JP2007242074A - Method and device for washing diamond wheel for magnetic recording tape surface processing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing method of a diamond wheel for magnetic recording medium surface processing which can eliminate clogging by efficiently washing the diamond wheel. <P>SOLUTION: In the method for washing the diamond wheel 1 for magnetic recording medium surface processing including a plurality of layered disk-like unit diamond wheels 20, a washing brush 5 is brought into contact with the surface of the diamond wheels attached with washings with the pressure ≥1×10<SP>4</SP>Pa and ≤5×10<SP>5</SP>Pa, the washing brush 5 is moved in the direction of a shaft of the diamond wheel 1 while rotating the diamond wheel 1 around the shaft, so that the washing brush 5 washes the surface of the diamond wheel 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a diamond wheel cleaning method and apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, and more specifically, the surface of a magnetic recording medium capable of efficiently cleaning the diamond wheel and removing clogging. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning a diamond wheel for processing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Magnetic recording tapes having a magnetic recording layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder are widely used as recording media for data backup such as audio, video, broadcasting, and computers.

  In manufacturing such a magnetic recording tape, the surface of the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording tape is used for the purpose of preventing clogging of the magnetic head of the data recording / reproducing apparatus, preventing wear of the magnetic head, suppressing dropout, and suppressing error rate. In addition, a diamond wheel is brought into contact with and rotated to remove minute protrusions on the surface of the magnetic recording layer (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-172532).

  That is, the magnetic recording tape is generally produced by feeding a wide magnetic recording tape wound in a roll shape and cutting it into a predetermined width by a slitter to produce a magnetic recording tape having a plurality of predetermined widths. The magnetic recording layer of each of the magnetic recording tapes is manufactured by simultaneously abutting a rotating diamond wheel on the surface of the magnetic recording layer and polishing and winding the surface of the magnetic recording layer of each magnetic recording tape. The

  When polishing the surface of the magnetic recording layer with a diamond wheel, over time, additives such as a binder component contained in the magnetic recording layer, transferred material of the back layer, chips and polishing generated during cutting of the magnetic recording tape, The shavings removed from the surface of the magnetic recording layer accumulate between the diamond abrasive grains on the surface of the diamond wheel, and the diamond wheel becomes clogged. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2004-110987 and 2004-139441).

As a method for removing such clogging of the diamond wheel, diamond wheel dressing disclosed in JP 2000-317835 A is well known.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-172532 JP 2004-110987 A JP 2004-139441 A JP 2000-317835 A

  However, in order to dress a diamond wheel, you have to ask a grinding wheel manufacturer, and when you ask a grinding wheel manufacturer to dress a diamond wheel, it usually takes several days to complete the dressing of the diamond wheel. For this reason, it is indispensable to provide a spare diamond wheel, and the dressing cost of the diamond wheel is expensive and extremely uneconomical, which increases the cost of the magnetic recording tape.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a diamond wheel cleaning method and apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium that can efficiently clean the diamond wheel and remove clogging.

An object of the present invention is a method of cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium including a plurality of disk-shaped unit diamond wheels stacked, and the surface of the diamond wheel to which a cleaning liquid is attached is cleaned. The brush is brought into contact at a pressure of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, and the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel while rotating the diamond wheel around the axis. This is achieved by a method of cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, wherein the surface of the diamond wheel is cleaned by the cleaning brush while being relatively moved.

According to the research of the present inventors, the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush needs to be set to 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. When the contact pressure of the brush is set to less than 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa, it becomes difficult to sufficiently remove clogging of the diamond wheel, while the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush is set to 5 × 10. It has been found that when the value is set higher than ⁵ Pa, the tip of the hair of the cleaning brush does not contact the surface of the diamond wheel, and the cleaning effect is significantly reduced.

According to the present invention, the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush is set to 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, and the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are rotated while rotating the diamond wheel around the axis. The diamond wheel is moved relative to the axial direction of the diamond wheel, and the surface of the diamond wheel is cleaned by the cleaning brush, so that the diamond wheel can be efficiently cleaned and clogged. In about 30 minutes, clogging of the diamond wheel can be removed. Therefore, when a diamond wheel dressing is requested from a grinding wheel manufacturer, clogging of the diamond wheel, which took several days, can be completed in a short time, so it is necessary to provide a spare diamond wheel. In a very economical manner, the diamond wheel can be cleaned and clogged, and the cost of the magnetic recording tape can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush is set to 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, and the diamond wheel is rotated while rotating around the axis. When cleaning the diamond wheel manually, the cleaning brush is configured to move relative to the axial direction of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush automatically cleans the surface of the diamond wheel. In comparison, it is possible to clean the diamond wheel and remove clogging extremely efficiently and without variation in quality.

