EP1053078B2 - Schleifscheibe mit schichtförmigen schleifflächen - Google Patents

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EP1053078B2
EP1053078B2 EP98964998A EP98964998A EP1053078B2 EP 1053078 B2 EP1053078 B2 EP 1053078B2 EP 98964998 A EP98964998 A EP 98964998A EP 98964998 A EP98964998 A EP 98964998A EP 1053078 B2 EP1053078 B2 EP 1053078B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D5/00—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor
    • B24D5/06—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor with inserted abrasive blocks, e.g. segmental
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D18/00—Manufacture of grinding tools or other grinding devices, e.g. wheels, not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D5/00—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor
    • B24D5/06—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor with inserted abrasive blocks, e.g. segmental
    • B24D5/066—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor with inserted abrasive blocks, e.g. segmental with segments mounted axially one against the other
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24D—TOOLS FOR GRINDING, BUFFING OR SHARPENING
    • B24D5/00—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor
    • B24D5/10—Bonded abrasive wheels, or wheels with inserted abrasive blocks, designed for acting only by their periphery; Bushings or mountings therefor with cooling provisions, e.g. with radial slots

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  • the present invention relates generally to abrasive or snperabrasive tools.
  • the present invention relates to a rotatable grinding wheel having an abrasive or superabrasive surface.
  • Certain types of workpieces can be advantageously shaped using grinding tools, such as a wheel or disc, which have an abrasive work surface, particularly a superabrasive work surface, a superabrasive surface also being an abrasive surface but having a higher abrasivity.
  • the work surface of the grinding tool can be made up of an abrasive band around the outer circumference of the wheel or disk.
  • the work surface usually includes particles of super hard or abrasive material, such as diamond, cubic boron nitride, or boron suboxide surrounded by a bond material and/or embedded in a metal matrix. It is these abrasive particles that primarily act to cut or grind a workpiece as it is brought into contact with a rotating work surface of the grinding tool.
  • the abrasive segments can be formed by mixing abrasive particles such as diamonds and metallic powder and/or other filler or bond material in a mold and pressure molding the mixture at an elevated temperature. Forming abrasive segments in this way, however, can create areas having high concentrations of hard or abrasive particles and areas having low concentrations of abrasive particles in the segment. Further, the concentration of abrasive particles at an abrasive surface affects grinding characteristics of the wheel such as wheel wear rate and grinding rate. As such, non-uniform or randomly varying concentrations of abrasive particles can cause unstable cutting or grinding performance. Also, forming abrasive segments in this way can be relatively expensive because a relatively high number of abrasive particles are used.
  • abrasive segments in which concentrations of abrasive particles vary in an orderly manner.
  • abrasive segments can be formed having substantially parallel, planar layers of abrasive particles separated by regions of bond material.
  • Abrasive material having such layers of abrasive particles are disclosed in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 5,620,489, issued on April 15, 1997 to Tselesin , entitled Method for Making Powder Preform and Abrasive Articles Made Therefrom; U.S. Patent No.
  • Yoshiyuki discloses a saw blade for cutting stone, concrete, and/or fire resistant material.
  • the saw blade is formed from abrasive segments having planar layers of abrasive particles.
  • the layers of abrasive particles are aligned with a direction of rotation of the saw blade such that the cut in a workpiece forms grooves, as can be seen in Figure 3 of Yoshiyuki.
  • Such grooves are formed because the areas of bond material between planes of abrasive particles wear faster than the areas of the planes of abrasive particles.
  • wear grooves are undesirable or unacceptable.
  • a type of grinding wheel known as a pencil wheel, is generally used to grind the edges of panes of glass to remove sharp edges of the glass and leave rounded edges free of cracks that could cause the glass to break.
  • the production of grooves in the rounded edge would be undesirable.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,208,843 discloses a grinding attachment for porcelain bodies comprising a rotary shaft and a plurality of grinding wheels concentrically mounted on said rotary shaft.
  • Each grinding wheel includes a circular support disk and a plurality of grindstone pieces secured on the peripheral surface of said support disk in spaced relation with one another and having their arcuate end surfaces extended on one and the same circumferential surface.
  • the width of the grindstone pieces is slightly larger than the thickness of the support disk.
  • the grinding wheels are arranged so that the grindstone pieces of one wheel overlap the spaces between the grindstone pieces secured on the adjacent grinding wheels in the axial direction when assembled.
  • the grindstone pieces are formed by mixing abrasive grains of diamond, silicon carbide and the like with a binder and firing the resulting body.
  • a grinding wheel exhibits an abrasive surface having an ordered concentration of abrasive particles to advantageously produce stable grinding results. But also, the abrasive surface of the wheel is able to produce a smooth edge on a workpiece. In some instances, the edge produced on a workpiece may also be rounded.
  • the present invention includes a generally cylindrical abrasive grinding wheel which is rotatable about an axis of rotation.
  • a substantially cylindrical region of abrasive material having an abrasive surface on an outer peripheral surface thereof is formed from a plurality of layers of abrasive particles.
  • Each layer of abrasive particles extends in at least a circumferential direction and a radial direction of the cylindrical region of abrasive material.
  • One aspect of the invention is characterized by the layers of abrasive particles being arranged on the abrasive surface such that any circular path defined by an intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the grinding wheel and a complete circumference of the abrasive surface will intersect at least one of the plurality of layers of abrasive particles.
  • the layers of abrasive particles are tilted with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the grinding wheel to form an angle of between 0 degrees and 180 degrees, exclusive, therewith. In this way, as the grinding wheel is rotated through a 360 degree rotation, an exposed edge of a single abrasive particle layer will sweep over an axial distance wider than the width of the exposed edge of the abrasive particle layer. If the layers of abrasive particles are tilted with respect to the axis of rotation such that the width of the axial distances over which each abrasive particle layer sweeps meet or overlap, then grooving on the surface of a workpiece can be reduced and preferably eliminated.
  • Yet another aspect of the invention can be characterized by the grinding wheel being formed from a plurality of abrasive segments each including layers of abrasive particles.
  • the layers of abrasive particles are staggered in an axial direction from one segment to another. In this way, the exposed edges of the abrasive particle layers will sweep across a greater portion of an axial thickness of the abrasive surface. This can also reduce grooving on a workpiece. In some embodiments, it may be feasible to reduce grooving with segments whose abrasive particles are not in layers but are randomly spaced.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of cutting or grinding wheel 10 having an abrasive perimeter surface in accordance with the present invention.
  • Wheel 10 is substantially cylindrical in shape and includes an abrasive region 12 preferably sandwiched between a first support plate 14 and a second support plate 16.
  • An outer abrasive surface 18 of abrasive region 12 is a substantially cylindrical band which extends about a portion of the circumferential surface 24 of wheel 10.
