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EP 0257381 B1 19891220 - METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR DRESSING GRINDING WHEELS

Title (en)

METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR DRESSING GRINDING WHEELS

Publication

EP 0257381 B1 19891220 (DE)

Application

EP 87111290 A 19870805

Priority

DE 3628143 A 19860819

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4799472A] Dressing of grinding wheels is performed by a dressing tool which is displaced first to be brought into contact with a grinding wheel and the contact is determined by measuring an electrical voltage of a piezoelectric element connected with the dressing tool, and then feeding of the dressing tool relative to the grinding wheel for dressing is performed by applying an electrical voltage to the piezoelectric element.

IPC 1-7

B24B 53/00

IPC 8 full level

B24B 53/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B24B 53/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B24B 53/001 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0257381 A1 19880302; EP 0257381 B1 19891220; DE 3628143 A1 19880225; DE 3761184 D1 19900125; US 4799472 A 19890124

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87111290 A 19870805; DE 3628143 A 19860819; DE 3761184 T 19870805; US 8768787 A 19870819