EP1438158B1 - Abrasive flow machining apparatus and method - Google Patents

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EP1438158B1
EP1438158B1 EP01975764A EP01975764A EP1438158B1 EP 1438158 B1 EP1438158 B1 EP 1438158B1 EP 01975764 A EP01975764 A EP 01975764A EP 01975764 A EP01975764 A EP 01975764A EP 1438158 B1 EP1438158 B1 EP 1438158B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B24B31/006—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 for grinding the interior surfaces of hollow workpieces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B24B31/10—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 other means for tumbling of work
    • B24B31/116—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 other means for tumbling of work using plastically deformable grinding compound, moved relatively to the workpiece under the influence of pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24C—ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
    • B24C3/00—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants
    • B24C3/32—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks
    • B24C3/325—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks for internal surfaces, e.g. of tubes
    • B24C3/327—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks for internal surfaces, e.g. of tubes by an axially-moving flow of abrasive particles without passing a blast gun, impeller or the like along the internal surface

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  • the invention is related to an abrasive flow machine and methods for abrasive flow machining as per the preamble of claims 1, 8 and 11. Examples of such a machine and methods are disclosed by WO 97/05989 A.
  • Abrasive flow machining is the process of polishing or abrading a workpiece by passing a viscous media having abrasive particles therein under pressure over the workpiece or through an orifice extending through the workpiece.
  • the media temperature increases as the flow rate of the media increases through an orifice.
  • the orifice When the orifice is subjected to media under a constant pressure, the flow rate of the media through the orifice increases as the orifice walls becomes smoother and the orifice diameter increases.
  • the media temperature increase not only does the media temperature increase, but such an increase is localized to the media that passes through the orifice at a higher flow rate.
  • This produces both excessively high temperatures and a non-uniform temperature distribution throughout the media. High temperatures and variations in temperatures throughout the media prevent the media from working in a consistent and effective fashion. Therefore, an apparatus and method that may effectively utilize the media while at the same time maintain the temperature of the media within a relatively narrow temperature band is desired.
  • United States Patent No. 3,634,973 which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention, discloses a reciprocal machining structure utilizing abrasive media but operating in a fashion which does not provide for direct control of the media flow rate through an orifice. While this apparatus is capable of affective abrasive flow machining, such machining would be of a higher quality and the media would last longer if the flow rate were controlled.
  • a corresponding system and process for polishing and radiusing a microhole is in particular known from WO 97/05989 A.
  • a liquid slurry with given rheological properties accelerates as it flows through the microhole to abrade the edge of the microhole.
  • the described system comprises means to flow the slurry through the microhole at a constant pressure, means to maintain the pressure constant as the flow rate of the slurry increases, means to measure the flow rate of the slurry, and means to stop the flow of the slurry through the microhole when the flow rate reaches a value which correlates to the flow rate of a design liquid.
  • a first embodiment of the subject invention is directed to an abrasive flow machine having the features of claim 1.
  • the invention is also directed to a first method for abrasive flow machining comprising the steps of claim 8 and a second method having the features of claim 11.
  • a first embodiment of the subject invention is directed to an abrasive flow machine for moving abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece comprising a workpiece holder, wherein the holder is adapted to securely retain the workpiece, and wherein one side of the holder defines an upstream side and the other side of the holder defines a downstream side.
  • a first positive displacement pump positioned on the upstream side and connected to the upstream side of the holder for forcing media under a predetermined pressure to the downstream side of the holder.
  • a media opposer is positioned on the downstream side and connected to the downstream side of the holder for opposing the flow of the media to the downstream side, thereby controlling the media flow rate from the upstream side to the downstream side of the holder.
  • a media flow rate measurement device to determine flow rate of media past the holder.
  • the abrasive flow machine is characterized by a controller for controlling the media opposer to limit the media flow to a predetermined flow rate from the upstream side to the downstream side of the holder while the first positive displacement pump maintains the predetermined upstream pressure.
  • Another abrasive flow machine for moving abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece comprises a workpiece holder, wherein the holder is adapted to securely retain the workpiece, and wherein one side of the holder defines a first side and the other side of the holder defines a second side.