  • Wheel 10 includes a bore 20 in the center thereof which passes entirety though wheel 10. Bore 20 is to allow wheel 10 to be mounted to a rotatable shaft (not shown) for rotating wheel 10 thereabout. Accordingly, a rotatable shaft placed through bore 20 would extend along the axis of rotation 23 of wheel 10.
  • the axis of rotation can be defined by longitudinally aligned shaft portions fixed within plates 14 and 16. It is also contemplated to attach wheel 10 to a rotatable shaft by attaching a substantially circular mounting plate (not shown) having a central shaft (not shown) to wheel via mounting holes 9. It is to be understood, however, that mounting holes 9 are not necessary.
  • a workpiece By rotating wheel 10 on or by a rotatable shaft, a workpiece can be held against the circumferential surface 24 of wheel 10 to be abraded by abrasive surface 18 so that the workpiece can be appropriately shaped, ground, or cut.
  • Support plates 14 and 16 are substantially rigid and preferably formed of steel, but could also be bronze, aluminum, or any other suitably rigid material.
  • Support plates 14 and 16 can be formed from unsintered or sintered powder material. At least one of these plates can comprise no abrasive particles or can comprise some abrasive particles of lesser concentration and/or size than abrasive region 12.
  • Plates 14 and 16 have outer surfaces 14a and 16a respectively which are preferably perpendicular to the axis of rotation 23 of disk 10. Plates 14 and 16 also have inner surfaces 14b and 16b respectively.
  • inner surfaces 14b and 16b are preferably substantially parallel with one another but tilted to form an angle ⁇ with a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 23. It is to be understood, however, and as described more fully below, that it is also within the ambit of the present invention to have non-parallel layers of abrasive particles, or layers which may not be parallel but that follow contours of any adjacent layer. It is also contemplated that inner surfaces 14b and 16b can be perpendicular to the axis of rotation 23 rather than tilted.
  • Abrasive region 12 is preferably substantially cylindrical having an upper surface 31 and a lower surface 33 which are substantially parallel with one another and also preferably tilted at angle ⁇ with a plane perpendicular to axis of rotation 23. In this way, abrasive region 12 can be supported between support plates 14 and 16 at angle ⁇ to a plane perpendicular to axis of rotation 23 of wheel 10. Because top surface 14a of plate 14 and bottom surface 16a of plate 16 can be substantially perpendicular to axis of rotation 23, surfaces 31 and 33 can be tilted at angle ⁇ with respect to surfaces 14a and 16a. It is to be understood that support plates 14 and 16 are optional. To facilitate rotation of a grinding wheel formed without support plates 14 and 16, a rotatable shaft can be fixed directly to upper and lower surfaces 31 and 33, respectively.
  • abrasive region 12 is annular, extending radially inward from surface 24 towards the center of wheel 10. In this way, as outer abrasive surface 18 is worn down by use, additional abrasive surface is exposed, thus extending the useful life of wheel 10.
  • abrasive region 12 extends through the entire radial distance between circumferential surface 24 and bore 20. It is also contemplated, however, that abrasive region 12 extend radially through only of portion of the region between surface 24 and bore 20.
  • Abrasive region 12 contains particles of abrasive or hard material including, but not limited to, superabrasives such as diamond, cubic boron nitride, boron carbide, boron suboxide, and other abrasive particles such as silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, titatnium carbide, and chromium boride suspended in a matrix of filler or bond material.
  • the abrasive particles can be arranged in substantially planar, parallel layers 26 in abrasive region 12 with regions of bond material 28 between the layers 26 of abrasive particles.
  • Abrasive particle layers 26 can define a plane which extends in a radial and circumferential direction in wheel 10.
  • abrasive surface 18 can be formed to cut across the layers 26 of abrasive particles, represented by dashed lines. In this way, the edges of abrasive particle layers 26 can be exposed at abrasive surface 18. Also, the edges of the regions of bond material 28 are exposed at surface 18.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating the wear profile a grinding wheel 310 and a workpiece 308 that has been abraded thereby.
  • Wheel 310 has abrasive region 312 which can be sandwiched between support plates 314 and 316.
  • Abrasive region 312 includes abrasive particle layers 326 separated by bond material regions 328.
  • Edges of layers 326 are aligned in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 323 of wheel 310, and each edge of layer 326 extends continuously around the perimeter of wheel 310. As shown, grinding the edge of workpiece 308 using wheel 310 can result in grooving in abrasive region 312. The high spots of the grooves of abrasive region 312 occur at the edges of abrasive particle layers 326 and low spots occur at the regions of bond material 328. As shown, this grooving can be mirrored in the surface of workpiece 308 which is being ground because the edges of the abrasive particle layers 326 will remove workpiece material more rapidly than the surrounding regions of bond material 328.
  • abrasive particle layers 26 are tilted at an angle ⁇ to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 23.
  • Angle ⁇ is preferably between 0 degrees and 180 degrees, exclusive.
  • Abrasive particle layers 26 are preferably tilted far enough such that any path 32 defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of wheel 10 and a complete circumference of abrasive surface 18 will intersect or cut across at least one abrasive particle layer 26.
  • the entirety of a surface of a workpiece ground by wheel 10 can be ground at substantially the same rate and fewer grooves or other anomalies are formed due to a region of the surface being ground only by bond material or, alternatively, a disproportionately large amount of abrasive particles.
  • the minimum angle ⁇ min at which abrasive region 12 should be tilted to a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of wheel 10 so that any path 32 will cut across at least one abrasive particle layer 26 depends upon the size of the particles used in forming abrasive region 12, the diameter of wheel 10, and the thickness of the regions of bond material 28 between the abrasive particle layers 26.
  • Figures 5a and 5b show schematic illustrations of partial views of an abrasive material of the type from which wheel 10 can be formed. Two abrasive particles 34 and 36 are in adjacent abrasive particle layers 26a and 26b, respectively, represented by dashed lines.
  • Figure 5a shows a schematic of cylindrical abrasive region 12 before being tilted in wheel 10 to illustrate a method for determining ⁇ min .
  • Particles 34 and 36 are diametrically opposed to one another across a diameter of the wheel 10. Thus, particles 34 and 36 are at a distance from each other which would equal the diameter D of abrasive region 12.
  • Abrasive particle layers 26a and 26b are at a separation t between each other.
  • An abrasive particle has a diameter d.
  • angle ⁇ min is approximately 0.86 degrees.
  • Figure 5b shows a schematic illustration of wheel 10 after cylindrical abrasive region 12 has been tilted through angle ⁇ min and sandwiched between support plates 14 and 16. While the above equation gives the minimum tilt angle ⁇ min for abrasive region 12 to generally insure that a path 32 will intersect an edge of an abrasive particle layer, it is also within the ambit of the present invention to tilt abrasive region 12 at an angle ⁇ greater than ⁇ min .
