Grinding device

Abstract

Grinding device and process of forming grinding device. Grinding device includes a grinding belt and a flexible substrate body. The grinding belt is mounted on the flexible substrate body in one piece and the flexible substrate body is detachably attachable to a drive device. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

1 . A grinding device comprising: 
 a grinding belt;    a flexible substrate body;    wherein said grinding belt is mounted on said flexible substrate body in one piece and said flexible substrate body is detachably attachable to a drive device.    
   
   
       2 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body is composed of an elastomer.  
   
   
       3 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein said flexible substrate body is firmly attached directly to a back of said grinding belt.  
   
   
       4 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body has a Shore hardness between 40 and 85 Shore.  
   
   
       5 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body is a laterally guided endless belt.  
   
   
       6 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein said endless belt is provided with at least one projecting endless guide piece.  
   
   
       7 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein said at least one projecting endless guide piece is arranged on a surface of said endless belt opposite said grinding belt.  
   
   
       8 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body is an elastic cylindrical body.  
   
   
       9 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein said elastic cylindrical body comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending groove corresponding to longitudinally extending ribs on said drive device.  
   
   
       10 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body is directly attachable to the drive device.  
   
   
       11 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said grinding belt is mounted to said flexible substrate body by vulcanization.  
   
   
       12 . The grinding device in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said flexible substrate body is an elastomer and said grinding belt is mounted to said flexible substrate body before said elastomer has hardened.  
   
   
       13 . A process of forming a grinding device, comprising: 
 mounting a grinding belt onto a flexible substrate body to form one piece.    
   
   
       14 . The process in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the grinding belt is mounted to the flexible substrate body by vulcanization.  
   
   
       15 . The process in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the flexible substrate body is an elastomer, and the grinding belt is mounted to the elastomer before it has hardened.  
   
   
       16 . The process in accordance with  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 detachably attaching the flexible substrate body to a drive device.    
   
   
       17 . The process in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the flexible substrate body is directly attached to the drive device.  
   
   
       18 . The process in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the flexible substrate body has longitudinal grooves on a surface opposite the grinding belt that correspond to longitudinal ribs on the drive device, and the process further comprises sliding the longitudinal grooves of the flexible substrate body over the longitudinal ribs of the drive device.  
   
   
       19 . The process in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the flexible substrate body has a Shore hardness between 40 and 85 Shore.  
   
   
       20 . A grinding device comprising: 
 one piece element composed of a grinding belt and a flexible substrate body structured to be detachably attachable to a drive device.