  • a first positive displacement pump is positioned on the first side and connected to the first side of the holder and a second positive displacement pump positioned on the second side and connected to the second side of the holder. In a first mode the first positive displacement pump forces media from the first side to the second side of the holder while the second displacement pump resists flow thereby controlling flow to the second side of the holder. In a second mode the second positive displacement pump forces media from the second side to the first side of the holder while the first displacement pump resists flow thereby controlling flow to the first side of the holder.
  • a further embodiment of the subject invention is directed to a method for abrasive flow machining using an abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece, wherein the orifice defines an upstream side and a downstream side.
  • the method comprises the steps of moving media through the orifice from the upstream side to the downstream side at a predetermined constant pressure on a first side, monitoring the flow rate and selectively throttling the flow of media to the downstream side to control the flow rate of the media passing through the orifice while maintaining the predetermined constant pressure on a second side.
  • a method for abrasive flow machining using an abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece wherein the orifice defines a first side and a second side.
  • the method comprises the steps of moving media through the orifice from the first side to the second side at a predetermined constant pressure selectively throttling the flow of media to the second side to control the flow rate of the media passing through the orifice while maintaining the predetermined constant pressure moving media through the orifice from the second side to the first side at the predetermined constant pressure and selectively throttling the flow of media to the first side to control the flow rate of the media passing through the orifice while maintaining the predetermined constant pressure.
  • a further embodiment of the subject invention is directed to a method for abrasive flow machining using an abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece, wherein the orifice defines an upstream side and a downstream side, comprising the steps of moving media through the orifice from the upstream side to the downstream side at a pressure, monitoring the flow rate of media through the orifice and adjusting the pressure to provide a constant flow rate of the media passing through the orifice.
  • Also described but not separately claimed herewith is a method for abrasive flow machining using an abrasive media through the orifice of a workpiece, wherein the orifice defines a first side and a second side.
  • the method comprises the steps of moving media through the orifice from the first side to the second side by applying pressure at the first side and relieving pressure at the second side, adjusting the pressure at the first side to provide a constant flow rate of the media passing from the first side through the orifice, moving media through the orifice from the second side to the first side by applying pressure at the second side and relieving pressure at the first side, and adjusting the pressure at the second side to provide a constant flow rate of the media passing from the second side through the orifice.
  • the maximum flow rate capability is given if the downstream side of the orifice is open to the atmosphere.
  • a flow rate of less than this maximum value is obtained by limiting the flow of the media at the down stream side of the orifice.
  • a simplified schematic of an abrasive flow machine 10 for moving abrasive media 15 through the orifice 18 of a workpiece 20 is illustrated.
  • media will be discussed as having viscosity in the range between 1 to 50 million centipoise.
  • a relatively high viscosity media is a visco-elastic plastic media such as a semisolid polymer composition.
  • a media having a lower viscosity is a liquid abrasive slurry that includes abrasives suspended or slurried in fluid media such as cutting fluids of honing fluids.
  • the fluid may have a rheological additive, and finely divided abrasive particles incorporated therein.
  • the rheological additive creates a thixotropic slurry.
  • the abrasive flow machine 10 as an entity on its own, will not include the workpiece 20 having the orifice 18 therein but will include a workpiece holder 25 which is adapted to securely retain the workpiece 20 wherein one side 27 of the holder 25 defines an upstream or first side and the other side 29 of the holder 25 defines a downstream or second side.
  • a first positive displacement pump 35 is positioned on the upstream side 27 and connected to the upstream side 27 of the holder 25 for forcing media 15 under a predetermined pressure through the orifice 18 of the workpiece 20 to the downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • Unencumbered flow of the media through the orifice 18 is prevented by a media opposer 45 positioned on the downstream side 29 of the holder 25 for opposing the flow of the media 15 to the downstream side 29, thereby controlling the media flow rate from the upstream side 27 to the downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • the first positive displacement pump 35 is comprised of a piston 37 within a cylinder 39, wherein the piston 37 is operable to urge media 15 from the cylinder 39 toward the downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • the piston 37 is moved by a driver 41.
