MACHINE TOOL FOR CUTTING FACETS OF LOWER PART OF DIAMOND Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B24B9/16 

FIELD: diamond working, possibly cutting facets of their lower portions.

SUBSTANCE: machine tool includes four main modules, namely shear module, lifting module, rotation module and pitch setting module and two additional modules such as mass inspection module and electronic unit. Shear module is used for moving diamond in horizontal direction; lifting module is used for moving diamond in vertical direction, pitch setting module is used for placing diamond and for automatically changing position of its facets depending upon number of facets set with use of control board. Rotation module is used for changing position of facet. Different designs of module are given in specification. In order to realize continuous facet cutting process, array of light emitting diodes is arranged in such a way that for each facet one light emitting diode is provided.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency and quality of cutting diamonds.

11 cl, 17 dwg