  • a path 32 defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation 23 and a circumference of abrasive region 12 may not intersect with an edge of an abrasive particle layer.
  • angle ⁇ min assumes that the same diameter d of abrasive particles is used throughout the abrasive region 12 and that the separation t between adjacent abrasive particle layers is substantially the same throughout the abrasive region 12. It is within the scope of the present invention, however, to use different diameter abrasive particles and different separations between adjacent layers of abrasive particles. Nonetheless, the above equation for angle ⁇ min is useable if the greatest separation between adjacent abrasive particle layers is used for the separation t. Further, the above equation for ⁇ min only applies if the layers of abrasive particles in the abrasive region are substantially planar and parallel to each other.
  • Figure 6 shows one embodiment of a method of fabricating wheel 10 and Figures 7 and 8 show a laminated sheet 51 of abrasive material having layers of abrasive particles therein.
  • a method for fabricating laminated sheet 51 of abrasive material is detailed below. It is to be understood that sheet 51 can preferably be formed as discussed below prior to carrying out the steps of assembling wheel 10. As shown in Figure 6, sheet 51 is stacked with first outer plate 53 and second outer plate 55 to form rectangular block 56. This block 56 can then be sintered under pressure. Generally, this sintering step is performed at temperatures between about 480°C and 1600°C, at pressures as high as 100 to 550 kg/cm 2 , and with dwell times from about 5 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Block 56 can then be cut, as shown in phantom, by laser, water jet, EDM (electrical discharge mechanism), plasma electron-beam, scissors, blades, dies, or other known method, to form wheel 10.
  • Bore 20 can be cut, as shown in phantom, using the same or other method either before or after cutting wheel 10 from block 56.
  • the shape of block 56 and/or sheet 51 is not limited to the rectangular shape but can be any shape including round, with or without an inside opening which can also be any shape.
  • wheel 10 may have an axially thin or thick abrasive region 12.
  • Abrasive region 12 can then be mounted on a core, such as a metallic or composite core.
  • the core can be integrated with abrasive region 12 by any available means that includes but is not limited to mechanical locking and tensioning/expansion, brazing, welding, adhering, sintering and forging.
  • cutting machines with a cutting media characterized by being able to move in 3 to 5 degrees of freedom.
  • a laser or a water jet having nozzles which can move in 5 degrees of freedom.
  • First and second outer plates 53 and 55 respectively can be formed from steel, aluminum, bronze, resin, or other substantially rigid material by known methods.
  • inner surface 53a of first plate 53 is preferably angled at angle ⁇ to outer surface 53b thereof and inner surface 55a of second plate 55 is preferably angled at angle ⁇ to outer surface 55b thereof.
  • annular abrasive region can be cut from a sheet of abrasive material prior to sintering first support plate 14 and second support plate 16 therewith.
  • First support plate 14 and second support plate 16 can also be formed prior to sintering.
  • the annular abrasive region can then be layered with support plates 14 and 16 and sintered under pressure to form a grinding wheel in accordance with the present invention.
  • a second alternate method for forming an abrasive wheel having a tilted abrasive region in accordance with the present invention includes forming a top plate and bottom plate each having parallel inner and outer surfaces. Sheet 51 can then be sandwiched and sintered between the top and bottom plates. A bore with which to mount the abrasive wheel on a rotating shaft can then be formed at an angle other than 90 degrees with the inner and outer surfaces of the top and bottom plates. The wheel could optionally be dressed while mounted.
  • a third alternate method for forming an abrasive wheel in accordance with the present invention includes forming an abrasive region from sheet 51 in which the layers of abrasive particles are at an angle between 0 degrees and 180 degrees, exclusive, with substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces of the abrasive region.
  • Such an abrasive region can be formed by cutting the abrasive region from a sheet such as sheet 51 using cuts that are at an angle between 0 degrees and 180 degrees with an upper or lower face of sheet 51.
  • the abrasive region can preferably be sandwiched between upper and lower support plates each having substantially parallel interior and exterior surfaces.
  • a bore can be formed through the support plates and the abrasive region substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces of the abrasive region.
  • a rotating shaft placed through the bore results in the abrasive wheel having an abrasive region with layers of abrasive particles that are at an angle between 0 degrees and 180 degrees, exclusive, with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the abrasive wheel.
  • abrasive surface 18 can be dressed using known processes to recess or curve in from the remainder of the outer perimeter 24 of wheel 10, as shown in Figure 1. It is also contemplated to dress wheel 10 to have other shapes of abrasive surface 18 as a specific application may require. Examples include convex, concave, and more complicated surfaces such as "ogee.”
  • Another method of fabricating wheel 10 having a concave, convex, or other abrasive surface 18 is by extracting various rings or rims from sheet 51 having varying diameters and then stacking the rings.
  • rings having varying outer diameters can be extracted from sheet 51. The rings can then be stacked on a core so that the resulting wheel has the desired concave shape.
  • FIG. 7 is a top view of laminated sheet 51.
  • laminated sheet 51 is square with a front edge 37 and a side edge 38.
  • Sheet 51 is made up of a plurality of thickness layers. Each thickness layer preferably includes a layer of bond material and a layer of abrasive particles. Each thickness layer of sheet 51 can also include a layer of porous material and/or adhesive substrate.
  • FIG 8 is an exploded front view of front edge 37 of sheet 51 showing the stack up of thickness layers which can be used in the fabrication of sheet 51.
  • sheet 51 is made up of only three thickness layers 40, 42, and 44.
  • sheet 51 can be made up of a different number of thickness layers and is preferably made up of from 2 to 10,000 layers.
  • Each thickness layer 40, 42, and 44 includes a bond material layer 50, 52, and 54, respectively; a porous material layer 60, 62, and 64, respectively; and an abrasive particle layer 70, 72, and 74, respectively, comprising abrasive particles 90.
  • Each thickness layer 40, 42, and 44 may also include adhesive layers 80, 82, and 84, respectively, placed on one face of the porous material layers 60, 62, and 64, respectively, and each having at least one face which includes a pressure sensitive adhesive.
  • the adhesive face of the adhesive layers 80, 82, and 84 are positioned against the porous layers 60, 62, and 64, respectively.
  • the abrasive particles 90 adhere to the adhesive layers 80, 82, and 84 such that the abrasive particles 90 are retained in the openings of the porous layers 60, 62, and 64.
  • porous layers may be selected from, for example, mesh-type materials (e.g., woven and non-woven mesh materials, metallic and non-metallic mesh materials), vapor deposited materials, powder or powder-fiber materials, and green compacts, any of which include pores or openings distributed throughout the material. It should also be understood that the order or placement of the various layers may be different than shown.
