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Wire cutting electric discharge machine

  • US 5,142,116 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1990
  • Issued: 08/25/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wire cutting electric discharge machine comprising:

  • a guide roller which guides a wire electrode laterally away from an area of process of the discharge machine, the guide roller being provided below a workpiece which is being processed in said discharge machine;

    a transport mechanism which transports laterally the wire electrode from said guide roller further away from said area of process of said discharge machine; and

    a withdrawal mechanism positioned at a portion following said transport mechanism, and which engages and withdraws the wire electrode transported by said transport mechanism;

    wherein a wire guide is provided between said guide roller and said transport mechanism which guides the electrode toward said transport mechanism.

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