Structural Unit

Abstract

A structural unit, in particular a grinding wheel has a hole pattern for sucking away swarf from a machining surface. The hole pattern has at least three recesses which are arranged essentially along a first spiral line. The hole pattern also has at least three further recesses which are arranged essentially along a second spiral line which intersects the first spiral line in a region of at least one recess.

Claims

1-11. (canceled)

12. A structural unit having a hole pattern for sucking away swarf from a machining surface comprising: at least three first recesses arranged along a first spiral line, the first spiral line having a first origin; at least three second recesses arranged along a second spiral line, the second spiral line having a second origin, wherein the second spiral line intersects the first spiral line in a region of at least one recess of the at least three first recesses and the at least three second recesses; at least three third recesses arranged along a third spiral line, the third spiral line having a third origin; at least three fourth recesses arranged along a fourth spiral line, the fourth spiral line having a fourth origin; at least three fifth recesses arranged along a fifth spiral line, the fifth spiral line having a fifth origin; at least three sixth recesses arranged along a sixth spiral line, the sixth spiral line having a sixth origin; and at least three seventh recesses arranged along a seventh spiral line, the seventh spiral line having a seventh origin, wherein each of the first origin, third origin, fourth origin, fifth origin, sixth origin, and seventh origin are located on an elliptic ring, the elliptic ring having a first center point which is offset from a second center point of the structural unit.

13. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein the at least three first recesses are arranged at intersection points of the first and second spiral lines.

14. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein the first and second spiral lines are contradirectional to one another.

15. The structural unit according to claim 14, wherein the first and second contradirectional spiral lines have different numbers of recesses.

16. The structural unit according to claim 14, wherein: the first spiral line is one of a first plurality of spiral lines; the second spiral line is one of a second plurality of spiral lines; each of the first plurality of spiral lines is contradirectional to each of the second plurality of spiral lines; each of the first plurality of spiral lines is associated with a respective at least three first recesses; each of the second plurality of spiral lines is associated with a respective at least three second recesses; a first total number of the first plurality of spiral lines of the structural unit corresponds to a first Fibonacci number of a Fibonacci sequence; a second total number of the second plurality of spiral lines correspond to a second Fibonacci number of the Fibonacci sequence; and the first Fibonacci number is adjacent to the second Fibonacci number in the Fibonacci sequence.

17. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein the first spiral line corresponds at least approximately to a Fibonacci spiral.

18. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein: each of the at least three first recesses have a minimum spacing with respect to the second center point which differ from all minimum spacings with respect to the second center point of the at least three third recesses and the at least three fourth recesses; and the fourth and the fifth spiral lines are each immediately adjacent to, and codirectional with, the first spiral line.

19. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein the structural unit is a grinding wheel.

20. The structural unit according to claim 12, wherein the structural unit is a grinding plate.

21. A system comprising: a grinding wheel including: at least three first recesses arranged along a first spiral line having a first origin offset from a first center point of the grinding wheel, at least three second recesses arranged along a second spiral line having a second origin, wherein the second spiral line intersects the first spiral line in a region of at least one recess of the at least three first recesses and the at least three second recesses, at least three third recesses arranged along a third spiral line, the third spiral line having a third origin, at least three fourth recesses arranged along a fourth spiral line, the fourth spiral line having a fourth origin, at least three fifth recesses arranged along a fifth spiral line, the fifth spiral line having a fifth origin, at least three sixth recesses arranged along a sixth spiral line, the sixth spiral line having a sixth origin, and at least three seventh recesses arranged along a seventh spiral line, the seventh spiral line having a seventh origin, wherein each of the first origin, third origin, fourth origin, fifth origin, sixth origin, and seventh origin are located on an elliptic ring, the elliptic ring having a second center point which is offset from the first center point; and a grinding plate operably connected to the grinding wheel and including: at least three eighth recesses arranged along an eighth spiral line, and at least three ninth recesses arranged along a ninth spiral line, wherein the eighth spiral line intersects the ninth spiral line in a region of at least one recess of the at least three eighth recesses and the at least three ninth recesses.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the second origin is offset from the center point of the grinding wheel.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein: each of the eighth recesses is aligned with a respective one of the first recesses; and each of the ninth recesses is aligned with a respective one of the second recesses.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein: each of the eighth recesses is aligned with a respective one of the first recesses; and each of the ninth recesses is aligned with a respective one of the second recesses.