  • mesh-type materials e.g., woven and non-woven mesh materials, metallic and non-metallic mesh materials
  • vapor deposited materials e.g., woven and non-woven mesh materials, metallic and non-metallic mesh materials
  • powder or powder-fiber materials e.g., vapor deposited materials
  • green compacts any of which include pores or openings distributed throughout the material. It should also be understood that the order or placement of the various layers may be different than shown.
  • the porous layer may be separated or removed from the adhesive layer after the abrasive particles have been received by the adhesive layer.
  • the use of adhesive substrates to retain abrasive particles to be used in a sintering process is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,380,390 to Tselesin and U.S. Patent No. 5,620,489 to Tselesin .
  • Thickness layers 40, 42, and 44 are compressed together by top punch 84 and bottom punch 85 to form sintered laminated sheet 51.
  • sintering processes suitable for the present invention are known in the art and described in, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,620,489, to Tselesin .
  • Figure 8 shows a single bond material layer for each thickness layer 40, 42, and 44, it is also contemplated to include 2 or more bond layers for each thickness layer 40, 42, and 44.
  • the bond material making up bond material layers 50, 52 and 54 can be any material sinterable with the abrasive particle layers 70, 72, and 74 and is preferably soft, easily deformable flexible material (SEDF) the fabrication of which is known in the art and is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,620,489 .
  • SEDF soft, easily deformable flexible material
  • Such SEDF can be formed by forming a paste or slurry of bond material or powder such as tungsten carbide particles or cobalt particles, and a binder composition including a cement such as rubber cement and a thinner such as rubber cement thinner.
  • Abrasive particles can also be included in the paste or slurry but need not be.
  • a substrate is formed from the paste or slurry and is solidified and cured at room temperature or with heat to evaporate volatile components of the binder phase.
  • the SEDF used in the embodiment shown in Figure 5 to form bond material layers 50, 52, and 54 can include methylethylketone:toluene, polyvinyl butyral, polyethylene glycol, and dioctylphthalate as a binder and a mixture of copper, iron, nickel, tin, chrome, boron, silicon, tungsten carbide, titanium, cobalt, and phosphorus as a bond matrix material. Certain of the solvents will dry off after application while the remaining organics will burn off during sintering.
  • the porous material can be virtually any material so long as the material is substantially porous (about 30% to 99.5% porosity) and preferably comprises a plurality of non-randomly spaced openings.
  • Suitable materials are organic or metallic non-woven, or woven mesh materials, such as copper, bronze, zinc, steel, or nickel wire mesh, or fiber meshes (e.g. carbon or graphite).
  • Particularly suitable for use with the present invention are stainless steel wire meshes, expanded metallic materials, and low melting temperature mesh-type organic materials.
  • a mesh is formed from a first set of parallel wires crossed perpendicularly with a second set of parallel wires to form porous layers 60, 62, and 64. The exact dimensions of a stainless steel wire mesh which can be used with the present invention is disclosed below in the Example.
  • a first set of parallel wires 61 can be placed parallel with front edge 37 of sheet 51 and the second set of parallel wires 69 can be placed parallel to side edge 38.
  • the porous layer it is also possible to angle the porous layer such that the sets of parallel wires 61 and 69 are at an approximately 45 degree angle with front edge 37 and side edge 38. It is also contemplated to form sheet 51 having some layers using the configuration of Figure 10 and some layers using the configuration of Figure 9.
  • the abrasive particles 90 can be formed from any relatively hard substance including superabrasive particles such as diamond, cubic boron nitride, boron suboxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide and/or mixtures thereof.
  • superabrasive particles such as diamond, cubic boron nitride, boron suboxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide and/or mixtures thereof.
  • diamonds of a diameter and shape such that they fit into the holes of the porous material are used as abrasive particles 90. It is also contemplated to use abrasive particles that are slightly larger than the holes of the porous material and/or particles that are small enough such that a plurality of particles will fit into the holes of the porous material.
  • the adhesive layers 80, 82, and 84 can be formed from a material having a sufficiently tacky quality to hold abrasive particles at least temporarily such as a flexible substrate having a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon.
  • a material having a sufficiently tacky quality to hold abrasive particles at least temporarily such as a flexible substrate having a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon.
  • Such substrates having adhesives are well known in the art.
  • the adhesive must be able to hold the abrasive particles during preparation, and preferable should burn off ash-free during the sintering step.
  • An example of a usable adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive commonly referred to as Book Tape #895 available from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN).
  • FIG. 11 shows a grinding wheel 110 having a first support plate 114, a second support plate 116 and an abrasive region 112 sandwiched therebetween.
  • Grinding wheel 110 is generally cylindrical and has bore 120 passing through a top and bottom face thereof.
  • wheel 110 via bore 120, can be mounted on a rotatable shaft (not shown) and rotated about axis of rotation 123.
  • Abrasive region 112 has a substantially cylindrical abrasive surface 118 extending around a perimeter surface 124 of wheel 110.
  • upper surface 131 and lower surface 133 of abrasive region 112 are illustrated as substantially aligned with a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation 123 of wheel 110.
  • Abrasive region 112 is made up of abrasive segments 113 which can have substantially planar, parallel layers 126 of abrasive particles, represented in Figure 11 by dashed lines. However, it is also possible to have non-parallel layers or layers which may not be parallel but that follow the contours of any adjacent layer. Abrasive segments 113 are circumferentially spaced about the perimeter of wheel 110 and are supported between first support plate 114 and second support plate 116. With the provision of plural discrete abrasive segments 113, gaps 119 can advantageously exist between adjacent abrasive segments 113. As shown in Figure 11, gaps 119 are substantially rectangular and extend between upper and lower surfaces 131 and 133, respectively, at an angle other than 90 degrees thereto.
  • the segments 113 and gaps 119 should be arranges so that before a workpiece looses contact with a first segment 113 during grinding it comes into contact with an adjacent segment 113. This can advantageously reduce noise or "chatter" generated by grinding a workpiece against wheel 110. It is also contemplated, however, that gaps 119 extend between upper and lower surfaces 131 and 133, respectively, at substantially a 90 degree angle thereto.
  • wheel 110 has radial distribution channels 117.
  • radial distribution channels 117 are formed from generally U-shaped troughs or channels 127 and 129 cut in support plates 114 and 116, respectively.
  • Radial distribution channels 117 preferably extend from a circular distribution channel 121 near the center of wheel 110 radially outward to a circumferential distribution channel 125.
  • Circular channel 121 is preferably formed in support plates 114 and 116 from generally U-shaped troughs 127 and 129 to extend around an inside circumferential edge 111 of wheel 110.
  • Circumferential distribution channel 125 passes radially behind or interior to abrasive segments 113.
  • a lubricant such as water, can be fed under pressure into circular distribution channel 121 to pass through radial distribution channels 117 and into circumferential distribution channel 125. The lubricant is then forced through gaps 119 between segments 113 to lubricate abrasive surface 118 during grinding.
