DYNAMIC PART POLISHING DEVICE

The polishing device with a flexible abrasive sheet and adjustable ballast bags provides uniform pressure for efficient polishing on curved parts, addressing issues of inconsistency, consumable waste, and ergonomic concerns, achieving high-quality results at lower costs.

FR3166314A1Active Publication Date: 2026-03-20STELLANTIS AUTO SAS +1
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Patent Information

Application Number
FR2024009991
Authority / Receiving Office
FR · FR
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-19
Publication Date
2026-03-20
Estimated Expiration
2044-09-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing polishing technologies face issues with inconsistent polishing in curved areas, excessive consumable and water consumption, rapid abrasive wear, high operating costs, ergonomic and safety concerns, and inadequate automatic control for parts with various shapes and curvatures.

Method used

A polishing device with a flexible abrasive sheet and ballast bags applying uniform pressure, adaptable to part shapes, using a flexible support and ballast bags with adjustable weights to ensure consistent polishing without excessive consumables or water, and without ergonomic or safety issues.

Benefits of technology

Achieves dynamic, efficient, and high-quality polishing on parts with curves, reducing consumable and water usage, and eliminating ergonomic and safety problems, while being cost-effective and not requiring automatic controls.

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Abstract

A polishing device (PD) comprises: - a flexible abrasive sheet (FA) having a back face (FR) suitable for polishing a workpiece (PAP), - a flexible backing sheet (FS) positioned in front of the front face (FV) of the abrasive sheet (FA), to which is attached a set (ES) of ballast bags (SL) distributed in a chosen manner and having respective weights chosen to apply uniform pressure to the abrasive sheet (FA) during the polishing of the workpiece (PAP), and - a support (SD) on which the abrasive sheet (FA) and backing sheet (FS) are suspended. Figure 1
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