deburred pieces, conveyed outside by means of a vibrating conveyer 15, from the abrasives which are made to fall in container 1 to be re-utilized in a successive finishing cycle.
- container 6 is ready to receive a new charge of machined pieces and abrasives coming from the processing vat 3 which will have completed its operation cycle and be tipped to the position 3', thus giving start to a successive processing cycle.
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- The present invention relates to a process for smooth ing, buffing and finishing metal parts and pieces, as well as, in particular, the relative apparatus.
- It is known that deburring and finishing operations on metal pieces are effected by mixing with abrasives in vibrators or in apparatuses wherein the mass formed by the pieces and abrasives is subjected to the centrifugal force imparted thereto by means of a rotating element such as a horizontal plate or disk.
- A finishing apparatus exployting the centrifugal force is described for example in Italian Patent No. 793.300 granted on November 15, 1967 to Roto-Fiiiish Italiana S.r.l.
- Though the finishing apparatuses operating by centrifugal force represent a progress with respect to the vibrators, nevertheless, they present the drawback, which incidentally is common also to other apparatus, of requiring rather prolonged idle times, due to the necessity of having to interrupt the finishing operation itself for allowing the processed mass to be gradually transferred from the finishing vat to the screener or separating device having limited dimensions, which provides for the separation of the processed pieces from the abrasive material.
- The object of the present invention is to overcome the above noted drawback by providing an apparatus which has, between the processing vat and the separating device, an intermediate container suitable to accomodate in a lump the whole mass of processed pieces and abrasive material, thereupon the processing vat, now empty, may be returned immediately to its working position to accomodate a new charge to be processed. At the same time, the intermediate container may gradually transfer by gravity its load in the separation device until completely empty, thereafter it may return to its initial position to accomodate the successive charge which has, meanwhile, been processed in the finishing vat.
- The processing times in the finishing vat and emptying times of the intermediate collecting container are suitably synchronized in such a way that, when processing vat has completed its operation cycle, the collecting container is in its starting position already emptied of any prior charge.
- The present invention will now be illustrated in more detail on the basis of the annexed sole figure schematically representing the apparatus briefly defined hereinabove.
- A container 1 is initially charged with the pieces to be processed and the abrasives coming from a vibrating conveyor 11, thereupon it is raised along path 2, shown in the figure by a dash-single-dot line, until it reaches a position above a
processing vat 3 and is tipped thereinto as shown by the dash line 1'. The charge formed by the pieces to be processed and by abrasive material thus falls by gravity into the process ingvat 3 where it is wetted and submerged by an aqueous solution of auxiliary chemicals coming from a tank 8. - When the solution has reached the necessary volume as measured by a volumetric counter, the deburring cycle starts. At the end of this cycle, the aqueous solution is discharged through a suitable valve located on the bottom of
vat 3 and the latter is successively tipped by rotating it around a shaft 4 according to a semi-circular path S, shown in the drawing by a dash-single-dot line, until it assumes the end position 3' shown by a dash line. Operating in this way, the mass of processed pieces and abrasive material is completely discharged by gravity in a collecting container 6. - The vat 3' is thence brought back to its
initial position 3 making it to travel the path 5 in an opposite direction, while the controlled rate tipping of container 6 containing the abrasives and processed pieces is simulta neously started by means of a telescopic arm 7. With the progressive raising and tipping of container 6 according to apath 9, shown in the drawing by a dash-single-dot line, the processed pieces and abrasives fall progressively in a vibratingseparator 10 which provides for the separation of the deburred pieces, conveyed outside by means of a vibrating conveyer 15, from the abrasives which are made to fall in container 1 to be re-utilized in a successive finishing cycle. - When container 6 has reached position 6', shown in the drawing by a dashed line, at the end of the tipping run, it is completely empty and is brought back to its starting position by retracting the telescopic arm 7.
- At this point container 6 is ready to receive a new charge of machined pieces and abrasives coming from the
processing vat 3 which will have completed its operation cycle and be tipped to the position 3', thus giving start to a successive processing cycle. - The advantages which are obtainable with an apparatus of the type herein described with respect to those so far utilized are mainly represented by the elimination of idle times, since the screening which takes place in
separator 10 is effected during the working time ofvat 3, by an improved dosage and separation of the mass of processed pieces and abrasives, as the operation times and shifting speed of collecting container 6 are accurately adjustable, as well as by the decrease of collisions during the separation step of the processed pieces, in that the abrasives are separated in a more regular and uniform way. - Though the present invention has been described on the basis of an embodiment thereof which is at present preferred, it is obvious that modifications and/or changes may be introduced by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.
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AT85830261T ATE49367T1 (en) | 1985-11-11 | 1985-11-11 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SMOOTHING, POLISHING AND FINISHING METAL COMPONENTS AND WORKPIECES. |
DE8585830261T DE3575269D1 (en) | 1985-11-11 | 1985-11-11 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SMOOTHING, POLISHING AND FINISHING COMPONENTS AND WORKPIECES FROM METAL. |
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IT99484 | 1984-10-15 |
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GB2237524A (en) * | 1989-11-01 | 1991-05-08 | Lin Chao Tung | An automatic grinding and sieving machine |
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DE7429283U (en) * | 1974-08-30 | 1975-05-07 | Spaleck M Kg | Device for the surface treatment of mass-produced parts |
GB2094192A (en) * | 1981-02-26 | 1982-09-15 | Roto Finish Co | Vertical self-separating centrifugal finishing machines with automatic media return |
EP0063102A1 (en) * | 1981-04-06 | 1982-10-20 | RENI CIRILLO S.r.l. | Apparatus for the knockdown of cast pieces |
US4380137A (en) * | 1981-05-18 | 1983-04-19 | Roto-Finish Company, Inc. | Self-separating finishing machine having variable degrees of rotation and vibration, and method |
EP0125545A2 (en) * | 1983-05-11 | 1984-11-21 | Rösler Gleitschlifftechnik Maschinenbau und Technische Keramik GmbH | Centrifugal machine |
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DE7429283U (en) * | 1974-08-30 | 1975-05-07 | Spaleck M Kg | Device for the surface treatment of mass-produced parts |
GB2094192A (en) * | 1981-02-26 | 1982-09-15 | Roto Finish Co | Vertical self-separating centrifugal finishing machines with automatic media return |
EP0063102A1 (en) * | 1981-04-06 | 1982-10-20 | RENI CIRILLO S.r.l. | Apparatus for the knockdown of cast pieces |
US4380137A (en) * | 1981-05-18 | 1983-04-19 | Roto-Finish Company, Inc. | Self-separating finishing machine having variable degrees of rotation and vibration, and method |
EP0125545A2 (en) * | 1983-05-11 | 1984-11-21 | Rösler Gleitschlifftechnik Maschinenbau und Technische Keramik GmbH | Centrifugal machine |
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FACHBERICHTE FÜR OBERFLÄCHENTECHNIK, vol. 11, no. 4, 1973, pages 118-121, Coburg; H. HINZ "Möglichkeiten beim Einsatz von Hochleistungsfliehkraftmaschinen" * |
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GB2237524A (en) * | 1989-11-01 | 1991-05-08 | Lin Chao Tung | An automatic grinding and sieving machine |
GB2237524B (en) * | 1989-11-01 | 1994-01-12 | Lin Chao Tung | An automatic sieving and grinding machine |
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ES8608982A1 (en) | 1986-09-01 |
EP0222050B1 (en) | 1990-01-10 |
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