  • segments 113 can include openings 130 which place the perimeter of wheel 110 in fluid communication with distribution channel 125 and through which lubricant can be delivered to the abrasive surface 118 during grinding. Openings 130 can be of a variety of shapes including circular, square, polygonal, or any other shape.
  • Wheel 110 can include openings 130 either with or without gaps 119. Either with or without openings 130, wheel 110 can be used with a center waterfeed grinder. Use of a lubricant on grinding surface 118 during grinding can increase the useful life of wheel 110 and improve workpiece finish.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 12 includes 4 radial distribution channels 117, it is also within the scope of the present invention to include fewer or greater than 4 channels 117.
  • Distribution channels 121, 117 and 125 are formed from generally U-shaped troughs 127 and 129 machined or otherwise formed in inside surfaces of plates 114 and 116, respectively. When plates 114 and 116 are mounted on top of one another, troughs 127 and 129 are aligned to form channels 121, 117 and 125.
  • spindle 190 As shown in Figure 13, to feed a lubricant into circular distribution channel 121, wheel 110 is mounted on spindle 190.
  • Spindle 190 includes flange 191, longitudinal distribution channel 193, and transverse distribution channel 192. Wheel 110 rests on flange 191 so that transverse distribution channel 192 is aligned with circular distribution channel 121 and is in fluid communication therewith.
  • Longitudinal distribution channel 193 intersects transverse distribution channel 192 and is in fluid communication therewith. Longitudinal channel 193 opens at one end of spindle 190 at coupling 194.
  • Coupling 194 allows spindle 190 to be connected to a water feed spout 195 such that spindle 190 can rotate about axis of rotation 123 on spout 195, and longitudinal channel 193 can be in sealed fluid communication with interior channel 196 of spout 195.
  • Such sealed connections are known in the art.
  • Spindle 190 can rotate with wheel 110 such that lubricant can be fed through interior channel 196, through longitudinal channel 193, into transverse channel 192 and into circular distribution channel 121. It is also contemplated that wheel 110 rotate with respect to spindle 190.
  • Spindle 190 can be formed of steel or other rigid material and distribution channels 192 and 193 can be formed therethrough by drilling or other known methods.
  • FIG. 15 is a top sectional view, taken along the same section line as the sectional view of grinding wheel 110 shown in Figure 12, of a grinding wheel 410 in accordance with the present invention.
  • grinding wheel 410 includes abrasive segments 413 arranged about a perimeter thereof, a circumferential distribution channel 425 extending radially behind or interior to abrasive segments 413, and radial distribution channels 417 in fluid communication with circumferential distribution channel 425.
  • grinding wheel 410 includes circular distribution channel 421 which is open along upper face 431 of wheel 410.
  • circular distribution channel 421 is in fluid communication with radial distribution channels 417.
  • liquid lubricant can be fed into circular distribution channel 421 via a stationary spout 495 while wheel 410 is rotated by spindle or rotatable shaft 490 and be fed into distribution channels 417, through circumferential distribution channel 425 and through gaps 419 and/or openings (not shown) in segments 413 to lubricate the grinding surface of wheel 410.
  • Wheel 410 can be fabricated in substantially the same manner as wheel 110.
  • abrasive region 112 can be formed from abrasive segments 113 having layers 126 of abrasive particles.
  • layers 126 are substantially planar and parallel, but need not be.
  • the layers of abrasive particles 126 can be arranged to be in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
  • Figure 17 which is a partial front view of wheel 110 having abrasive particles 134 and abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c exaggerated for purposes of illustration, abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c are shown in a plane substantially perpendicular to axis of rotation 123.
  • layers 126a, 126b, and 126c are offset in an axial direction (direction of the axis of rotation 123) between segment one 113 to another segment 113. That is, layers 126 are not circumferentially aligned from one segment 113 to an adjacent segment 113. It is contemplated, however, not to axially shift abrasive particle layers 126 between adjacent segments, but rather, for example, between every 2nd or 3rd segment. All that is necessary is that abrasive particle layers 126 are axially shifted in some segment or segments around the perimeter of wheel 110.
  • abrasive particle layers 126 are not circumferentially aligned, neither are regions of bond material 128 between layers 126. Accordingly, as a workpiece is ground against abrasive surface 118, the likelihood that a some portion or portions of the surface of the workpiece being ground will contact only bond material regions 128 or only abrasive particle layers 126 is reduced and can be minimized. This reduces the likelihood that grooves or other surface anomalies will form on the surface ofthe workpiece being ground and facilitates the formation of a smooth surface on the workpiece.
  • Figure 17 is a front schematic view, exaggerated for purposes of illustration, of three segments 113a, 113b, and 113c having abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c, respectively, and bond material regions 128a, 128b, and 128c, respectively.
  • the axial height 169 of abrasive region 112 is approximately six times the diameter 168 of abrasive particles (or thickness of the abrasive particle layers) making up abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c.
  • the separation 167 between abrasive particle layers is shown to be approximately two times diameter 168.
  • Segment 113a is formed and placed in wheel 110 such that one of the two abrasive particle layers 126a provides a lower surface 133 of abrasive region 118.
  • Bond material provides an upper surface 131 of abrasive region 118 and extends axially to abrasive particle layer 126a closest to upper surface 131.
  • Segment 113b is formed and placed in wheel 110 such that one of the two abrasive particle layers 126b is spaced a distance 179 from the lower surface 133 of abrasive region 118. Distance 179 is preferably approximately equal to the abrasive particle diameter 168. Bond material fills the region between lower surface 133 and abrasive particle layer 126b closest to lower surface 133.
  • Bond material also fills the region between upper surface 131 and abrasive particle layer 126b closest to upper surface 131.
  • Segment 113c is formed and placed in wheel 110 such that one of the two abrasive particle layers 126c defines the upper surface 131 of abrasive region 118.
  • Bond material fills the region between lower surface 133 and abrasive particle layer 126c closest to lower surface 133.
  • segments 113a, 113b and 113c each include only two abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c, respectively. However, it is contemplated to include more than two abrasive particle layers per segment. Further, the thickness of each abrasive particle layer and/or and diameter of abrasive particles used can vary between segments and within segments.
  • any path 132 defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to axis of rotation 123 and a full circumference of abrasive region 118 will intersect an abrasive particle layer 126 of at least one abrasive segment 113.
  • This means that substantially all of a surface of a workpiece in contact with abrasive surface 118 as wheel 110 is being rotated will intersect an abrasive particle layer 126a, 126b, or 126c. As noted above, this facilitates forming a smooth edge or surface on a workpiece.
  • the sequence of staggered abrasive particle layers need not be as shown. It is only important that to accomplish smooth abrasion of a workpiece surface, the axial distance of the abrasive surface 118 should include at least a layer of abrasive particles to cover the axial distance.
