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EP 0181104 A2 19860514 - Cup-type grinding wheel.

Title (en)

Cup-type grinding wheel.

Title (de)

Schalenförmige Schleifscheibe.

Title (fr)

Meule-boisseau.

Publication

EP 0181104 A2 19860514 (EN)

Application

EP 85307436 A 19851016

Priority

JP 23282684 A 19841105

Abstract (en)

A cup-type grinding wheel comprising an annular-shaped grinding body (11) eccentrically mounted on a wheel spindle stock (18) having a coaxis (23) with a non-eccentric rotary axis (22). In this way, only the grinding body (11) is eccentrically rotated to flatly grind the whole grinding surface without producing a projection (hitherto 20) at the central portion of a workpiece (12) to be ground.

IPC 1-7

B24D 7/02

IPC 8 full level

B24D 7/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B24D 7/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0181104 A2 19860514; EP 0181104 A3 19880824; JP S61111887 A 19860529

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85307436 A 19851016; JP 23282684 A 19841105