A finishing belt device includes a pressure apparatus having a pressure roller that applies a pressing force to the rear side of a finishing belt that, when viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, an active side of the finishing belt is pressed against a peripheral surface to be finished of a workpiece in a linear contact region at the level of the pressing force. A pressure roller support is provided with the pressure roller arranged as a first pressure roller and another pressure roller is arranged as a second pressure roller. When viewed in the running direction of the finishing belt, the active side of the finishing belt is pressed against the peripheral surface to be finished of the workpiece in two spaced-apart linear contact regions via the two pressure rollers. The invention also relates to a method for finishing a peripheral surface of a cam surface.

A polishing apparatus polishes a periphery of a substrate. This polishing apparatus includes a rotary holding mechanism configured to hold the substrate horizontally and rotate the substrate, plural polishing head assemblies provided around the substrate, plural tape supplying and recovering mechanisms configured to supply polishing tapes to the plural polishing head assemblies and recover the polishing tapes from the plural polishing head assemblies, and plural moving mechanisms configured to move the plural polishing head assemblies in radial directions of the substrate held by the rotary holding mechanism. The tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are located outwardly of the plural polishing head assemblies in the radial directions of the substrate, and the tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are fixed in position.

A polishing apparatus polishes a periphery of a substrate. This polishing apparatus includes a rotary holding mechanism configured to hold the substrate horizontally and rotate the substrate, plural polishing head assemblies provided around the substrate, plural tape supplying and recovering mechanisms configured to supply polishing tapes to the plural polishing head assemblies and recover the polishing tapes from the plural polishing head assemblies, and plural moving mechanisms configured to move the plural polishing head assemblies in radial directions of the substrate held by the rotary holding mechanism. The tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are located outwardly of the plural polishing head assemblies in the radial directions of the substrate, and the tape supplying and recovering mechanisms are fixed in position.

An abrasive belt grinding device is provided, a supporting plate passes through an inner cylinder, and is fixed to the inner cylinder, the inner cylinder is rotatably connected to an outer cylinder bracket, a winding reel and an unwinding reel are arranged side by side in a left-right direction at an upper end of the supporting plate, and are driven by respective first servo motors, one end of the abrasive belt is wound in a belt groove of the winding reel, and another end of the abrasive belt is wound over the first transition wheel, the first tension pulley, the third transition wheel, the fifth transition wheel, the seventh transition wheel, the contact wheel, the eighth transition wheel, the sixth transition wheel, the fourth transition wheel, the second tension pulley, and the second transition wheel, and is finally wound in a belt groove of the unwinding reel.

An abrasive belt grinding device is provided, a supporting plate passes through an inner cylinder, and is fixed to the inner cylinder, the inner cylinder is rotatably connected to an outer cylinder bracket, a winding reel and an unwinding reel are arranged side by side in a left-right direction at an upper end of the supporting plate, and are driven by respective first servo motors, one end of the abrasive belt is wound in a belt groove of the winding reel, and another end of the abrasive belt is wound over the first transition wheel, the first tension pulley, the third transition wheel, the fifth transition wheel, the seventh transition wheel, the contact wheel, the eighth transition wheel, the sixth transition wheel, the fourth transition wheel, the second tension pulley, and the second transition wheel, and is finally wound in a belt groove of the unwinding reel.

Apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. In some embodiments, a powered sharpener has a main drive assembly with an electric motor, and a sharpening assembly with belt support surfaces to provide a routing path for the belt to define first and second belt segments. A first blade guide is configured to position a blade of the cutting tool at a first guide angle to sharpen a cutting edge of the blade against the first belt segment. A second blade guide is configured to position the blade at a second guide angle to sharpen the cutting edge of the blade against the second belt segment. The first and second belt segments may be parallel or non-parallel. As desired, anti-torsion members may be provided to contactingly engage a backing layer of the belt to resist torsional twisting of the belt during sharpening against the first and second belt segments.

Apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool. In some embodiments, a powered sharpener has a main drive assembly with an electric motor, and a sharpening assembly with belt support surfaces to provide a routing path for the belt to define first and second belt segments. A first blade guide is configured to position a blade of the cutting tool at a first guide angle to sharpen a cutting edge of the blade against the first belt segment. A second blade guide is configured to position the blade at a second guide angle to sharpen the cutting edge of the blade against the second belt segment. The first and second belt segments may be parallel or non-parallel. As desired, anti-torsion members may be provided to contactingly engage a backing layer of the belt to resist torsional twisting of the belt during sharpening against the first and second belt segments.

An abrasive belt grip is an apparatus that is used to apply a finish to a knife blade. The apparatus includes a casing, a carbide plate, a drive roller, an idle roller, a heat-sinking saddle, a cooling system, and a serpentine belt. The casing is used as a structural base to mount all of the aforementioned components. The conveying movement of the serpentine belt allows the apparatus to apply a finish onto the knife blade. The conveying movement of the serpentine belt is driven by the rotation of the drive roller and is stabilized by the rotation of the idle roller. The carbide plate provides a flat backing for the serpentine belt as a knife blade is pressed against the serpentine belt. The heat-sinking saddle draws heat away from the serpentine belt and the carbide plate, while the cooling system exhausts that heat out of the casing.

A tool sharpener has a guide assembly to support a cutting tool adjacent an abrasive medium. A drive assembly advances the abrasive medium with respect to the guide assembly. A control mechanism provides a first control input value to move the medium and achieve a first material take off (MTO) rate during a coarse sharpening operation upon the tool. A second control input value from the control circuit moves the medium to achieve a lower, second MTO rate during a fine sharpening operation. The control mechanism transitions the medium from the first MTO rate to the second MTO rate responsive to a timer mechanism indicating a conclusion of a predetermined elapsed time interval.

An expandable handheld pneumatic belt grinder includes a body, an expansion component and an operation component. The body has a receiving space, a pneumatic motor, and a rotating wheel driven by the pneumatic motor. The expansion component has an expansion pipe and an expansion rod which are connected. The expansion rod is coupled to the receiving space. The operation component has a support rod with one end carrying a driven wheel and the other end coupled to the receiving space or expansion pipe. A grinding belt fits around the driven wheel and rotating wheel collectively. A user changes the distance between the rotating wheel and driven wheel by choosing between two options: coupling the support rod of operation component and the receiving space; and coupling the expansion rod of expansion component and the receiving space, and then coupling the support rod of operation component and the expansion pipe.