25. A structural unit having a hole pattern for sucking away swarf from a machining surface comprising: at least three first recesses arranged along a first spiral line, the first spiral line having a first origin; at least three second recesses arranged along a second spiral line, the second spiral line having a second origin, wherein the second spiral line intersects the first spiral line in a region of at least one recess of the at least three first recesses and the at least three second recesses; and at least three third recesses arranged along a third spiral line, the third spiral line having a third origin, wherein the origin of the third spiral line is located closer to a center point of the structural unit than the origin of the first spiral line.

26. The structural unit according to claim 25, wherein the at least three first recesses are arranged at intersection points of the first and second spiral lines.

27. The structural unit according to claim 25, wherein the first and second spiral lines are contradirectional to one another.

28. The structural unit according to claim 27, wherein the first and second contradirectional spiral lines have different numbers of recesses.

29. The structural unit according to claim 27, wherein: the first spiral line is one of a first plurality of spiral lines; the second spiral line is one of a second plurality of spiral lines; each of the first plurality of spiral lines is contradirectional to each of the second plurality of spiral lines; each of the first plurality of spiral lines is associated with a respective at least three first recesses; each of the second plurality of spiral lines is associated with a respective at least three second recesses; a first total number of the first plurality of spiral lines of the structural unit corresponds to a first Fibonacci number of a Fibonacci sequence; a second total number of the second plurality of spiral lines correspond to a second Fibonacci number of the Fibonacci sequence; and the first Fibonacci number is adjacent to the second Fibonacci number in the Fibonacci sequence.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Further advantages appear from the following drawing description. The drawings illustrate two exemplary embodiments of the disclosure. The drawings and disclosure contain numerous features in combination. A person skilled in the art will expediently also consider the features individually and combine them into appropriate further combinations.

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a structural unit according to the disclosure with a hole pattern and with spiral lines in a diagrammatic illustration, and

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a system with the structural unit according to the disclosure and with an alternative structural unit according to the disclosure and a machining surface in a diagrammatic illustration.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] FIG. 1 shows a structural unit 10 according to the disclosure with a hole pattern 16 for sucking away swarf from a machining surface 18. The structural unit 10 is formed by a grinding wheel 12. Furthermore, the structural unit 10 has recesses 20 which are arranged essentially along a first spiral line 22, and further recesses 24 which are arranged essentially along a second spiral line 26 which intersects the first spiral line 22 in the region of a recess 20, 24. The recesses 20, 24 are formed by round holes.

[0021] All the recesses 20, 24, 28 of the structural unit 10 are arranged along spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 having in each case more than three recesses 20, 24, 28. The recesses 20, 24, 28 of the structural unit 10 are arranged on intersection points of the spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32. The spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 have in each case a different orientation. The spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 have in each case an origin, not visible in any more detail, which is arranged in each case so as to be offset with respect to a center point 34 of the structural unit 10. The origins of the spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 are arranged approximately on an elliptic ring, not visible in any more detail, the center point of which is arranged so as to be offset with respect to the center point 34 of the structural unit 10.

[0022] The spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 are contradirectional to one another with respect to a spiral axis, not visible in any more detail, of the spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32. Some of the spiral lines 26, 32 run, in comparison with the rest of the spiral lines 22, 30, in opposite directions around their spiral axes away from the respective origins or toward the respective origins.

