MACHINING CENTER WITH ABRASIVE BLASTING SYSTEM

A machining center with an abrasive blasting system is disclosed. The machining center includes a bed, a headstock mounted on the bed, and a carriage having a tool post. The machining center also includes an abrasive blasting system for imparting a predefined roughness to a surface of the work piece...

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Main Authors KUMBERA THIMMAIAH G, HAAS CONNOR, TURCZYN DENNIS M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.03.2016
Subjects
ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
GRINDING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
POLISHING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A machining center with an abrasive blasting system is disclosed. The machining center includes a bed, a headstock mounted on the bed, and a carriage having a tool post. The machining center also includes an abrasive blasting system for imparting a predefined roughness to a surface of the work piece. The abrasive blasting system includes a reservoir, a pump, a tool and a nozzle. The tool is coupled to a tool post. The tool includes a conduit extending along a length of the tool for receiving the abrasive material therethrough. The nozzle is formed on a tip surface of the tool. The nozzle is configured to communicate to the conduit. The nozzle is adapted to discharge the abrasive material on the surface of the work piece during the machining of the work piece for imparting the predefined roughness on the surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514940174