  • wheel 110 Due to manufacturing variations, precise control of the thickness of abrasive particle layers 126 and bond material region 128, and alignment thereof, can be difficult. Accordingly, formation of wheel 110 precisely as shown in Figure 17 can be difficult to achieve. As such, abrasive particle layers 126a, 126b, and 126c can be formed thicker to better facilitate overlap thereof between segments. Additionally, wheel 110 is preferably formed from more than three segments and can be formed with as many segments as can be accommodated around the perimeter of wheel 110. This creates a greater number of abrasive edges of abrasive layers 126 for a workpiece to pass across in a single rotation of wheel 110.
  • Segments 113 can be extracted, i.e. cut, from the laminated sheet 51 as shown in phantom in Figure 7.
  • Laminated sheet 51 should be at least partially sintered, and preferably fully sintered, prior to any extraction.
  • First and second support plates 114 and 116, respectively, are solid and can be formed from steel, resin, or other substantially rigid material as known in the art.
  • Troughs 127 and 129 can be machined, molded, or otherwise formed in plates 114 and 116, respectively, as known.
  • Aperture 121 can be formed in plate 114 by drilling or other known method.
  • Segments 113 are then stacked between plates 114 and 116 and brazed, or preferably, sintered therewith under pressure.
  • segment 113 When segments 113 are stacked with support plates 114 and 116, trough 127 in support plate 114 is axially aligned with trough 129 in support plate 116 so as to form channels 117 and 125, as shown in Figures 12, 13, and 14. Segments 113 can also be secured by adhesive, brazing, welding (including laser welding) or other known means between plates 114 and 116. It should be noted that if segments 113 are sintered with plates 114 and 116, this sintering process can be in addition to the sintering process, detailed above, used to form sheet 51 from which segments 113 can be cut. Bore 120 can be formed by drilling or other known process either before or after sintering plates 114 and 116 with segments 113.
  • segments 113 having differing distances between abrasive particle layers can be cut from different laminated sheets having differing distances between layers 126. Also, in some cases such as segments 113a and 113c, segments are substantially the same as each other, but are inverted in wheel 110. Accordingly, it is considered to form such segments from the same sheet and inverting one or the other before final assembly the segments with plates 114 and 116.
  • bond material layers such as layers 50, 52, or 54 shown in Figure 8
  • the number of bond material layers required to produce a given distance between abrasive particle layers can be determined empirically.
  • wheel 110 having abrasive segments, such as abrasive segments 113, wherein the abrasive particle layers are at an angle between 0 degrees and 180 degrees with a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of grinding wheel 110.
  • abrasive surface 118 when rotated about axis of rotation 123, will sweep an edge of an abrasive particle layer 116 across an axial distance greater than the axial thickness of the edge at any given point.
  • segmented design of wheel 110 can also be formed with abrasive segments such as segments 113, having abrasive particles randomly distributed therein as discussed in the Background of the Invention section. Though segments such as segments 113 having randomly distributed particles would lack the advantages of segments 113 having layers of abrasive particles, to form a wheel such as wheel 110 using segments having randomly distributed particles would still allow liquid lubricant to be distributed to the grinding surface of the wheel during grinding using a grinding wheel having channels such as channels 117, 121, and 125.
  • Figure 18 shows an alternate embodiment of the present invention. Elements in Figure 18 functionally similar to those of Figures 1 and 2 are shown with like numerals incremented by 200.
  • Figure 18 shows wheel 210 having stacked abrasive segments 213a and 213b between upper and lower support plates 214 and 216, respectively.
  • abrasive segments 213a and 213b By stacking abrasive segments 213a and 213b, an axially thicker abrasive wheel can be formed, However, so stacking segments 213a and 213b can cause grooves 247 to form therebetween.
  • segments 213a and 213b can be stacked, with narrow segments 213a alternating positions with thicker segments 213b between circumferentially adjacent segments.
  • grooves 247 are staggered in an axial direction around the circumference of abrasive surface 218.
  • By axially staggering grooves 247 the likelihood of the grooves contacting a workpiece for an entire rotation of wheel 210 is reduced, thus reducing the chances of forming a raised lip on a workpiece surface.
  • Wheel 210 can be fabricated in substantially the same manner as wheel 110.
  • Figure 19 is a sectional view of wheel 210 taken along line 19-19 of Figure 18.
  • Figure 19 shows one possible configuration for vertically stacking abrasive segments 213a and 213b.
  • abrasive segments 213a and 213b are splined together.
  • Splining together abrasive segments 213a and 213b as shown has the advantage of providing for a more secure attachment of segments 213a and 213b to support plates 214 and 216.
  • abrasive segments 213a and 213b be splined together in any other configuration.
  • segments 213a and 213b meet only at a butt-joint without any splines.
  • Figure 20 is a front view of another grinding wheel.
  • wheel 510 includes an abrasive region 512 preferably sandwiched between a first support plate 514 and a second support plate 516, but need not be.
  • Abrasive region 512 includes an outer abrasive surface 518 which can be a substantially cylindrical band that extends around the perimeter of abrasive grinding wheel 510.
  • Wheel 510 has an axis of rotation 523.
  • abrasive region 512 is made up hard or abrasive particle layers 526, represented by dashed lines, surrounded by bond material regions 528.
  • the abrasive particle layers 526 are not substantially planer, rather, they can be configured to have a sinusoidal-like exposed edge along abrasive surface 518. In this way, abrasive surface 518, when rotated about axis of rotation 523, will sweep an edge of an abrasive particle layer 526 across an axial distance greater than the axial thickness of the edge at any given point on the edge.
  • At least one path defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and the abrasive surface will intersect at least one layer of abrasive particles in at least three locations. Further, in the grinding wheel shown in Figure 20, the distance in the axial direction between two adjacent abrasive particle layers can remain substantially constant around the perimeter of wheel 510, but need not.
  • any first abrasive particle layer edge can extend to a point axially level with or above the troughs of an another abrasive particle layer edge adjacent to and above the first abrasive particle layer edge.
  • any path defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of wheel 510 an a complete circumference of abrasive region 512 will intersect or cut across at least one abrasive particle layer 526.
  • abrasive particle layers 526 have edges which form other configurations such as sawtooth waves or irregular smooth waves.
  • the layers which comprise the abrasive region 512 are preferably stacked and sintered in a single sintering step with support plates 514 and 516.
  • Such a sintering process can be substantially the same sintering process as that used to form laminated sheet 51, however, support plates 514 and 516 would be stacked above and below, respectively, the layers forming abrasive region 512.
  • support plates 514 and 516 do not need to have interior faces angled with respect to a plane parallel to the axis of rotation 523 of wheel 10.