In the present invention, the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush is preferably set to 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning brush is configured to move in the axial direction of the diamond wheel.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, rinsing water is further supplied to the surface of the diamond wheel after cleaning.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, rinsing water is supplied from the cleaning brush to the surface of the diamond wheel.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of through holes are formed in the cleaning brush, and rinse water is supplied from the plurality of through holes to the surface of the diamond wheel.

  According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of through holes are formed in the cleaning brush, and rinse water is supplied from the plurality of through holes to the surface of the diamond wheel. It becomes possible to carry out rinsing.

  In the present invention, the diamond wheel is preferably rotated at a rotation speed of 5 rpm or more and 2,700 rpm or less, more preferably the diamond wheel is rotated at a rotation speed of 10 rpm or more and 800 rpm or less. When the diamond wheel rotation speed is less than 5 rpm, the time required for cleaning becomes long and the cleaning efficiency decreases. On the other hand, when the diamond wheel rotation speed exceeds 2,700 rpm, It becomes difficult to sufficiently remove clogging, which is not preferable.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are configured to move relatively in the axial direction of the diamond wheel at a speed of 10 mm / sec or more and 10,000 mm / sec or less. ing.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are configured to move relatively in the axial direction of the diamond wheel at a speed of 50 mm / sec or more and 3,000 mm / sec or less. ing.

The object of the present invention is also a diamond wheel cleaning device for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, comprising a plurality of stacked disk-shaped unit diamond wheels, wherein the diamond wheel support rotatably supports the diamond wheel. A diamond wheel rotation mechanism that rotates the diamond wheel supported by the diamond wheel support portion about an axis, a cleaning brush support portion that supports a cleaning brush movably in the axial direction of the diamond wheel, and the cleaning A cleaning brush moving mechanism for reciprocating the cleaning brush supported by a brush support portion in the axial direction of the diamond wheel; a contact pressure adjusting mechanism for adjusting a contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the surface of the diamond wheel; Rinse the rinse water through the washing brush And a rinse water supply mechanism for supplying the surface of Mondo wheel, the contact pressure adjusting mechanism, the contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the diamond wheel surface, 1 × 10 4 ^Pa or more, 5 × 10 5 ^Pa or less It is achieved by a diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, characterized in that the apparatus is configured to adjust to the following.

According to the present invention, the contact pressure of the diamond wheel surface and the cleaning brush is set to 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less by the contact pressure adjusting mechanism, and the diamond wheel is moved by the diamond wheel rotating mechanism. The surface of the diamond wheel can be cleaned with the cleaning brush by reciprocating the cleaning brush in the axial direction of the diamond wheel by the cleaning brush moving mechanism while rotating around the axis. The clogging can be removed by cleaning, and the clogging of the diamond wheel can be removed in about 30 minutes. Therefore, when a diamond wheel dressing is requested from a grinding wheel manufacturer, removal of clogging of the diamond wheel, which took several days, can be completed in a short time, so a spare diamond wheel is provided. It is unnecessary, and it is possible to clean the diamond wheel and remove clogging very economically, thereby reducing the cost of the magnetic recording tape.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the surface of the diamond wheel can be automatically cleaned by the cleaning brush, it is extremely efficient as compared with the case of manually cleaning the diamond wheel, and It is possible to clean the diamond wheel and remove clogging without any variation in quality.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the contact pressure adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust the contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the surface of the diamond wheel to 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. Has been.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the cleaning brush support portion extends in the axial direction of the diamond wheel supported by the diamond wheel support portion, supports the cleaning brush, and guides the cleaning brush. It is constituted by.

  In a further preferred aspect of the present invention, the cleaning brush moving mechanism includes an endless belt to which the cleaning brush is attached and a motor that reciprocates the endless belt.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rinse water supply mechanism is configured to supply rinse water to the surface of the diamond wheel from a plurality of through holes formed in the cleaning brush.

