Rolling Body Deburring Tool for Curved Edges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing deburring tools are inefficient for long cut edges and those that are not straight, requiring multiple strokes and limited movement steps, and cannot effectively handle burrs on workpieces created by different processes like punching or thermal cutting.
Innovation Solution
A rolling body tool that is longitudinally movable relative to the workpiece, capable of rolling along the cut edge and applying pressure to the burr, allowing continuous deburring with flexibility to follow curved or non-linear edges, and optionally supported by a pivot or universal bearing for rotational movement, enabling simultaneous deburring of multiple edges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a press with punch and die is used to deburr cut edges, then burr elimination is achieved, but multiple strokes are required for long cut edges and the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling body enables continuous deburring action along the entire cut edge through rolling motion, eliminating the need for multiple discrete strokes. The rolling body continuously applies pressure and moves along the cut edge in one continuous operation, maintaining useful action throughout the deburring process.
Solution Approach 2:
The rolling body introduces dynamic motion to the deburring process, replacing the static press-and-hold mechanism with a rolling motion that continuously progresses along the cut edge. This dynamic approach allows the tool to adapt to the cut edge geometry while maintaining continuous contact and deburring action.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a press with fixed punch and die is used, then deburring is effective for short edges, but the device cannot handle long or curved cut edges
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling body provides dynamic adaptability to various cut edge geometries including straight, curved, and complex shapes. The rolling motion naturally conforms to the cut edge profile, allowing the same simple device structure to handle diverse deburring requirements without complex positioning or multiple tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The rolling body design creates a universal deburring tool that can handle multiple types of cut edges (straight, curved, long, short) with a single device configuration. The rolling mechanism inherently adapts to different geometries, eliminating the need for specialized tools for different edge types.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple strokes are used to deburr long cut edges, then complete coverage is achieved, but the process generates more noise
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous rolling motion eliminates the repeated impact and positioning noise associated with multiple discrete strokes. The rolling body maintains constant contact and smooth motion along the cut edge, significantly reducing noise generation while completing the deburring of long edges in a single continuous operation.
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
Enables efficient and quiet deburring of long or complex cut edges with minimal noise, capable of handling burrs from various processes, and allows for simultaneous deburring of multiple edges in a single pass, with the option to shape the edges without shouldering.
Implementation Method 1
a rolling body, the rolling body and a workpiece being longitudinally movable relative to each other along at least one cut edge to be deburred on the workpiece. The rolling body is configured to roll along the cut edge and apply pressure to a burr on the cut edge
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AI summary
A tool for deburring cut edges on workpieces has a pressure body in the form of a rolling body, by means of which, as relative longitudinal movement of rolling body and workpiece takes place, pressure can be applied to the burr on the relevant cut edge in the direction towards the workpiece while the rolling body rolls along the cut edge.A machine for deburring cut edges on workpieces is provided with a tool of the above-mentioned kind.In the course of a process for deburring cut edges on workpieces, a rolling body is moved along the relevant cut edge with a rolling motion. In that movement, pressure is applied by means of the rolling body to the burr on the cut edge in the direction towards the workpiece.