  • the driver 41 for the piston 37 may be a hydraulic actuator (Fig. 4) or as illustrated in Fig. 3, the driver 41 may be a linear motor actuator 42 which utilizes for example, a worm gear 43 which engages a mating gear 44 on a rod 38 extending from the piston 37. It should be appreciated that while only two types of drivers have been mentioned, any number of drivers known to those skilled in the art of hydraulic machinery may be utilized for the positive displacement pumps in accordance with the subject invention.
  • one method to control both the pressure of the media 15 and the flow rate of the media 15 involves reducing the flow rate through the orifice 18 by restricting the amount of media permitted to travel to the downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • a second positive displacement pump 55 may be utilized as the media opposer 45 to accomplish this.
  • the second positive displacement pump 55 has a piston 57 within a cylinder 59.
  • the piston 57 is operable to resist and thereby' control the media flow to the downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • a media opposer 45 Other mechanisms are available to act as a media opposer 45. Directing attention to Fig. 2, an arrangement similar to that in Fig. 1 is presented, however, the media opposer 45 now takes the form of a relief valve 60. The media 15 flows directly through the relief valve 60 and the release pressure of the relief valve 60 is controlled based upon the desired media flow rate.
  • the relief valve 60 is a proportional electric relief valve (PER).
  • PER proportional electric relief valve
  • a control device monitors the flow rate and decreases a voltage output to the proportional electric relief valve 60 when the actual flow rate is greater than a target flow rate. This causes the relief valve 60 to allow less media 15 to pass through.
  • the voltage output to the valve 60 may be increased which allows more media 15 to pass through when the actual flow rate is less than a target flow rate.
  • Other relief valves described herein may operate in a similar fashion.
  • a media flow rate measurement device 65 is utilized.
  • One such device is illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • the first positive displacement pump 35 is comprised of a piston 37 within a cylinder 39
  • the piston 37 may have a rod 38.
  • An encoder 66 may be used as the flow rate measurement device 65 to measure the linear motion of the rod 38 to determine the media flow rate. Knowing the volume within the cylinder 39, and the rate of travel of the piston 37, which is provided by the encoder 66, the volume flow rate of the media 15 through the orifice 18 may be used to determine the media flow rate and in turn the controller may adjust the media opposer 45 to increase or decrease the flow rate of the media 15 through the orifice 18.
  • the media opposer 45 is comprised of the second positive displacement pump 55, which as previously discussed has a piston 57 within a cylinder 59, the piston 57 has a rod 58 and under such circumstances the media flow measurement device 65 may be an encoder 67 that measures the linear motion of the rod 58 to determine the media flow rate. It should be apparent therefore that the measurement of the media flow rate may occur at either the upstream side 27 or downstream side 29 of the holder 25.
  • Encoders 66, 67 may each be either a linear encoder or a rotary encoder, both of which are well known to those skilled in the field of measurement equipment.
  • the second positive displacement pump 55 may be used to force the media 15 toward the first positive displacement pump 35 while the first positive displacement pump 35 is used as a media opposer to control flow in the opposite direction. It is apparent from this description that with these alternating modes media 15 may be moved back and forth through the orifice 18 in a reciprocating fashion.
  • each of the first positive displacement pump 35 and the second positive displacement pump 55 are comprised of pistons 37, 57 within cylinders 39, 59 wherein the pistons 37, 57 are moved by drivers 41, 61.
  • each driver 41, 61 may be a hydraulic actuator, which will be described or in the alternative, may be a linear motor actuator as illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • the media 15 is moved through the orifice 18 from the upstream side 27 to the downstream side 29 at a predetermined constant pressure.
  • the flow of media 15 to the downstream side 29 is then selectively throttled to control the flow rate of the media 15 passing through the orifice 18 while at the same time maintaining the predetermined constant pressure.
  • media 15 is moved through the orifice 18 from the upstream side 27, which is now referred to as the first side 27, to the downstream side 29, which is now referred to as the second side 29, at a predetermined constant pressure.
  • the flow of media 15 to the second side 29 is selectively throttled to control the flow rate of the media 15 passing through the orifice 18 while maintaining the predetermined constant pressure.
  • the media 15 is moved through the orifice 18 from the second side 29 to the first side 27 at a predetermined constant pressure.
  • the flow of media 15 to the first side 27 is now selectively throttled to control the flow rate of the media 15 passing through the orifice 18 while maintaining the predetermined constant pressure.
