US4240313A
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Rotary cutting knife mounting
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc
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Filing: 1978-12-08
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Granted: 1980-12-23
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Expires: 1998-12-08
Abstract
Abstract The knives of a rotary cutter assembly are mounted on a centrally disposed pivot and elastic means are used to apply bias force to the knife ends to normally maintain the cutting edges of the knives substantially parallel with the axis about which the rotary cutter assembly rotates, the mounting being such to allow the knives to pivot when contacting the surface of a rotary drum against which they operate to assure that the cutting edges are parallel to the drum surface during the actual cutting through of a material web passing in a winding course on the drum. Additionally, means for adjusting the radial positioning of the pivots relatively of the said cutter assembly axis of rotation are included and means for locking the pivots in a particular position are also included.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew J. Gillespie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 09:12
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D1/00; B26D1/01; B26D1/12; B26D1/25; B26D1/34; B26D1/42; B26D1/425; A; A24; A24C; A24C5/00; A24C5/47; A24C5/471; A24C5/473; B26D7/00; B26D7/26; B26D7/2614; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/465; Y10T83/4766; Y10T83/4795; Y10T83/483; Y10T83/4838; Y10T83/4844; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9372; Y10T83/9396; Y10T83/9399; Y10T83/9406; Y10T83/9457; Y10T83/9464; Y10T83/9469; Y10T83/9471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
Improved apparatus for sectioning a continuous web of the type having: a rotary drum over which the web passes in a winding course thereon, and a rotary cutter assembly including a housing and a plurality of cutting knives carried in said housing, the rotary drum and the cutter assembly being rotatable about parallel axes, the knives on said cutter assembly being elongated and having cutting edges thereof which are disposed parallel to said axes of rotation, said cutting edges being brought into contact with the surface of said rotary drum to effect sectioning of said web thereon during rotation of said rotary drum and said cutter assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: pivots carried in said housing in a number corresponding to the number of cutting knives in the plurality, each knife being received on an associated one of said pivots, and elastic means engaged with the ends of each such knife and normally applying bias directed radially inwardly of said cutter assembly to each such knife to maintain the cutting edge thereof parallel to said fixed axes and to urge each such knife against the associated pivot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
Improved apparatus for sectioning a continuous web of the type having: a rotary drum over which the web passes in a winding course thereon, and a rotary cutter assembly including a housing and a plurality of cutting knives carried in said housing, the rotary drum and the cutter assembly being rotatable about parallel axes, the knives on said cutter assembly being elongated and having cutting edges thereof which are disposed parallel to said axes of rotation, said cutting edges being brought into contact with the surface of said rotary drum to effect sectioning of said web thereon during rotation of said rotary drum and said cutter assembly, wherein the improvement comprises: pivots carried in said housing in a number corresponding to the number of cutting knives in the plurality, each knife being received on an associated one of said pivots, and elastic means engaged with the ends of each such knife and normally applying bias directed radially inwardly of said cutter assembly to each such knife to maintain the cutting edge thereof parallel to said fixed axes and to urge each such knife against the associated pivot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which said pivots are adjustably carried in said housing, said pivots being adjustable radially relatively of the axis of rotation of said cutter assembly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said pivots are adjustable screw members, the housing having threaded passages receiving each screw member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 3 in which said housing is provided with access passages communicating with said threaded passages for effecting adjustment of said screw members, entry to said access passages being at locations diametrically opposed to the location of the associated screw members.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which each knife is received on its associated pivot at substantially mid-length of the knife.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising means for locking said adjustable screw members in said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus of claim 6 in which said locking means includes a locking pin having a threaded tip end engageable with the threads on the adjustable screw members and means bringing said locking pin tip end into binding engagement with the screw member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which said elastic means comprises ball plunger units carried on said housing, each knife having longitudinal extensions at the ends thereof, the ball plunger units engaging said extensions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 8 in which said elastic means are adjustable to apply greater and/or lesser elastic bias to the said end extension.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-12-23 | 1984-06-23 | 1984-12-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-12-23 | 1988-06-23 | 1988-12-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-12-23 | 1992-06-23 | 1992-12-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |