GB2171822B - Method and apparatus for controlling an electric discharge machine - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for controlling an electric discharge machine

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Publication number
GB2171822B
GB2171822B GB8524583A GB8524583A GB2171822B GB 2171822 B GB2171822 B GB 2171822B GB 8524583 A GB8524583 A GB 8524583A GB 8524583 A GB8524583 A GB 8524583A GB 2171822 B GB2171822 B GB 2171822B
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Prior art keywords
controlling
electric discharge
discharge machine
machine
electric
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Expired
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GB8524583A
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GB2171822A (en
GB8524583D0 (en
Inventor
Yasunori Ohno
Eiichiro Asano
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Amada Co Ltd
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Amada Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP59208372A external-priority patent/JPS6188770A/en
Priority claimed from GB08521176A external-priority patent/GB2166269B/en
Application filed by Amada Co Ltd filed Critical Amada Co Ltd
Publication of GB8524583D0 publication Critical patent/GB8524583D0/en
Publication of GB2171822A publication Critical patent/GB2171822A/en
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Publication of GB2171822B publication Critical patent/GB2171822B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H7/00—Processes or apparatus applicable to both electrical discharge machining and electrochemical machining
    • B23H7/02—Wire-cutting
    • B23H7/04—Apparatus for supplying current to working gap; Electric circuits specially adapted therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H1/00—Electrical discharge machining, i.e. removing metal with a series of rapidly recurring electrical discharges between an electrode and a workpiece in the presence of a fluid dielectric
    • B23H1/02—Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply, control, preventing short circuits or other abnormal discharges
    • B23H1/022—Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply, control, preventing short circuits or other abnormal discharges for shaping the discharge pulse train

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
GB8524583A 1984-10-05 1985-10-04 Method and apparatus for controlling an electric discharge machine Expired GB2171822B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP59208372A JPS6188770A (en) 1984-10-05 1984-10-05 Current control circuit of electrical discharge machine
GB08521176A GB2166269B (en) 1984-08-27 1985-08-23 A method of and an apparatus for controlling a machine tool

Publications (3)

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GB8524583D0 GB8524583D0 (en) 1985-11-06
GB2171822A GB2171822A (en) 1986-09-03
GB2171822B true GB2171822B (en) 1988-02-24

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GB8524583A Expired GB2171822B (en) 1984-10-05 1985-10-04 Method and apparatus for controlling an electric discharge machine

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3040849B2 (en) * 1991-07-29 2000-05-15 株式会社ソディック Electric discharge machine
US5496984A (en) * 1992-01-07 1996-03-05 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Electrical discharge machine and machining method therefor
TW386921B (en) 1998-06-24 2000-04-11 Ind Tech Res Inst Method and apparatus for controlling electric discharge machining efficiency

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US3483347A (en) * 1966-12-05 1969-12-09 Cincinnati Milling Machine Co Electrical discharge machining power supply
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GB2016346B (en) * 1978-01-17 1982-02-17 Agemaspark Ltd Spark erosion machines
JPS6156829A (en) * 1984-08-27 1986-03-22 Amada Co Ltd Setting of machining conditions of electric discharge machine

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GB2171822A (en) 1986-09-03
GB8524583D0 (en) 1985-11-06

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