  • the amount the media selectively throttled is determined by the media flow rate through the orifice 18, and this is determined by monitoring the flow rate utilizing one or both of the linear encoders 66, 67.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a more comprehensive schematic view of the abrasive flow machine 10, wherein each positive displacement pumps 35, 55 has a driver 41, 61 and each driver 41, 61 may be a hydraulic actuator.
  • Fig. 4 includes many elements previously discussed, and the reference numbers for these elements will be retained. However, additional details associated with the driver 41 and the driver 61 in conjunction with the operation of the abrasive flow machine 10 will now be discussed.
  • the driver 41 acts to force the media 15 through the orifice 18 while the driver 61 acts as a media opposer 45 to resist and control such flow.
  • a hydraulic pump 72 moves media through a supply line 74 at which point the hydraulic fluid 76 encounters a poppet valve 78, which may be a solenoid operated poppet valve (SOP), which for purposes of our discussion is a valve which permits full flow or no flow.
  • the hydraulic fluid 76 also encounters a proportional electric relief valve 80, which as previously mentioned is capable of adjusting its resistance to flow therethrough.
  • the hydraulic actuator 70 When the hydraulic actuator 70 is being used as a driver 41, the poppet valve 78 is in the full open position and the relief valve 80 is completely closed. Therefore, the hydraulic cylinder 82 is pressurized with hydraulic fluid 76 at whatever pressure the pump 72 can provide. This may be a predetermined pressure that remains constant throughout the stroke of the first positive displacement pump 35. A piston 84 in the hydraulic cylinder 82 is acted upon by the pressurized hydraulic fluid 76 such that, through the common piston rod 38, the piston 37 is advanced against the media 15, thereby forcing the media 15 through the orifice 18 of the workpiece 20.
  • the hydraulic actuator 90 has similar components to the hydraulic actuator 70 including a hydraulic pump 92, supply line 94, and hydraulic fluid 96, wherein the hydraulic fluid is directed to a poppet valve 98 and a relief valve 100.
  • the hydraulic actuator 90 is further comprised of a hydraulic cylinder 102 having a piston 104 therein connected to the piston rod 58 of the positive displacement pump 55.
  • the driver 41 urges media 15 through the orifice 18 media 15 is also urged against the piston 57, thereby transferring a force to the piston 104 which acts against the hydraulic fluid 96 in the hydraulic actuator 90.
  • the second positive displacement pump 55 acts as a media opposer 45 the poppet valve 98 is completely closed such that the hydraulic fluid 96 must pass through the relief valve 100.
  • the media flow rate through the orifice 18 is determined by one of the encoders 66, 67 and transmitted to a controller. Utilizing the media flow rate, and comparing it to a target media flow rate, the voltage in the proportional electric relief valve 100 is adjusted to permit hydraulic fluid 96 past the relief valve 100 in such a manner that the retraction of the piston 104 is controlled, thereby controlling the media flow rate.
  • the first positive displacement pump 35 acts as the driver 41
  • the poppet valve 78 associated with the hydraulic actuator 70 is fully opened thereby bypassing the relief valve 80.
  • the poppet valve 78 With respect to the hydraulic actuator 90 of the second positive displacement pump 55, the poppet valve 78 is fully closed thereby forcing hydraulic fluid 96 through the relief valve 100, which throttles the hydraulic fluid flow to control the media flow rate.
  • the second mode the same configuration exists, but in a reversed arrangement.
  • the first positive displacement pump 35 acts as a media opposer.
  • the poppet valve 98 is fully opened such that the full pressure produced upon the hydraulic fluid 96 by the pump 92 is transferred to the piston 104, which in turn acts upon the piston 57 through the piston rod 58 and forces the media 15 through the orifice 18 toward the first positive displacement pump 35.
  • the hydraulic actuator 70 is configured such that the poppet valve 78 is fully closed thereby forcing the hydraulic fluid 76 through the relief valve 80.
  • the release pressure of the relief valve 80 may be electronically controlled by the controller based upon the media flow rate determined by one of the encoders 66, 67. In this fashion, the operation of the abrasive flow machine may be alternated between the first mode and the second mode to provide a reciprocating motion of the media 15 through the orifice 18 of the workpiece 20.
