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B23H 1/00

Electrical discharge machining, i.e. removing metal with a series of rapidly recurring electrical discharges between an electrode and a workpiece in the presence of a fluid dielectric

Introduced: January 1985

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL

Related Keywords

ELECTRIC(AL) discharge machining

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23H 1/02 Electric circuits specially adapted therefor, e.g. power supply, control, preventing short circuits or other abnormal discharges
  • B23H 1/08 Working media
  • B23H 1/1 Supply or regeneration of working media