In order to make clear the grinding mechanism of the traversing cylindrical grinding by the cap type grinding wheel and make improvement of the cylindrical grinding operation, we took to the investigation on this grinding method.
In this report, an outline of the traversing cylindrical grinding by the cup wheel is described and the cross hatch angle of the cutting loci by the abrasive grains, the grain depth of cut and the chip length etc. are derived geometrically. Further, the investigation is carried out experimentally.
The results are as follws;
(1) In this finishing method, the grain depth of cut is smaller and the chip length is longer than that under the traversing cylindrical grinding by the straight wheel.
(2) The cross hatch angle of the cutting loci φ increases according to the decrease of the offsetting angle α [α=sin
-1 (the offsetting amount/the semidiameter of the wheel)] and the traversing speed, and also to the increase of the surface speed of the work piece, and φ becomes near to 180°-2 α° for the increase of the wheel speed. moreover, the limits of the cross hatch angles become of a wide range and many directional cuttings are carried out, when the wheel diameter is smaller, and the wheel width and α are larger.
(3) In this finishing method, the up grinding and the down grinding are carried out at two contact parts of the grinding wheel, and the cuttings of the various cross hatch angles are carried out by a single grinding wheel.
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