  In the present invention, the material of the cleaning brush is not particularly limited, but the cleaning brush is preferably formed of nylon.

  In the present invention, the hair diameter of the cleaning brush is not particularly limited, but when the cleaning brush is formed of nylon, the hair diameter of the cleaning brush is 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm. In particular, the thickness is preferably 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm.

  In the present invention, the hair length of the cleaning brush is not particularly limited, but when the cleaning brush is formed of nylon, the hair length of the cleaning brush is preferably 10 mm to 30 mm. In particular, it is preferably 15 mm to 25 mm.

  In the present invention, as the cleaning liquid, a silicate abrasive that has a hardness greater than that of the material causing the clogging of the diamond wheel and has the same hardness as the bond component for fixing the diamond abrasive component. A cleaning liquid containing a silicate abrasive abrasive and a surfactant is preferably used, and a cleaning liquid containing 40% by weight or more of a silicate abrasive abrasive is particularly preferably used.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the cleaning method and apparatus of the diamond wheel for magnetic recording medium surface treatments which can wash | clean a diamond wheel and can remove clogging efficiently.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to the present embodiment supports a diamond wheel 1 for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium so as to be rotatable about an axis. Part 2, a motor 3 for rotating the diamond wheel 1 about its axis, a timing belt 6 to which a cleaning brush mounting unit 4 to which a cleaning brush 5 can be attached is fixed, and the timing belt 6 is driven in both forward and reverse directions. A rail 8 for guiding the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 that moves as the pulse motor 7 and the timing belt 6 are driven is provided.

  Here, the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 is slidably attached to the rail 8.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the cleaning brush 5 is attached to the cleaning brush attachment unit 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 has a hole 4 a into which the cleaning brush 5 can be inserted. The cleaning brush 5 inserted into the hole 4 a is formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4. It is configured to be fixed at a predetermined position by the screw 4b through the screw hole 4b.

Here, the cleaning brush 5 has a contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa to 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa, preferably 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa to 1 ×. It is fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 so as to be 10 ⁵ Pa or less.

  The cleaning brush 5 is preferably made of nylon, and preferably has a bristle diameter of 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm and a bristle length of 10 mm to 30 mm. The washing brush 5 is made of nylon and has a bristle diameter of 0. It is more preferable to use the cleaning brush 5 having a thickness of 1 mm to 0.3 mm and a hair length of 15 mm to 25 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a tank 10 containing rinsing water is connected to the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 via a hose 12 provided with a valve 11. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the hose 12 communicates with a hole 4 a formed in the cleaning brush attachment unit 4, and the hole 4 a of the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 has a plurality of penetrations formed in the cleaning brush 5. It communicates with the hole.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the diamond wheel 1 cleaning device further includes a first sensor 16 and a second sensor 17 that detect the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 in the vicinity of the timing belt 6. One sensor 16 is disposed near one end of the diamond wheel 1 supported by the diamond wheel support 2, and the second sensor 17 is near the other end of the diamond wheel 1 supported by the diamond wheel support 2. Is arranged.

  In this embodiment, when the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 is detected by the first sensor 16 or the second sensor 17, the driving of the timing belt 6 is stopped and the timing belt 6 is driven in the opposite direction. Therefore, the cleaning brush 5 fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 reciprocates between the vicinity of the first sensor 16 and the vicinity of the second sensor 17. It is configured.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing details of the diamond wheel 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the diamond wheel 1 is formed by attaching a plurality of disk-shaped unit diamond wheels 20 to a shaft 1a, and has a cylindrical shape. Thus, by using the cylindrical diamond wheel 1, the surfaces of the magnetic layers of a plurality of magnetic recording tapes can be simultaneously polished, and the manufacturing efficiency of the magnetic recording tape can be improved.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system, an input system, and a drive system of the diamond wheel 1 cleaning device according to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control system of the diamond wheel 1 cleaning device according to this embodiment includes a controller 40, and the input system includes an operation panel 43 that can input various signals.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the drive system of the diamond wheel 1 cleaning apparatus according to this embodiment drives the motor 3 that rotates the diamond wheel 1 about its axis and the timing belt 6 in both forward and reverse directions. And a valve driving means 45 for opening and closing the valve 11 provided on the hose 12.

