Title:
SYSTEM FOR MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FINISHING OF A SUBSTRATE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/101925
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system for magnetorheological finishing of a substrate. A spherical wheel meant for carrying a magnetorheological finishing fluid houses a variable-field permanent magnet system having north and south iron pole pieces separated by primary and secondary gaps with a cylindrical cavity bored through the center. A cylindrical permanent magnet magnetized normal to the cylinder axis is rotatably disposed in the cavity. An actuator allows rotation of the permanent magnet to any angle, which rotation changes the distribution of flux in the magnetic circuit through the pole pieces. Thus, one can control field intensity in the gaps by positioning the permanent magnet at whatever angle provides the required field strength. Because the field also passes above the pole pieces, defining a fringing field outside the wheel surface, the variable field extends through a layer of MR fluid on the wheel, thus varying the stiffness of the MR fluid as may be desired for finishing control.
Inventors:
KORDONSKI WILLIAM (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/025931
Publication Date:
January 20, 2011
Filing Date:
March 02, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QED TECHNOLOGIES INT INC (US)
KORDONSKI WILLIAM (US)
KORDONSKI WILLIAM (US)
International Classes:
B24B57/02; B24B31/00; B24B37/00
Foreign References:
| US5951369A | 1999-09-14 | |||
| US20010029149A1 | 2001-10-11 | |||
| US5971835A | 1999-10-26 | |||
| US6561874B1 | 2003-05-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2403686A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WESEMAN, Steven et al. (QED Technologies International Inc.,870 North Commons Driv, Aurora Illinois, US)
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