  • spacers 597 are preferably circumferentially spaced between the layers forming abrasive region 512 and first support 514 and between the layers forming abrasive region 512 and second support plate 516. The position of spacers 597 that are adjacent to first support plate 514 can be circumferentially shifted from the position of spacers 597 that are adjacent to second support plate 516.
  • spacers 597 is shown in a perspective view in Figure 21. As shown, spacer 597 is preferably conical and wedge shaped having a front face 597a and a tapering tail 597b. Only front face 597a is visible in Figure 20. Spacers 597 can be formed from any substantially rigid material such as steel, aluminum, or bronze.
  • each layer can be formed to smoothly pass over or under spacers 597 such that when the layers of material forming the abrasive region 512 are sandwiched with spacers 597 between support plates 514 and 516, the sinusoidal-like undulations are formed in the layers of material forming the abrasive region 512, including the abrasive particle layers 526. It is also contemplated to form spacers 597 in other configurations such as rectangular, prism shaped, cylindrical, or semi-cylindrical. After sintering, wheel 510 can be mounted on a rotating shaft in substantially the same manner as wheel 10.
  • Figure 22 is a front view of still another abrasive grinding wheel.
  • wheel 610 includes an abrasive region 612 preferably sandwiched between a first support plate 614 and a second support plate 616.
  • Abrasive region 612 includes an outer abrasive surface 618 which can be a substantially cylindrical band that extends around the perimeter of abrasive grinding wheel 610.
  • Wheel 610 has an axis of rotation 623.
  • abrasive region 612 is made up hard or abrasive particle layers 626, represented by dashed lines, surrounded by bond material regions 628. Further, the edges of abrasive particle layers 626 undulate in a sinusoidal-like form like edges of abrasive particle layers 526 so that at least one edge of an abrasive particle layer intersects in at least two locations at least one path defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and the abrasive surface. However, abrasive region 612 is formed from abrasive segments 613 like abrasive segments 113 of wheel 110.
  • Each segment 613 has abrasive particle layers 626 which curve or undulate in a sinusoidal-like form.
  • the peaks of any first abrasive particle layer edge will extend to a point axially level with or above the troughs of an another abrasive particle layer edge adjacent to and above the first abrasive particle layer edge.
  • any path defined by the intersection of a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of wheel 510 an a complete circumference of abrasive region 512 will intersect or cut across at least one abrasive particle layer 526.
  • abrasive particle layers 626 have edges which form other configurations such as sawtooth waves or irregular smooth waves.
  • Wheel 610 can be formed in substantially the same manner as wheel 110 with the exception that when forming a laminated sheet such as sheet 51 from which segments 613 are cut, spacers 697, which can be substantially the same as spacers 597, are placed between the layers forming the laminated sheet and top punch, such as punch 84, and between the layers forming the laminated sheet and a bottom punch, such as punch 85. Spacers 697 are circumferentially spaced in a circular configuration like the spacers used to form wheel 510. Also, spacers 697 adjacent to the top punch are circumferentially shifted with respect to the spacers adjacent to the bottom punch. The layers used to form the laminated sheet are then sintered together with the spacers. Abrasive segments 613 can then be cut from the resulting laminated sheet as shown in Figure 7.
  • the metal tape layers consisted of a 1:1 ratio of bronze to cobalt, with the addition of a small amount of low temperature braze, and a few organic binders to allow the tape to be handleable.
  • the composition of the slurry used to make the metal tape layer was specifically as shown in the chart below, the values representing percent by weight of the substance.
  • a pressure sensitive adhesive commercially available from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) under the trade designation "SCOTCH" brand adhesive tape was placed on one side of an open mesh screen having approximately 107 ⁇ m openings, 165 openings per square inch, and made from 0.48 mm diameter stainless wire.
  • Diamond abrasive particles of approximately 170/200 mesh were dropped onto the screen openings in a 20.32 cm (8 inch) radial ring pattern so that the diamonds adhered to the tape. This resulted in diamond particles occupying the majority of the screen openings. Once the radial pattern of diamonds was applied, small steel shot was used to fill in all remaining exposed area.
  • the screens, filled with abrasive particles, and flexible sheets of metal powder were stacked upon each other to form a laminar composite.
  • the part was sintered as shown in the following table: Time (sec.) Temp. (°C) Pressure (kg/cm 2 ) 0 20 0 550 420 100 730 420 100 950 550 100 1030 550 100 1210 590 100 1240 590 100 1980 890 100 2400 890 100 2410 895 250 2520 895 250 2860 895 350 500 20 350
  • the 25.4 cm by 25.4 cm plate was machined to extract the diamond abrasive region in the form of a round wheel. This wheel was then balanced, trued and dressed to the final 20.32 cm (8 inch) diameter. Appropriate mounting holes were also introduced.

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  1. Schleifscheibe, die um eine Drehachse gedreht werden kann und aufweist:
    eine Einrichtung zur Definition einer Drehachse (23) der Schleifscheibe (10);
    einen im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Bereich (12) aus Schleifmaterial mit einer sich um den Umfang erstreckenden Schleiffläche (18) an einem Umfangsband davon,
    wobei das Schleifmaterial mehrere Schichten (26) aus Schleifteilchen aufweist, jede Schicht aus Schleifteilchen durch eine Schicht (28) aus Bindemittel von einer benachbarten Schicht aus Schleifteilchen getrennt ist und sich jede Schicht aus Schleifteilchen entlang mindestens einem Teil des Umfangs der Schleiffläche und in einer Radialrichtung des im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Schleifmaterialbereichs von der Schleiffläche zur Drehachse erstreckt; und
    wobei jede durch einen Schnitt einer senkrecht zur Drehachse (23) der Schleifscheibe (10) verlaufenden Ebene und eines vollen Umfangs der Schleiffläche (18) definierte kreisförmige Bahn (32) mindestens eine der mehreren Schichten (26) aus Schleifteilchen schneidet, wobei eine im Wesentlichen parallel zu den Schichten (26) aus Schleifteilchen verlaufende Ebene mit einer Ebene senkrecht zur Drehachse der Schleifscheibe einen Winkel zwischen 0 Grad und 180 Grad exklusiv bildet.
  2. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schleifmaterialbereich (12) eine erste Fläche (31) und eine zweite Fläche (33), die im Wesentlichen parallel zur ersten Fläche verläuft, aufweist, und wobei sowohl die erste Fläche als auch die zweite Fläche in einem Winkel zwischen 0 Grad und 90 Grad exklusiv zur Drehachse (23) der Schleifscheibe geneigt sind.
  3. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich mindestens eine erste Schicht (26) aus Schleifteilchen der mehreren Schichten aus Schleifteilchen derart entlang der Schleiffläche (18) erstreckt, dass mindestens eine durch den Schnitt einer senkrecht zur Drehachse verlaufenden Ebene und der Schleiffläche definierte Bahn die erste Schicht aus Schleifteilchen an mindestens drei Stellen schneidet.
