Cutting apparatus and cutting blade
10569318 ยท 2020-02-25
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B26D1/085
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26D3/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26D1/09
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B26D2001/002
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
B26D1/09
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
A cutting apparatus and a cutting blade is capable of restraining a highly-viscous substance from bending while preventing damage to a blade edge part. A pair of the cutting blades are configured for an approaching/separating movement, and the cutting blades are arranged with blade edge parts facing each other while having thickness directions oriented in the same direction. The cutting blades each have a gradually increasing thickness increased from a blade edge leading end toward a blade root part and have blade edge parts that are offset from one another in the thickness direction of the cutting blades. Each of the cutting blades has a surface in the thickness direction made of a material having a hardness lower than the blade edge part of the other cutting blade.
Claims
1. A cutting apparatus having first and second cutting blades configured to approach and separate from one another, the first and second cutting blades having first and second blade edge parts, respectively, being arranged to face each other while thickness directions of the first and second cutting blades are oriented in a same direction, each of the first and second cutting blades being fixed to first and second holders, respectively, so that the first blade edge part protrudes from a first tip of the first holder and the second blade edge part protrudes from a second tip of the second holder, the first and second holders approaching and separating from each other such that the first and second cutting blades approach, contact, and separate from each other, the first and second cutting blades each having a thickness increasing from a respective blade edge leading end toward a respective blade root part, the first and second cutting blades each having its respective blade edge part offset from the blade edge part of the other of the first and second cutting blades in the thickness directions of the cutting blades, each of the first and second cutting blades having a thickness-direction surface made of a material having a hardness lower than that of the blade edge part of the other of the first and second cutting blades, each of the thickness-direction surfaces contacting the blade edge part of the other of the first and second cutting blades when the cutting blades approach one another, wherein the blade root part of each of the first and second cutting blades extends across an entirety of the thickness of the respective blade, and the blade root part and a respective tip end of the blade edge part of each of the first and second cutting blades are formed from a continuous metal body, and the blade root part of each of the first and second cutting blades is formed only by the continuous metal body, wherein each of the first and second cutting blades is fixed to the first and second holders, respectively, at its respective blade root part, and wherein each of the tip ends of the first and second bade edge parts is tapered to an angle between 10 to 30.
2. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first and second cutting blades each have a constant width from the blade edge leading end to the blade root part, and wherein the blade edge leading ends of the first and second cutting blades are each inclined at one end in the thickness-directions, and wherein the blade edge leading ends are arranged in parallel with each other.
3. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first and second cutting blades has its thickness-direction surface formed of a resin surface at least in a portion that faces the other of the first and second cutting blades in a direction that the first and second blades approach and separate from one another.
4. A cutting apparatus having a pair of cutting blades configured to approach and separate from one another, the cutting blades being arranged with blade edge parts of the cutting blades facing each other while having thickness directions of the cutting blades oriented in a same direction, each of the cutting blades being fixed to one of a pair of holders so that the blade edge parts protrude from respective tips of the holders, the pair of holders approaching and separating from each other such that the pair of cutting blades approach, contact, and separate from each other, each of the cutting blades having a blade edge and a blade root part, wherein a thickness of each of the cutting blades increases from a blade edge leading end of the respective cutting blade toward the blade root part of the respective cutting blade, the cutting blades each having the blade edge part offset from the blade edge part of the other of the pair of cutting blades in the thickness directions of the cutting blades, each cutting blade having a thickness-direction surface made of a material having a hardness lower than that of the blade edge part of the other of the pair of cutting blades, each of the thickness-direction surfaces contacting the blade edge part of the other of the pair of cutting blades when the pair of cutting blades approach one another, and wherein the blade root part of each of the cutting blades extends across an entirety of the thickness of the respective cutting blade, and the blade root part and a respective tip end of the bade edge part of each of the cutting blades are formed from a continuous metal body, and the blade root part of each of the cutting blades is formed only by the continuous metal body, wherein each cutting blade is fixed to its respective holder at its respective blade root part.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(14) Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
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(16) As shown in
(17) The extruder main body 5 contains the metallic sodium 2, and the extruder main body 5 includes a cylindrical storage container 7 and a nozzle 8 provided on one end side of the storage container 7 to close an opening on the one end side. The cylindrical storage container 7 is attached to an attaching frame 10 (see
(18) The pressing tool 6 has a lower end side slidably fitted into the storage container 7 as a pressing part. An upper end portion of the pressing tool 6 is coupled to a drive mechanism not shown, and the pressing tool 6 is pushed down by driving the drive mechanism. As a result, the metallic sodium 2 in the extruder main body 5 is linearly extruded through the nozzle 8 (the squeezing hole 9) to the outside (see an imaginary line of
(19) This extruded metallic sodium 2 is obviously adjusted by controlling the drive mechanism (the pressing tool 6). Specifically, the drive mechanism (the pressing tool 6) is stopped on condition that the length of the extruded metallic sodium 2 reaches a certain length from the leading end, and when the cutting by the cutting apparatus 4 described later is finished to achieve a state satisfying a start condition of freshly extruding the metallic sodium 2, the drive mechanism (the pressing tool 6) is driven again.