  • Fig. 5 represents a sketch of the hardware utilized to implement at least one embodiment of the subject invention described hereto. Just as before, like reference numerals are repeated. However, some additional elements are illustrated in this drawing.
  • a pressure sensor 105 in the form of a pressure transducer associated with the hydraulic supply line 74 to determine the pressure in that line.
  • a pressure sensor 108 associated with supply line 94 to determine pressure in that line. It should be appreciated the pressure in the supply lines 74, 94 will be transmitted to the media 15 by the respective pistons 37, 57.
  • a temperature sensor 110 may be utilized to determine the temperature of the media 15.
  • the pressure of the hydraulic fluid, which translates into the pressure of the media 15, along with the linear position of each piston 37, 57 is processed by a controller 112 which in turn acts to modify the release pressure of the pressure relief valve 80 for the positive displacement pump acting as the media opposer.
  • the temperature may be held within a relatively narrow temperature band in contrast to when the flow rate is not controlled. Nevertheless, it may still be desirable to remove heat from the media 15 during the abrasive flow machining process. For that reason there may be a cooling collar 115 associated with the first positive displacement pump cylinder 39 and a cooling collar 117 associated with the second positive displacement pump cylinder 59. Each of these cooling collars 115, 117 may have a plurality of cooling tubes 116, 118 capable of transferring heat from the media 15 when necessary. Under certain circumstances these cooling collars 115, 117 may also be utilized to heat the media 15 such as, for example, when the media 15 must begin the abrasive process at a minimum temperature. The cooling collars 115, 117 are externally positioned and do not interfere with the flow of media 15. However, their effectiveness is limited because heat transfers from the media 15 to the collars 115, 117 occurs by conduction through the walls of the cylinders 39, 59.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one such heat exchanger 200 having hollow cooling fins 202 within an internal passageway 205 through which the media 15 flows. Coolant passes through a coolant inlet 207, enters the hollow fins 202 and exits at the coolant outlet (not shown). Bolts may extend through peripheral holes 209 in the collar 210 to secure the heat exchanger 200.
  • the heat exchanger 200 may be attached to one or both cylinders 39, 59 and may be adjacent to the holder 25. While this heat exchanger 200 provides a greater heat transfer rate with the media 15, it also partially obstructs the flow of media 15 such that the cylinder size may need to be increased to accommodate a given flow rate.
  • the controller 112 may be a programmable logic controller such as the Micologics 1200 model, which is commercially available from the Allen Bradley Company. Additionally, the proportional electric relief valve may be type TS 10-26, which is commercially available from Hydra Force, Inc. Additionally, the poppet valves may be type SV 10-23 two way normally open valves commercially available from Hydro Force, Inc.
  • the signals from the encoders 66, 67 are used by the controller 112 to calculate the actual flow rate of the media 15.
  • a suitable encoder is the Quadrature type, which is commercially available from Automation Direct, Inc.
  • the use of the encoders 66, 67 and the poppet valves 78, 98 and the relief valves 80,100 allow the controller 112 to maintain a desired consistent media flow rate. This consistent flow rate allows the media to remain within a narrow temperature band, as measured by the temperature sensor 110, which in turn maintains consistent media viscosity. By maintaining the media viscosity essentially constant, the controller 112 may more accurately predict the processing time to achieve the desired machining of the orifice 18.
  • drivers 41, 61 which alternately urge media 15 under constant pressure through the orifice 18 of the workpiece 20 while the flow rate of the media 15 is controlled by the retraction or resistance of the media opposer 50 which may be a pressure relief valve or the other driver.
  • media 1 S is moved through the orifice 18 from the upstream side 27 to the downstream side 29 at a particular pressure.
  • the flow rate may be monitored and the pressure provided to the media may be adjusted to provide a constant flow rate of the media 15 passing through the orifice 18.
  • the encoder 66 may monitor the linear motion of the piston rod 38 associated with piston 37 to determine the flow rate.
  • the pump 72 delivers hydraulic fluid under pressure to the hydraulic cylinder 82, where the fluid acts upon the hydraulic piston 84.
  • the downstream side 29 of the holder 25 it is entirely possible for the downstream side 29 of the holder 25 to discharge into the atmosphere as illustrated in Fig. 6.

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