  4. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 1, die weiterhin Folgendes aufweist:
    eine erste und eine zweite Stützplatte (114, 116), die axiale Außenflächen der Schleifscheibe (110) bilden; und
    mehrere diskrete Schleifsegmente (113), die um den Umfang zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Stützplatte unter Bildung des Schleifmaterialbereichs (112) beabstandet sind, wobei jedes Schleifsegment mehrere Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen aufweist.
  5. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 4, wobei mindestens eine der mehreren Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen in mindestens einem der mehreren Schleifsegmente (113) in Axialrichtung von mindestens einer der mehreren Schichten aus Schleifteilchen in mindestens einem anderen der mehreren Schleifsegmente versetzt ist.
  6. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 5, wobei die mehreren Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen in jedem der mehreren Schleifsegmente (113) so ausgerichtet sind, dass sie sich im Wesentlichen senkrecht zur Drehachse (123) der Schleifscheibe (110) erstrecken.
  7. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 5, wobei mindestens eine der mehreren Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen in jedem der mehreren Schleifsegmente (113) durch einen Trennabstand senkrecht zu jeder Schicht aus Schleifteilchen von einer benachbarten Schicht aus Schleifteilchen in einem gleichen Segment getrennt ist und wobei weiterhin mindestens ein Trennabstand in mindestens einem der mehreren Schleifsegmente von mindestens einem Trennabstand in mindestens einem anderen der mehreren Schleifsegmente verschieden ist.
  8. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 4, die weiterhin Folgendes aufweist:
    mindestens eine in der Schleiffläche vorgesehene Öffnung (130);
    einen ersten Kanal (121), der radial innerhalb der Schleiffläche und in Strömungsverbindung mit der Öffnung angeordnet ist;
    einen zweiten Kanal (125), der zum Inneren der Schleifscheibe mündet und sich in einem Mittelbereich davon befindet; und
    mindestens einen radialen Kanal (117), der sich von dem zweiten Kanal der Schleifscheibe zum ersten Kanal erstreckt und mit sowohl dem ersten Kanal als auch dem zweiten Kanal in Strömungsverbindung steht;
    so dass ein dem ersten Kanal (121) unter Druck zugeführtes flüssiges Schmiermittel durch den radialen Kanal (117) in den kreisförmigen Kanal (125) und durch die Öffnung (130) strömen kann, um die Schleiffläche der Schleifscheibe bei Drehung der Schleifscheibe zu schmieren.
  9. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 4, wobei ein Schleifsegment (113), das sich über einen Umfangsteil der Schleiffläche erstreckt, aus mehreren axialen Segmenten besteht, die nebeneinander in Axialrichtung der Schleifscheibe gestapelt und zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Stützplatte (114, 116) vorgesehen sind.
  10. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 4, wobei mindestens eine erste Schleifteilchenschicht (126) der mehreren Schleifteilchenschichten in mindestens einem Schleifsegment (113) der mehreren Schleifsegmente eine durch den Schnitt einer senkrecht zur Drehachse (123) verlaufenden Ebene und der Schleiffläche definierte Bahn an mindestens zwei Stellen schneidet.
  11. Schleifscheibe, die um eine Drehachse gedreht werden kann und Folgendes aufweist:
    eine Einrichtung zum Definieren einer Drehachse (123) der Schleifscheibe;
    eine erste Stützplatte (114);
    eine zweite Stützplatte (116); und
    einen im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Bereich (112) aus Schleifmaterial, der zwischen der oberen Stützplatte und der unteren Stützplatte eingeklemmt ist und durch mehrere diskrete Schleifsegmente (113) gebildet wird, wobei jedes der mehreren Schleifsegmente mehrere Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen aufweist, jede Schicht aus Schleifteilchen durch eine Schicht aus Bindemittel (128) von einer benachbarten Schicht aus Schleifteilchen getrennt ist und sich jede Schicht aus Schleifteilchen entlang mindestens einem Teil des Umfangs einer Schleiffläche erstreckt;
    wobei mindestens eine der mehreren Schichten (126) aus Schleifteilchen in mindestens einem der mehreren Schleifsegmente (113) in einer Richtung der Drehachse (123) von mindestens einer der mehreren Schichten aus Schleifteilchen in mindestens einem anderen der mehreren Schleifsegmente versetzt ist.
  12. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 11, die weiterhin Folgendes aufweist:
    mindestens eine in der Schleiffläche der Schleifscheibe vorgesehene Öffnung (130);
    einen ersten Kanal (121), der radial innerhalb der mehreren Schleifsegmente (113) angeordnet ist und
    mit der Öffnung (130) in Strömungsverbindung steht;
    einen zweiten Kanal (125), der zum Inneren der Schleifscheibe mündet und sich in einem Mittelbereich davon befindet; und
    mindestens einen radialen Kanal (117), der sich von dem zweiten Kanal der Schleifscheibe zum ersten Kanal erstreckt und mit sowohl dem ersten Kanal als auch dem zweiten Kanal in Strömungsverbindung steht;
    so dass ein dem ersten Kanal (121) unter Druck zugeführtes flüssiges Schmiermittel durch den radialen Kanal (117) in den zweiten Kanal (125) und durch die Öffnung (130) strömen kann, um die Schleiffläche der Schleifscheibe bei Drehung der Schleifscheibe zu schmieren.
  13. Schleifscheibe nach Anspruch 11, bei der ein Schleifsegment (113), das sich über einen Umfangsteil der Schleiffläche erstreckt, aus mehreren axialen Segmenten (113a-c) besteht, die nebeneinander in Axialrichtung der Schleifscheibe gestapelt und zwischen der ersten und der zweiten Stützplatte (114, 116) vorgesehen sind.
  14. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Schleifscheibe zur Drehung um eine Drehachse mit den folgenden Schritten:
    Bereitstellen eines Schleifmaterialbahnenmaterials, das mehrere Schleifteilchenschichten aufweist, wobei jede der Schichten durch eine Bindemittelschicht von einer benachbarten Schicht von Schleifteilchen getrennt ist;
    Formen des Schleifmaterialbahnenmaterials zu einer im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Schleifscheibe, die einen im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Schleifbereich aufweist, wobei sich die Schicht aus Schleifteilchen entlang mindestens einem Teil des Umfangs der Schleiffläche und in Radialrichtung des im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Schleifmaterialbereichs von der Schleiffläche zu einer Mitte der Schleifscheibe erstreckt;
    Definieren einer Drehachse für die Schleifscheibe, so dass die Schichten aus Schleifteilchen zur Drehachse einen Winkel zwischen 0 Grad und 180 Grad exklusiv mit einer Ebene senkrecht zur Drehachse bilden.
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