  The diamond wheel 1 cleaning apparatus according to this embodiment configured as described above automatically cleans the diamond wheel 1 as follows.

  First, the diamond wheel 1 is set on the diamond wheel support 2 by the operator.

Next, the cleaning brush 5 is inserted into the hole 4a formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4, and the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 is 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa. Hereinafter, it is preferably fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 with the screw 4b through the screw hole 4b formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 so as to be 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. Is done.

  Further, the output shaft 3 a of the motor 3 is connected to the shaft 1 a of the diamond wheel 1.

  Next, a cleaning liquid is applied to the surface of the diamond wheel 1 by the operator.

  As the cleaning liquid, a cleaning liquid mainly composed of a silicate abrasive and a surfactant is preferably used.

  When the cleaning liquid is applied to the surface of the diamond wheel 1, the operator inputs a cleaning operation start signal to the operation panel 43 of the diamond wheel 1 cleaning device, and the cleaning operation start signal is sent from the operation panel 43 to the controller 40. Is output.

  Upon receiving the cleaning operation start signal, the controller 40 outputs a drive signal to the motor 3 to drive the motor 3 and rotate the diamond wheel 1 around the shaft 1a.

  The diamond wheel 1 is preferably rotated at a rotation speed of 5 rpm or more and 2,700 rpm or less, more preferably 10 rpm or more and 800 rpm or less.

  At the same time, when the first sensor 16 detects the cleaning brush attachment unit 4, the controller 40 outputs a first drive signal to the pulse motor 7, so that the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 is in the second sensor 17. When the second sensor 17 detects the cleaning brush attachment unit 4, the second driving signal is output to the pulse motor 7. The timing belt 6 is driven so that the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 moves toward the first sensor 16.

  The timing belt 6 is preferably driven at a speed of 10 mm / sec or more and 10,000 mm / sec or less, and more preferably is driven at a speed of 50 mm / sec or more and 3,000 mm / sec or less.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 is detected by the first sensor 16 at the start of operation of the cleaning device, and is configured to be positioned in the vicinity of the first sensor 16. Therefore, the controller 40 outputs a first drive signal to the pulse motor 7 to drive the timing belt 6 so that the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 moves toward the second sensor 17.

  As a result, the diamond wheel 1 is rotated around the shaft 1 a by the motor 3 and the timing belt 6 is driven, so that the cleaning brush 5 is directed along the rail 8 toward the second sensor 17. 1 is moved substantially in parallel.

In this way, the cleaning brush 5 is made of the diamond wheel 1 at a contact pressure of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, preferably 5.0 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. Since the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the second sensor 17 substantially parallel to the diamond wheel 1 while contacting the surface and rotating the diamond wheel 1 around the shaft 1a, the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is moved. Is cleaned by the cleaning brush 5.

  Thus, when the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the second sensor 17 and the second sensor 17 detects the cleaning brush mounting unit 4, the cleaning brush mounting unit detection signal is sent from the second sensor 17 to the controller. 40 is output.

  When the controller 40 receives the cleaning brush attachment unit detection signal from the second sensor 17, it outputs a second drive signal to the pulse motor 7, so that the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 moves toward the first sensor 16. The timing belt 6 is driven so as to move.

  As a result, the cleaning brush 5 is moved along the rail 8 toward the first sensor 16 substantially in parallel with the diamond wheel 1.

In this way, the cleaning brush 5 is made of the diamond wheel 1 at a contact pressure of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, preferably 5.0 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. Since the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the first sensor 16 in parallel with the diamond wheel 1 while rotating the diamond wheel 1 around the shaft 1a while being in contact with the surface, the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is moved. Is cleaned by the cleaning brush 5.

  Thus, when the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the first sensor 16 and the first sensor 16 detects the cleaning brush mounting unit 4, a cleaning brush mounting unit detection signal is sent from the first sensor 16 to the controller. 40 is output.

  When the controller 40 receives the cleaning brush attachment unit detection signal from the first sensor 16, the controller 40 outputs a first drive signal to the pulse motor 7, and the cleaning brush attachment unit 45 moves toward the second sensor 17. The timing belt 6 is driven so as to move.

