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US5018418A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for cutting laminated sheet material

Assignee: Kawakami Seisakusho KK
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Filing: 1990-08-28
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2010-08-28
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Abstract

Abstract A laminate cutting apparatus has a support belt supported on a frame for reciprocating horizontally in the longitudinal direction, independently lowerable support plates juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction and retained on the frame for supporting the bottom of a laminate support portion of the belt, suction ports on opposing side portions of the frame for withdrawing air from the interior of the laminate supported on the support portion with its upper and lower surfaces covered with air-impermeable sheets, a longitudinally reciprocated travelling body supported on the frame, a transversely reciprocated cutter head supported on the travelling body, a cutter on the cutter head for being raised and lowered to cut the laminate, recess forming rollers for forming the support portion of the belt into a transversely extending movable recess open at the top, a lower receiving member secured to the travelling body and arranged in parallel with the rollers within the recess, interconnected closure plates within the receiving member for reciprocating transversely in synchronization with the cutter head, a cutter receiving sleeve between closure plates for supporting the cutter tip, and cam plates on the travelling body for lowering the support plates to a level below the recess. Upper surfaces of the support portion of the belt, the lower receiving member, the closure plates, and the sleeve are substantially flush.

Inventors

  • 👤 Nobuo Nasu

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:10
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26F; B26F1/00; B26F1/38; B26F1/3806; B26F1/3813; B08; B08B; B08B15/00; B26D; B26D7/00; B26D7/01; B26D7/018; B26D7/20; B26F1/382; B26F3/00; B26F3/004; B08B2215/00; B08B2215/006; B26D2007/206; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/929; Y10S83/936; Y10S83/939; Y10S83/94; Y10S83/941; Y10S83/953; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/04; Y10T83/0591; Y10T83/162; Y10T83/166; Y10T83/169; Y10T83/171; Y10T83/364; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/4617; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/6579; Y10T83/687; Y10T83/704; Y10T83/748

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
An apparatus for cutting sheet material, said apparatus comprising: a frame; a movable planar support member having a planar support surface for supporting the sheet material to be cut; means for moving said support member relative to said frame; a body disposed above said support surface; a cutting element disposed on said body; means defining a moveable recess in said planar support surface, said movable recess being moveable in said moveable planar support surface and with respect to said frame and further being sized to receive a portion of said cutting element, said body including means to reciprocate said cutting element in said recess; a plurality of support plates, individually movable reciprocally on said frame normal to said movable support surface, said support plates being moveable into a support relationship with said moveable planar support surface and out of said support relationship to permit said means defining a moveable recess to move relative to said frame; and means for synchronously moving said cutting element and said recess in multiple directions in the plane of said planar surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 177 words
An apparatus for cutting sheet material, said apparatus comprising: a frame; a movable planar support member having a planar support surface for supporting the sheet material to be cut; means for moving said support member relative to said frame; a body disposed above said support surface; a cutting element disposed on said body; means defining a moveable recess in said planar support surface, said movable recess being moveable in said moveable planar support surface and with respect to said frame and further being sized to receive a portion of said cutting element, said body including means to reciprocate said cutting element in said recess; a plurality of support plates, individually movable reciprocally on said frame normal to said movable support surface, said support plates being moveable into a support relationship with said moveable planar support surface and out of said support relationship to permit said means defining a moveable recess to move relative to said frame; and means for synchronously moving said cutting element and said recess in multiple directions in the plane of said planar surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means defining a moveable recess is elongated and includes a plate disposed in said generally U-shaped trough, said plate having an opening therein for receiving said cutting element and being moveable in said trough along a major axis thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said moveable planar support surface comprises a moveable belt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 44 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further including means for moving said means defining a moveable recess relative to said frame and for synchronously moving said support plates into and out of said support relationship with the movement of said means defining a moveable recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising camming means for reciprocally moving said plurality of support plates individually into and out of said supporting relationship.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said camming means comprises: a cam element on each of said support plates; and means defining a cam groove fixed relative to said frame, said cam element being received in and following said groove.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1994-05-27 1994-11-26 1995-05-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1998-05-27 1998-11-26 1999-05-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2002-05-27 2002-11-26 2003-05-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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