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(21) The pair of the guide bars 13, 13 is attached to the mounting frame 10 in a vertically arranged state. As shown in
(22) Each of the paired holders 14 includes a plate-like sliding part 18 held in a state of bridging between the paired guide bars 13, 13, and a holding part 19 provided integrally with the sliding part 18. Each of the sliding parts 18 is penetrated by the pair of the guide bars 13, 13, so that the sliding parts 18 can be guided by the pair of the guide bars 13, 13 to enable approaching/separating movement with respect to each other. The sliding parts 18 are projected forward from the pair of the guide bars 13, 13, and each of projected leading end portions of the sliding parts 18 is protruded forward from a front surface 15b of the support post part 15. The holding parts 19 are respectively provided on facing surfaces 18a of the sliding parts 18 facing each other. The holding parts 19 are each formed in a state of protruding toward the counterpart sliding part 18, and an upper surface 19a of each of the holding parts 19 is formed as a flat surface. An attachment hole 19b is opened in the upper surface 19a of the holding part 19, and a fastener 45 can be screwed into the attachment hole 19b.
(23) Each of the paired cutting blades 20 is formed in a band plate shape. Each of the cutting blades 20 has a blade root part 21 side placed on the upper surface 19a of the holding part 19 such that the thickness direction thereof (the vertical direction of
(24) The paired air cylinder devices 16 are respectively attached to the front surface 15b of the support post parts 15 for the purpose of driving the holders 14 and the cutting blades 20. Extendible rods 16a of the air cylinder devices 16 are coupled to the holders (projected parts) 14, and the two holders 14 perform approaching/separating movement in accordance with the extending/retracting movement of the extensible rods 16a of the air cylinder devices 16. Accordingly, the two cutting blades 20, 20 perform the approaching/separating movement, and the extruded rod-like metallic sodium 2 is cut by the two cutting blades 20, 20.
(25) Obviously, the air cylinder devices 16 each include an electromagnetic valve mechanism (air cylinder drive adjustment mechanism) adjusting supply and discharge of compressed air from a compressed air source not shown, and the control and adjustment thereof achieve the approaching/separating movement of the pair of the cutting blades 20, 20 described above. Specifically, on condition that the metallic sodium 2 extruded from the extruder 3 reaches a certain length and the pressing tool 6 (the drive mechanism) is stopped, the pair of the cutting blades 20, 20 separated until then is allowed to perform the approaching movement by controlling the solenoid valve mechanisms, and the pair of the cutting blades 20, 20 cuts the metallic sodium 2. After this cutting, the paired cutting blades 20, 20 are immediately separated (returned to standby positions).
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(27) The support plate 25 is provided with an introduction hole 28 faced by the squeezing hole 9 in the nozzle 8, and the introduction hole 28 penetrates between the upper and lower surfaces of the support plate 25. The guide cylinder 26 has an upper end opening facing the squeezing hole 9 in the nozzle 8 and a lower end opening facing the introduction hole 28. The positioning recess 27 is formed into a circular shape around the introduction hole 28 so that a head 30 of the poppet valve intermediate 11 serving as an incorporating object is fitted thereto, and the introduction hole 28 is opened in the positioning recess 27.
(28) In the receiving mechanism 12, when the poppet valve intermediate 11 is filled (supplied) with the cut metallic sodium 2 described above, the head 30 of the poppet valve intermediate 11 is fitted in advance to the positioned recess 27 by utilizing a conveying apparatus 32. Obviously, as shown in
(29) The cutting apparatus 4 used in the supplying apparatus 1 as described above and the cutting blades 20 used in the cutting apparatus 4 are devised in consideration of durability, workability, etc.
(30) The paired cutting blades 20 used in the cutting apparatus 4 each have a surface (hereinafter referred to as a thickness-direction surface) 35a (35b) facing in the thickness direction of the cutting blade 20 (vertical direction of
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(33) The cutting blades 20 are each formed by using a metal material 38 and a resin material 37 in consideration of the structure of the inclined surface 36a (36b). The metal material 38 integrally forms the entire blade edge part 23 including the blade edge surface 23s, the entire blade root part 21, and a coupling plate part 39 coupling the blade edge part 23 and the blade root part 21 with the maximum thickness of the blade edge part 23 and, in this embodiment, the blade edge surface 23s is made up of a metal surface. For this metal material 38, for example, any one of stainless steel, alloy tool steel, etc. is used in consideration of being used as the blade edge part 23.
(34) The resin material 37 is integrated with each of thickness-direction surfaces 35a, 35b of the coupling plate part 39. The resin material 37 is provided such that a thickness increases toward the blade root part 21, and this resin material 37 forms a resin surface (hereinafter denoted by reference numeral 24s of the buffer surface) as the buffer surface 24s continuous to the blade edge surface 23s. The resin material 37 is preferably, for example, a material having a hardness considerably lower than the blade edge part 23 made of a metal and exhibiting high releasability for the metallic sodium 2 and, specifically, a thermoplastic resin etc. are preferable.
