Flexible Abrasive Member with Interlocking Elongated Deposits
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flexible abrasive members have suboptimal particle distribution and mechanical strength, leading to reduced production efficiency and effectiveness in grinding and polishing operations, with a need for improved mechanical strength and heat dissipation.
Innovation Solution
A flexible abrasive member with elongated continuous deposits that interlock through inset and recessed portions, providing increased mechanical strength and resistance against tearing, and enhanced heat dissipation through a specific arrangement of transverse and oblique segments, allowing for efficient electro-deposition and improved durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional deposit patterns are used, then manufacturing process is simple, but mechanical strength and resistance against tearing are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The deposit is segmented into discrete elongated structures with inset and recessed portions, creating an interlocking pattern that enhances mechanical strength while maintaining manufacturability through standardized repeating units
Solution Approach 2:
The inset portions of one deposit are nested within the recessed portions of adjacent deposits, creating an interlocking configuration that distributes mechanical loads and resists tearing forces across the entire deposit layer
2Productivity
If conventional deposit patterns are used, then production time is reduced, but production output and efficiency are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The elongated deposit structures are pre-configured with inset and recessed portions during manufacturing, allowing for optimized material distribution and reduced production time during actual grinding or polishing operations
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the deposit structure serve different functions: inset portions provide structural interlocking, recessed portions accommodate adjacent structures, and the elongated shape optimizes heat dissipation and material removal rates in specific zones
3Manufacturing precision
If conventional deposit patterns are used, then manufacturing is straightforward, but particle distribution is suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The deposit is divided into elongated structures with defined inset and recessed portions, creating natural zones for optimized abrasive particle placement that improve distribution uniformity while maintaining compatibility with standard electroplating processes
Solution Approach 2:
The metal matrix acts as an intermediary that binds abrasive particles within the elongated deposit structures, facilitating controlled particle distribution through the electroplating process while maintaining structural integrity
4Temperature
If conventional deposit patterns are used, then heat dissipation is inadequate, but simpler structure is maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The deposit structure transitions from conventional two-dimensional patterns to three-dimensional elongated structures with inset and recessed portions, creating additional thermal pathways that enhance heat dissipation from the abrasive interface
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The interlocking deposit structure enhances mechanical strength and heat dissipation, resulting in improved durability and efficiency in grinding and polishing operations, with increased production output and prolonged lifespan of the abrasive member.
Implementation Method 1
the relatively long dimensions of the deposits or elongated structures have a favorable influence on heat dissipation. In use heat is generated due to frictional forces between the flexible abrasive member and the object; the heat which is locally generated is dissipated via the elongated structures thus avoiding overheating and deterioration of the flexible abrasive member
Implementation Method 2
A well-known and preferred method is electroplating, which allows a mixture of metal particles and abrasive particles to be electro-deposited on a metallized screen
Data Source
AI summary
A flexible abrasive member including a substrate, which carries an array of deposits with embedded abrasive particles, where each deposit has an elongated continuous structure that extends along a center trajectory predominantly in a longitudinal direction across the substrate. The structure has inset portions and recessed portions, which protrude oppositely along a transverse directions from the center trajectory. The inset portions of a deposit are accommodated in the recessed portions of a transversely preceding deposit, and the recessed portions of the deposit accommodate the inset portions of a transversely following deposit, so that the inset portions and recessed portions of neighboring deposits mutually overlap in said transverse directions.