  When the same operation is repeated and the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 and the cleaning brush 5 are reciprocated a predetermined number of times, for example, 150 times, a cleaning operation stop signal and a rinsing operation start signal are input to the operation panel 43 by the operator. The

  The cleaning operation stop signal and the rinsing operation start signal input to the operation panel 43 are output to the controller 40. Upon receiving the cleaning operation stop signal and the rinsing operation start signal, the controller 40 outputs a valve driving signal to the valve driving means 45. Then, the valve 11 provided in the hose 12 is opened.

  As a result, the rinse water is supplied from the rinse water tank 10 to the cleaning brush 5 through the hose 12 and the hole 4a of the cleaning brush attachment unit 4.

  Here, since a plurality of through holes (not shown) communicating with the holes 4a of the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 are formed in the cleaning brush 5, the rinse water is supplied from the plurality of through holes of the cleaning brush 5, A rinsing operation is started by supplying the diamond wheel 1 at a predetermined flow rate, for example, at a flow rate of 150 liters / min.

Even if the rinsing operation is started, the motor 3 and the pulse motor 7 are driven in the same manner as in the cleaning operation, and therefore the cleaning brush 5 is 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, preferably A contact pressure of 5.0 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less contacts the surface of the diamond wheel 1, and rinse water is supplied to the surface of the diamond wheel 1 from the plurality of through holes of the cleaning brush 5. In this state, the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the second sensor 17 substantially parallel to the diamond wheel 1 while the diamond wheel 1 is rotated around the shaft 1a.

  Therefore, the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is rinsed with rinse water.

  Thus, when the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the second sensor 17 and the second sensor 17 detects the cleaning brush mounting unit 4, the cleaning brush mounting unit detection signal is sent from the second sensor 17 to the controller. 40 is output.

  When the controller 40 receives the cleaning brush attachment unit detection signal from the second sensor 17, the controller 40 outputs a second drive signal to the pulse motor 7, and the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 and the cleaning brush 5 are connected to the first sensor. The timing belt 6 is driven so as to move toward 16, and the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is rinsed with rinse water.

  Thus, when the cleaning brush 5 is moved toward the first sensor 16 and the first sensor 16 detects the cleaning brush mounting unit 4, a cleaning brush mounting unit detection signal is sent from the first sensor 16 to the controller. 40 is output.

  When the controller 40 receives the cleaning brush attachment unit detection signal from the first sensor 16, the controller 40 outputs a first drive signal to the pulse motor 7, and the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 moves toward the second sensor 17. The timing belt 6 is driven so as to move.

  When the same operation is repeated and the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 and the cleaning brush 5 are reciprocated a predetermined number of times, for example, 50 times, a rinse operation stop signal is input to the operation panel 43 by the operator.

  The rinse operation stop signal input to the operation panel 43 is output to the controller 40. When the controller 40 receives the rinse operation stop signal, it outputs a drive stop signal to the motor 3 and the pulse motor 7 to rotate the diamond wheel 1. In addition, the driving of the timing belt 6 is stopped, and a valve driving stop signal is output to the valve driving means 45 to close the valve 11 provided in the hose 12.

  Next, high pressure air is blown onto the surface of the diamond wheel 1 by the operator, the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is dried, and the cleaning process of the diamond wheel 1 is completed.

According to this embodiment, the cleaning brush 5 has a contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, preferably 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa. As described above, the diamond wheel 1 is fixed around the shaft 1a by fixing it to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 with the screw 4b through the screw hole 4b formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 so as to be 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. Since the surface of the diamond wheel 1 is cleaned by reciprocating the cleaning brush 5 substantially in parallel with the diamond wheel 1 while rotating, the diamond wheel can be cleaned efficiently and clogging can be removed. In about 30 minutes, clogging of the diamond wheel can be removed. Therefore, when a diamond wheel dressing is requested from a grinding wheel manufacturer, the removal of clogging of the diamond wheel, which took several days, can be completed in a short time, so it is necessary to provide a spare diamond wheel. In a very economical manner, the diamond wheel can be cleaned and clogged, and the cost of the magnetic recording tape can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the cleaning brush 5 has a contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 of 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, preferably 5 × 10. ^The diamond wheel 1 is fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 by screws 4b through screw holes 4b formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 so that the pressure is ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. The surface of the diamond wheel 1 is automatically cleaned by reciprocating the cleaning brush 5 substantially in parallel with the diamond wheel 1 while rotating around. Compared to the case where the diamond wheel is manually cleaned. This makes it possible to clean diamond wheels and remove clogs very efficiently and without quality variations. .