[0023] The distances from in each case two recesses 20, 24, 28 which succeed one another directly along a spiral line 22, 26, 30, 32 vary, in the case of the recesses 20, 24, 28, by less than 50% from the maximum distance between two successive recesses.

[0024] The recesses 20, 24, 28 which are arranged along the same spiral line 22, 26, 30, 32 are arranged in each case in an angular range of less than 360 along the respective spiral line 22, 26, 30, 32.

[0025] The contradirectional spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 differ from one another in their number. A number of the spiral lines 22, 30 which run in each case in the same direction with respect to their specific orientation differs from a number of spiral lines 26, 32 which run in an opposite direction thereto.

[0026] The number of codirectional spiral lines 22, 30 and the number of contradirectional spiral lines 26, 32 corresponds to a number of the Fibonacci sequence. The number of codirectional spiral lines amounts to 34. The number of contradirectional spiral lines amounts to 21. The numbers of spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 correspond to successive numbers of the Fibonacci sequence. The ratio of the two numbers thus constitutes an approximation to the golden section.

[0027] The spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32 correspond to Fibonacci spirals. The codirectional spiral lines 22, 30 and the contradirectional spiral lines 26, 32 are arranged in each case so as to be rotated and offset with respect to one another. The codirectional spiral lines 22, 30 are arranged in each case to be offset to one another and successive spiral lines 22, 30 are in each case rotated through approximately 10.59. Furthermore, the contradirectional spiral lines 26, 32 are arranged in each case so as to be offset to one another and successive spiral lines 26, 32 are in each case rotated through approximately 17.14.

[0028] The recesses 20, 24, 28 which are arranged along a spiral line 22, 26, 30, 32 have in each case a minimum spacing with respect to the center point 34 which differ from all the minimum spacings with respect to the center point 34 of recesses 20, 24, 28 which are arranged along the two adjacent codirectional spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32. Consequently, as seen in the circumferential direction about the center point 34 of the structural unit 10, there is no recess 20, 24, 28 of the structural unit 10 which lies directly in the shadow of another recess 20, 24, 28. After each recess 20, 24, 28, a blank space lies on the successive spiral line 22, 26, 30, 32, as seen in the circumferential direction. Furthermore, after a large part of the recesses 20, 24, 28, a blank space lies on the two successive spiral lines 22, 26, 30, 32, as seen in the circumferential direction.

[0029] FIG. 2 shows a system with the first and with a further example of the embodiment of the disclosure. The following descriptions and drawings are restricted essentially to a description of the combination of the exemplary embodiments. The set-up, as described above, can also be applied to the further exemplary embodiment, with the exception of the different configuration, particularly with regard to an arrangement of the recesses. It would also be conceivable, however, that the further exemplary embodiment has an alternative set-up according to the disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 2 shows a system 36 with the structural unit 10 according to the disclosure and with a structural unit 10 according to the disclosure. The system 36 is formed by an eccentric grinder 38. Furthermore, the structural unit 10 is formed by a grinding plate 14. The grinding plate 14 has recesses which are arranged correspondingly to the recesses 20, 24, 28 of the grinding wheel 12. The grinding plate 14 is connected directly to a drive shaft, not visible in any more detail, of the eccentric grinder 38. It would basically be conceivable however, also to have an alternative connection between the grinding plate 14 and a drive unit, not visible in any more detail, of the eccentric grinder 38. The grinding wheel 12 and the grinding plate 14 are positively connected via connection elements, not visible in any more detail. The recesses 20, 24, 28 of the grinding wheel 12 preferably lie exactly on the recesses of the grinding plate 14. Basically, however, an advantageous overlap of the recesses 20, 24, 28 can be achieved by means of the hole pattern 16 independently of an angular position of the grinding wheel 12 on the grinding plate 14. The grinding wheel 12 has, on a side facing away from the grinding plate 14, a grinding surface 40 with granulation. A machining surface 18 is arranged parallel to the grinding surface 40.