B23H1/02

Wire electrical discharge machine and machining program editor
11577332 · 2023-02-14 · ·

A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a drive control unit for moving a wire electrode relative to a workpiece along a machining path; a path determination unit for determining whether or not the machining path includes a linear path section that crosses a boundary line between a thick portion and a thin portion of the workpiece; and a path compensator for compensating the machining path so as to form, in the thin portion, a protrusion projecting outward from the boundary line when the path determination unit determines that the linear path section is included.

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD FOR GENERATING VARIABLE SPRAY-HOLE GEOMETRY
20230219154 · 2023-07-13 ·

A method is provided comprising identifying an alignment point of a workpiece; positioning a first end of an electrode in the direction of the alignment point of the workpiece; applying a first voltage to the electrode wherein the applied first voltage generates a spark; rotating the electrode in a first direction; advancing the electrode toward the alignment point by a first distance wherein advancing the electrode and applying the first voltage creates a first orifice section; applying a second voltage to the electrode and modifying one or more operational parameters of the electrode; advancing the electrode toward the alignment point by a second distance wherein advancing the electrode and applying the second voltage causes formation of at least a second orifice section; wherein the first and second orifice sections cooperate to form an orifice comprising a first flow area and a second flow area.

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD FOR GENERATING VARIABLE SPRAY-HOLE GEOMETRY
20230219154 · 2023-07-13 ·

A method is provided comprising identifying an alignment point of a workpiece; positioning a first end of an electrode in the direction of the alignment point of the workpiece; applying a first voltage to the electrode wherein the applied first voltage generates a spark; rotating the electrode in a first direction; advancing the electrode toward the alignment point by a first distance wherein advancing the electrode and applying the first voltage creates a first orifice section; applying a second voltage to the electrode and modifying one or more operational parameters of the electrode; advancing the electrode toward the alignment point by a second distance wherein advancing the electrode and applying the second voltage causes formation of at least a second orifice section; wherein the first and second orifice sections cooperate to form an orifice comprising a first flow area and a second flow area.

MACHINING METHOD FOR ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH STEEL HIGH-ASPECT-RATIO WIND TUNNEL TEST MODEL PART
20220410326 · 2022-12-29 ·

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of aerospace, and provides a machining method for an ultra-high strength steel high-aspect-ratio wind tunnel test model part. The machining method includes the following steps: a) selecting a material; b) performing preliminary treatment, such as forging and solid solution heat treatment, on the material; c) performing rough milling to obtain a wing main body profile, process reference blocks, and grooves and holes with large sizes on a molded surface; d) performing finish milling on all machining features of a wing main body; e) removing all process reference blocks except the first process reference block; f) performing aging strengthening treatment when the wing main body is lifted; h) removing a process reference block at a wing main body root; and h) performing shaping treatment on the wing main body.

Wire electrical discharge machine and electrical discharge machining method
11534844 · 2022-12-27 · ·

A wire electrical discharge machine includes: a gap voltage detector for detecting a voltage across an electrode gap; a first voltage control unit for applying a first voltage to the electrode gap; a discharge determiner for determining whether or not the electrode gap is in a discharging state during application of the first voltage; and a second voltage control unit for supplying a machining current through the electrode gap when the electrode gap is in a discharging state. After a supply of the machining current to the electrode gap, even when a discharge is induced by the next application of the first voltage to the electrode gap, the second voltage control unit prohibits application of a second voltage to the electrode gap.

Wire electric discharge machining method and wire electric discharge machining apparatus
11534843 · 2022-12-27 · ·

To automatically change and set machining conditions suitable for a plate thickness even when machining paths of a rough machining step and an end surface finishing step are different in level difference machining in which the plate thickness changes during machining. In a wire electric discharge machining method and a wire electric discharge machining apparatus of the disclosure, an XY-plane of a workpiece stand is divided into small regions to form a plurality of divided regions, and a plate thickness of the workpiece is detected and stored in association with the divided regions. Thereafter, whether there is a level difference ahead of a traveling direction of a machining path is estimated according to plate thickness information associated with the divided regions and a plate thickness of the workpiece at a current machining position, and machining conditions are changed.

Wire electric discharge machining method and wire electric discharge machining apparatus
11534843 · 2022-12-27 · ·

To automatically change and set machining conditions suitable for a plate thickness even when machining paths of a rough machining step and an end surface finishing step are different in level difference machining in which the plate thickness changes during machining. In a wire electric discharge machining method and a wire electric discharge machining apparatus of the disclosure, an XY-plane of a workpiece stand is divided into small regions to form a plurality of divided regions, and a plate thickness of the workpiece is detected and stored in association with the divided regions. Thereafter, whether there is a level difference ahead of a traveling direction of a machining path is estimated according to plate thickness information associated with the divided regions and a plate thickness of the workpiece at a current machining position, and machining conditions are changed.

Substrate
11524349 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A substrate includes a multilayer substrate body in which a plurality of circuit bodies are laminated in a laminating direction through insulating layers and are interlayer connected via a connected conductor formed on each of the insulating layers, and a magnetic body that is arranged in the laminating direction while at least a part of or all of the magnetic body sandwiches the circuit bodies. Each of the circuit bodies includes at least a first circuit body and a second circuit body. The first circuit body is formed of a first extending portion and a first folding portion. The second circuit body is formed of a second extending portion and a second folding portion.

Substrate
11524349 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A substrate includes a multilayer substrate body in which a plurality of circuit bodies are laminated in a laminating direction through insulating layers and are interlayer connected via a connected conductor formed on each of the insulating layers, and a magnetic body that is arranged in the laminating direction while at least a part of or all of the magnetic body sandwiches the circuit bodies. Each of the circuit bodies includes at least a first circuit body and a second circuit body. The first circuit body is formed of a first extending portion and a first folding portion. The second circuit body is formed of a second extending portion and a second folding portion.

ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING METHOD WITH ADJUSTABLE MACHINING PARAMETERS
20220362872 · 2022-11-17 · ·

An electrical discharge machining apparatus and an electrical discharge machining method with adjustable machining parameters comprise a carrier and an electrical discharge machining (EDM) unit. The carrier is used for placing a to-be-machined object defined with a machining target area. A discharge electrode of the electrical discharge machining (EDM) unit is used to cut the machining target area of the to-be-machined object along a first cutting direction with at least one machining parameter, the machining parameter is correspondingly adjusted when a specified parameter of the to-be-machined object changes to a first numerical value, thereby using the adjusted machining parameter to perform a second cutting step on the machining target area of the to-be-machined object. A segmented cutting technology for solving a problem that a cutting speed (mm.sup.2/min) is slowed down and a total cutting time is prolonged due to changes of the specified parameter of electrical discharge machining cutting.