Examples are given below to make the effects of the present invention clearer.
Example The diamond wheel was cleaned as follows using the cleaning apparatus shown in FIG.

  A cylindrical diamond wheel 1 having a diameter of 70 mm and a length of 1,050 mm including 32 disk-shaped unit diamond wheels 20 was first set on the diamond wheel support 2 of the cleaning device.

Next, the cleaning brush 5 is inserted into the hole 4a formed in the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 so that the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 becomes 7 × 10 ⁴ Pa. The cleaning brush 5 was fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 with the screw 4b through the screw hole 4b formed in the mounting unit 4.

  Here, as the cleaning brush 5, a cleaning brush made of nylon, having a bristle diameter of 0.2 mm and a bristle length of 20 mm was used, and 12 through holes were formed in the cleaning brush 5.

  After connecting the output shaft 3a of the motor 3 to the shaft 1a of the diamond wheel 1, a cleaning liquid having the following composition was applied to the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and adhered thereto.

Dialkylsulfosuccinic acid ester salt 2.8% by weight
Fatty acid diethanolamide 3.6% by weight
50.0% by weight of white clay
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium 0.5% by weight
43.08% by weight of water
Other ingredients 0.02% by weight
Next, the motor 3 is driven to rotate the diamond wheel 1 at 20 rpm and the pulse motor 7 is driven to reciprocate the timing belt 6 in the axial direction of the diamond wheel 1 at a speed of 100 mm / sec. The cleaning brush mounting unit 4 and the cleaning brush 5 were reciprocated 150 times to execute the cleaning operation.

  After completion of the cleaning operation, the valve 11 provided on the hose 12 is opened, and rinse water is supplied from the rinse water tank 10 to the hose 12, the hole 4 a formed in the cleaning brush attachment unit 4, and the cleaning brush 5. While supplying the surface of the diamond wheel 1 through the through holes at a flow rate of 1.5 liters / min, supplying rinsing water to the surface of the diamond wheel 1, while rotating the diamond wheel 1 at 20 rpm, The cleaning brush attachment unit 4 and the cleaning brush 5 were reciprocated over 50 times, and the surface of the diamond wheel 1 was rinsed.

  After completion of the rinsing operation, 0.4 MPa of high-pressure air was sprayed onto the surface of the diamond wheel 1 to dry the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and complete the cleaning process.

  After completion of the cleaning treatment, the surface of the diamond wheel 1 was observed by magnifying it 200 times using an optical microscope. As a result, clogging of the surface of the diamond wheel 1 was completely removed.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that it is a thing.

  For example, in the above-described embodiments and examples, the cleaning brush 5 is moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel 1, but the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 move relatively in the axial direction of the diamond wheel 1. The cleaning brush 5 may be moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel 1 on the stage where the diamond wheel support 2 is provided.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and Example, the cleaning brush 5 is inserted in the hole 4a formed in the cleaning brush attachment unit 4, and the screw 4b is passed through the screw hole 4b formed in the cleaning brush attachment unit 4. The cleaning brush 5 is fixed to the cleaning brush mounting unit 4 at a predetermined position so that the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 is set to a desired pressure. The mechanism for adjusting the contact pressure between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 is not limited to screwing, as long as the distance between the surface of the diamond wheel 1 and the cleaning brush 5 can be adjusted. Any mechanism can be used.

  Further, in the above-described embodiments and examples, after completion of the rinsing operation, the operator manually blows high-pressure air onto the surface of the diamond wheel 1, but the high-pressure air that is movable in the axial direction of the diamond wheel 1 An injection nozzle may be provided so that the high-pressure air can be automatically blown onto the surface of the diamond wheel 1.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment and Example, although the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 is reciprocated using the timing belt 6, reciprocating the cleaning brush attachment unit 4 using the timing belt 6 is not necessarily required. The cleaning brush attachment unit 4 can be reciprocated using an arbitrary mechanism.

