Electrical discharge machining apparatus

摘要

A layered anisotropically conductive element (11), a resistant element (12), and a feed element (13) constitute an electrode (14) for discharge machining. The layered anisotropically conductive element (11) includes conductive layers and low-conductive layers alternately laminated on each other, the conductive layers and the low-conductive layers being made of thin metallic plates coated with an insulative film. The layered anisotropically conductive element (11) has an anisotropic conductivity, in which the conductivity in a direction parallel to the low-conductive layers is much higher than that in a direction perpendicular to the low-conductive layers. The resistant element (12) is connected to one of layer-perpendicular end surfaces (11c) of the layered anisotropically conductive element (11). The feed element (13) is connected to the resistant element (12).