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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7147550 | Holding apparatus for grinding members A holding apparatus for grinding members includes two clamping disks that have respectively a plurality of anchor plates and a plurality of anchor slots on different perimeters. The anchor plates and anchor slots may be wedged to form a mechanical interference betwe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7070491 | Machine tool with fluid actuated helical adjustment of abrasive elements The application describes a honing tool for use with a CNC machine. A fluid actuator provides the mechanism for causing radial adjustment of abrasive elements. The actuator consists of a piston and cylinder assembly mounted within the tool and powered by cooling flu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6783449 | Grinding tool The present invention enables continuous working including working inner diameters with high efficiency. Working members 30, 40 are installed to be able to be attached to and removed from a front end of the tool main body 10 configured with a grinding ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739949 | Adjustable tool body with fluid actuation The application describes a honing tool for use with a CNC machine. A fluid actuator provides the mechanism for causing radial adjustment of abrasive elements. The actuator consists of a piston and cylinder assembly mounted within the tool and powered by the through... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6551178 | Reamer with adjustable expansion/contraction, and bore finishing machine comprising the same A reamer with adjustable expansion/contraction and a bore finishing machine comprising the reamer. The reamer has a rotation shaft that is externally operable and a grinding section. The grinding section is cylindrically shaped, and has a plurality of axi... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527620 | Honing tool used to finish blind bores in workpieces and the method of using such tool A device for honing blind bores in parts, a blind bore including a cylindrical bore open at one end and closed adjacent to the opposite end including a honing mandrel for mounting on a honing machine that produces rotation thereof, the mandrel having a cy... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6203410 | Reamer with adjustable expansion/contraction, and bore finishing machine comprising the same A reamer with adjustable expansion/contraction and a bore finishing machine comprising the reamer. The reamer has a rotation shaft that is externally operable and a grinding section. The grinding section is cylindrically shaped, and has a plurality of axi... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5695390 | Finishing machines for internal spline tooth surfaces A finishing machine for internal spline tooth surfaces which comprises a holding device for holding a work having the internal spline tooth surfaces, a grinding stone having a plurality of tooth portions for simultaneously processing a plurality of tooth ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5482498 | Honing tool and super precision finishing method using the same The invention relates to a honing tool for carrying out honing working of a work with high accuracy and super precision finishing method using the honing tool. The honing tool is mainly constituted by a pilot section (5), a rough grinding section (7), a f... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5390448 | Modular expandable honing tool A honing tool or mandrel mountable for rotation on a honing machine comprising a tubular abrasive sleeve member retained coaxially within a modular tubular honing assembly having an opening or passageway extending the entire length therethrough adaptable ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5371978 | Honing tool and super precision finishing method using the same The invention relates to a honing tool for carrying out honing working of a work with high accuracy and super precision finishing method using the honing tool. The honing tool is mainly constituted by a pilot section (5), a rough grinding section (7), a f... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5022196 | Expandable honing tool A honing tool or mandrel mountable for rotation on a honing machine comprising an elongated substantially tubular member having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface being conically tapered over substantially the length thereof, the outer surface in... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4991361 | Cylinder hone A cylinder truing hone comprising a plurality of pressure members mounted in circumferentially spaced locations around a driven member for movement radially of the driven member and with pressure surfaces on the pressure members outermost. An axially mova... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4987700 | Mechanical scarfing apparatus The present invention contemplates an apparatus for producing a controlled taper cut in a workpiece. The apparatus includes a plurality of horizontal support members for supporting a slidable gantry member and a rotatable support member disposed within th... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4981401 | Boring bar with tool holder stations and control for same A boring bar having multiple tool stations spaced therealong. A tool holder is carried at a tool station within a bar mounted bushing. A pinion gear on the bushing is in threaded engagement with the tool holder for moving same. A channel along the bar rec... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4655007 | Honing apparatus A honing apparatus which has a multi-diameter honing tool in which a plurality of honing stones are mounted and which can be radially adjusted so as to hone the inside of a bore and wherein a range of adjustment of the tool is possible over a wide range b... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4434588 | Honing head for high-speed operation A honing head comprises a holder having a plurality of radial guide slots angularly spaced from each other and an axial hole, a rough-finishing cone shaft and a finishing cone shaft or a single cone shaft axially slidably received in the hole, and a plura... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4275530 | Grinding heads for grinding machines A grinding head has at least one expandable grinding tube mounted on an expansion cone. The expansion cone is carried by, and is rotatable with, an expansion rod which is coupled for rotation with a driven part of the head. The expansion rod and cone are ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4253279 | Precision honing device A precision honing device including a substantially tubular honing member having an outer work engaging surface, an axially tapered inner surface, a full length slit through the device along one side thereof, and a layer of a relatively hard wear resistan... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4223485 | Lapping tools A tool for lapping internal surfaces of holes. Lapping tools conventionally have an expandable working portion for variable diameter operation. Known tools tend to expand in a barrel shape leading to inaccurate lapping. The invention seeks to avoid this b... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4179855 | Insert for honing tool An improved insert is disclosed for use with a honing tool for retaining an abrasive element while mechanically isolating the abrasive element from the remainder of the honing tool. The improved slot liner is in the form of a bushing having four interconn... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4144679 | Honing tool The invention relates to a honing tool which comprises an elongate housing and a thrust body displaceable longitudinally in the housing, the thrust body comprising a thrust plate and the thrust plate having opposed inclined edge surfaces which form slidew... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4099350 | Honing assembly A honing assembly comprising a hollow head or shell provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, honing elements projecting from said slots, and an adjusting member longitudinally adjustably supported within the head. The adjusting member ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3995400 | Honing tool slot liner and abrasive retainer A honing tool slot protecting bushing is disclosed for gripping an abrasive element while mechanically isolating the abrasive element from the remainder of the honing tool. The slot liner is in the form of a bushing having four interconnected wall portion... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3987591 | Honing tool with reversible body sleeve A honing tool having an elongated tubular body adapted to be supported for rotational movement about a longitudinal axis in a bore of a workpiece, and adapted for reciprocation in said bore. The tubular body has a reduced diameter lower end on which is sl... | 10/26/1976 |