  Further, in the above-described embodiments and examples, the timing belt 6 is driven using the pulse motor 7, but if the timing belt 6 can be driven in both forward and reverse directions, the means for driving the timing belt 6 is However, it is not particularly limited.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the cleaning brush and the cleaning brush mounting unit. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing details of the diamond wheel. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system, an input system, and a drive system of the diamond wheel 1 cleaning device according to this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Diamond wheel 1a Diamond wheel shaft 2 Diamond wheel support part 3 Motor 3a Motor output shaft 4 Cleaning brush attachment unit 4a Hole 4b Screw hole 4c Screw 5 Cleaning brush 6 Timing belt 7 Pulse motor 8 Rail 10 Rinsing water tank 11 Valve 12 Hose 16 First sensor 17 Second sensor 20 Unit diamond wheel 40 Controller 43 Operation panel 45 Valve drive means

Claims (15)

A method of cleaning a diamond wheel for a magnetic recording medium surface treatment including a stacked plurality of disk-shaped unit diamond wheel was, on the surface of the diamond wheel cleaning liquid attached, a cleaning brush, 1 × 10 ⁴ Pa is contacted at a pressure of 5 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less, and the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are relatively moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel while rotating the diamond wheel around the axis, A method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, wherein the surface of the diamond wheel is cleaned by the cleaning brush. 2. The diamond for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning brush is brought into contact with the surface of the diamond wheel at a pressure of 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. How to wash the wheel. The method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning brush is moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel. 4. The method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, further comprising supplying rinse water to the surface of the diamond wheel. The method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4, wherein rinsing water is supplied to the surface of the diamond wheel via the cleaning brush. The diamond for magnetic recording medium surface treatment according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed in the cleaning brush, and rinse water is supplied from the plurality of through holes to the surface of the diamond wheel. How to wash the wheel. The diamond wheel cleaning method for magnetic recording medium surface treatment according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the diamond wheel is rotated at a rotation speed of 5 rpm or more and 2,700 rpm or less. The method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the diamond wheel is rotated at a rotation speed of 10 rpm or more and 800 rpm or less. The diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are moved relatively in the axial direction of the diamond wheel at a speed of 10 mm / sec or more and 10,000 mm / sec or less. 4. A method for cleaning a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to item 2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 9, wherein the diamond wheel and the cleaning brush are relatively moved in the axial direction of the diamond wheel at a speed of 50 mm / sec or more and 3,000 mm / sec or less. Cleaning method of diamond wheel for surface treatment. A diamond wheel cleaning device for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium including a plurality of laminated disk-shaped unit diamond wheels, wherein the diamond wheel support unit rotatably supports the diamond wheel, and the diamond wheel support unit A diamond wheel rotating mechanism for rotating the diamond wheel supported by the shaft around an axis, a cleaning brush supporting portion for supporting a cleaning brush so as to be movable in an axial direction of the diamond wheel, and the support supported by the cleaning brush support portion A cleaning brush moving mechanism for reciprocating the cleaning brush in the axial direction of the diamond wheel, a contact pressure adjusting mechanism for adjusting a contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the surface of the diamond wheel, and rinse water through the cleaning brush On the surface of the diamond wheel And a feed to the rinse water supply mechanism, the contact pressure adjusting mechanism, the contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the diamond wheel surface, 1 × 10 4 ^Pa or more, to adjust below 5 × 10 5 ^Pa A cleaning device for a diamond wheel for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium, characterized in that it is configured. The contact pressure adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust a contact pressure between the cleaning brush and the surface of the diamond wheel to 5 × 10 ⁴ Pa or more and 1 × 10 ⁵ Pa or less. 11. A diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to 11. The cleaning brush support portion extends in an axial direction of the diamond wheel supported by the diamond wheel support portion, and includes a rail that supports the cleaning brush and guides the cleaning brush. Item 15. A diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to Item 11 or 12. 14. The magnetic recording according to claim 11, wherein the cleaning brush moving mechanism includes an endless belt to which the cleaning brush is attached and a motor that reciprocates the endless belt. Diamond wheel cleaning equipment for media surface treatment. 15. The rinsing water supply mechanism is configured to supply rinsing water to the surface of the diamond wheel from a plurality of through holes formed in the cleaning brush. 2. A diamond wheel cleaning apparatus for surface treatment of a magnetic recording medium according to item 1.

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