Metal deforming – By use of tool acting during relative rotation between tool... – Spherical tool
Patent
1996-12-05
1998-10-27
Larson, Lowell A.
Metal deforming
By use of tool acting during relative rotation between tool...
Spherical tool
29 9001, 72377, B21D 3100
Patent
active
058264531
ABSTRACT:
The burnishing method and apparatus for implementing the method of the present invention utilizes a single-point burnishing process to provide deep compression with a minimal amount of cold working and surface hardening. In particular, the area to be burnished along the surface of a workpiece is defined and a freely rotating burnishing ball is forced against the surface of the workpiece to produce a zone of deformation having a deep layer of compression within the surface. The burnishing ball is then rolled over the surface in a substantially nonoverlapping pattern. A preferred embodiment of the burnishing apparatus for implementing the burnishing method comprises a socket having a tip member incorporating a ball seat, a burnishing ball disposed within the ball seat, a rod member integrally formed with the tip member; and a socket support for supporting the socket on a conventional tool holder. The socket is provided with means for directing lubrication fluid from a reservoir to the ball seat to permit the burnishing ball to freely rotate and for directing a predetermined amount of lubrication fluid to the surface of the workpiece.
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Lambda Research, Inc.
Larson Lowell A.
Smith Mark F.
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