Grinding apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a grinding apparatus. The grinding apparatus may comprise a grinding belt cleaning structure. The grinding belt cleaning structure may further comprise a cleaning section at a side of a grinding surface of a grinding belt and a support section at a side of a non-grinding surface of the grinding belt and at a position corresponding to the cleaning section. The grinding belt cleaning structure may be located in a non-grinding area of the grinding apparatus.

1 . A grinding apparatus, comprising a grinding belt cleaning structure,
 the grinding belt cleaning structure further comprising a cleaning section at a side of a grinding surface of a grinding belt and a support section at a side of a non-grinding surface of the grinding belt and at a position corresponding to the cleaning section,   wherein the grinding belt cleaning structure is located in a non-grinding area of the grinding apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning section is configured to clean the grinding surface of the grinding belt and the support section is configured to provide a contact pressure between the cleaning section and the grinding belt. 
     
     
         3 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning section comprises a cleaning roller and a roller moving device,
 the cleaning roller is configured to roll and rub the grinding surface of the grinding belt, thereby cleaning the grinding surface of the grinding belt, a rolling direction of the cleaning roller coinciding with a moving direction of the grinding belt, and   the roller moving device is configured to control the cleaning roller to switch between a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state, the cleaning roller is in contact with the grinding surface of the grinding belt to clean the grinding surface of the grinding belt, and in the second state, the cleaning roller is not in contact with the grinding surface of the grinding belt.   
     
     
         4 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the cleaning section further comprises a first control circuit configured to control an operating state of the roller moving device so that the roller moving device controls the cleaning roller to switch between the first state and the second state. 
     
     
         5 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the cleaning roller is made of an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber. 
     
     
         6 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning section further comprises a cleaning brush and a cleaning brush moving device,
 the cleaning brush moving device is configured to control the cleaning brush to switch between a third state and a fourth state, wherein in the third state, the cleaning brush is in contact with the grinding surface of the grinding belt to clean the grinding surface of the grinding belt; and in the fourth state, the cleaning brush is not in contact with the grinding surface of the grinding belt.   
     
     
         7 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the cleaning brush comprises bristles, the bristles configured to reach and clean gaps between a plurality of grinding particles on the grinding surface of the grinding belt. 
     
     
         8 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein the bristles are made of nylon polymer. 
     
     
         9 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the cleaning section further comprises a second control circuit configured to control an operating state of the cleaning brush movement device so that the cleaning brush movement device controls the cleaning brush to switch between the third state and the fourth state. 
     
     
         10 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning section further comprises a shower device configured to spray a cleaning solution onto the grinding surface of the grinding belt, thereby rinsing the grinding surface of the grinding belt. 
     
     
         11 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the shower device comprises a plurality of shower holes provided on the cleaning brush. 
     
     
         12 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein the cleaning solution comprises alcohol and a detergent. 
     
     
         13 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a support section, the support section comprising a support roller and a support roller control device,
 wherein the support roller is configured to roll on a non-grinding surface of the grinding belt, and   the support roller control device is configured to control the support roller to switch between a fifth state and a sixth state, wherein in the fifth state, the support roller is in contact with the grinding surface of the grinding belt to provide a support force to the grinding belt; and in the sixth state, the support roller is not in contact with the non-grinding surface of the grinding belt.   
     
     
         14 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein the support section comprises at least two support rollers, wherein one of the support rollers is in a position corresponding to a position of the cleaning roller and another one of the support rollers is in a position corresponding to a position of the cleaning brush. 
     
     
         15 . The grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a grinding head section on one side of the grinding belt to provide a contact pressure between the grinding belt and a member to be grinded. 
     
     
         16 . A method of grinding using the grinding apparatus according to  claim 1 , the method comprising:
 driving a grinding belt with a driving device, and   cleaning the grinding belt with the grinding belt cleaning structure.   
     
     
         17 . The method of grinding according to  claim 16 , wherein the grinding belt cleaning structure cleans the grinding belt in the non-grinding area while the grinding belt grinds a member in a grinding area. 
     
     
         18 . The method of grinding according to  claim 16 , wherein the cleaning roller and the cleaning brush of the cleaning section of the grinding belt cleaning structure clean the grinding belt at the same time. 
     
     
         19 . The method of grinding according to  claim 16 , wherein the shower device sprays the cleaning solution onto the grinding surface of the grinding belt while the cleaning roller and the cleaning brush of the cleaning section of the grinding belt cleaning structure clean the grinding belt.