(35) In this embodiment, the angle of the blade edge part 23 of each of the cutting blades 20 (the angle formed by the thickness-direction surfaces 35a, 35b on both sides) is set to a comparatively sharp angle, for example, 10 to 30. This is because, when the angle of the blade edge part 23 is set to a sharp angle, the metallic sodium 2 is cut well although the blade edge part 23 is more easily damaged or chipped as compared to when the angle of the blade edge part 23 is set to an obtuse angle, and the braking and the chipping of the blade edge part 23 can be suppressed by the cutting blade 20 and the cutting apparatus 4 using the cutting blade 20 as described later.
(36) As described above, the blade edge part 23 of each of the paired cutting blades 20 of the cutting apparatus 4 is vertically offset with respect to the blade edge part 23 of the counterpart cutting blade 20 as shown in
(37) Therefore, when the paired cutting blades 20 are allowed to perform the approaching operation in the supplying apparatus 1, as shown in
(38) On the other hand, since the blade edge part 23 of each of the cutting blades 20 is offset with respect to the blade edge part 23 of the counterpart cutting blade 20 in the vertical direction within a range facing the resin surface 24s of the counterpart cutting blade 20, the contact between the blade edge leading ends 23a can be avoided at the time of cutting of the metallic sodium 2 and, additionally, even if the blade edge part 23 comes into contact with the thickness-direction surface 35a (35b) of the counterpart cutting blade 20 as shown in
(39) In this embodiment, since the portion of the inclined surface 36a (36b) except the blade edge surface 23s is formed as the resin surface 24s, and a large portion involved in cutting is the resin surface 24s exhibiting the releasability for the metallic sodium 2, the metallic sodium 2 can be prevented from adhering to the cutting blade 20 in association with the cutting of the metallic sodium 2 and, even if the cutting blade 20 is continuously used, the metallic sodium 2 can be restrained from being bent by the metallic sodium 2 adhering to the cutting blade 20 at the time of cutting of the metallic sodium 2.
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(41) The second embodiment 220 shown in
(42) As a result, at the time of cutting of the metallic sodium 2, a use position of the blade edge leading end 23a of each of the cutting blades 220 (a position of contact with the metallic sodium 2) is continuously changed in accordance with the approaching movement of the two cutting blades 220, 220 as shown in
(43) In this embodiment, the metal material 38 forms a shape close to the cutting blade shape, and the resin material 37 is applied as a film onto the surface of the metal material 38 except the blade edge surface 23s made of the metal material 38.
(44) As a result, the resin surface 24a of the film (the resin material 37) can prevent the damage of the blade edge part 23 on the inclined surface 36a (36b) of the cutting blade 220 and, additionally, the metallic sodium 2 can further be restrained from adhering to the whole of the cutting blades 220 in association with the cutting of the metallic sodium 2, so that the use period of the cutting blades 220 can more preferably be extended.
(45) It is noted that the film of the resin material 37 of
(46) In the third embodiment 320 shown in
(47) As a result, the entire surface of the cutting blade 320 is formed of the resin surface 24s, so that the metallic sodium 2 can further be restrained from adhering to the cutting blades 320, while preventing the damage of the blade edge part 23.
(48) In this case, although the blade edge surface 23s is also made up of the resin surface 24s, the metal material 38 serves as a core material for the resin material 37, sufficient rigidity can be ensured for the cutting blade 320. Therefore, even when the cutting blades 320 are used in the cutting apparatus 2, the metallic sodium 2 can precisely be cut.
(49) The fourth embodiment 420 shown in
(50) As a result, cutting blades 420 substantially the same as those of the third embodiment 320 can be acquired.
(51) In this embodiment, the resin tape 41 is present within a certain distance from the leading end of the metal material 38 toward the blade root part 21; however, obviously, the resin tape 41 maybe affixed to the entire thickness-direction surfaces 38a, 38b on both sides of the metal material 38.
(52) The fifth embodiment 520 shown in
(53) Therefore, even if the blade edge leading end 23a of each of the cutting blades 520 comes into contact with the inclined surface 36 of the counterpart cutting blade 520 at the time of cutting of the metallic sodium 2, the entire surface including the inclined surface 36 is formed of the resin surface 24s (the coating surface of the resin material 37) and, therefore, the blade edge part 23 can be prevented from being damaged. Additionally, since the entire surface of each of the cutting blades 520 is formed of the resin surface 24s, the metallic sodium 2 can be restrained from adhering to the cutting blades 520 at the time of cutting of the metallic sodium 2 as is the case with the third embodiment 320, so that the use period of the cutting blades 520 can preferably be extended.
(54) Although the embodiments have been described, the present invention include the following forms.
(55) (1) Besides the resin material 37, a material other than the resin material 37 such as rubber is used as the material having a hardness lower than that of the blade edge part 23.
(56) (2) In the first embodiment, coating with the resin material 37 is applied except the blade edge parts 23.
(57) (3) The form of the blade edge parts 23 of the second embodiment is applied to forms (the third to fifth embodiments) in which the inclined surfaces 36 (36a, 36b) are entirely formed of the resin surfaces 24s.
(58) (4) The cutting blades according to the third and fifth embodiments 320, 520 are entirely made only of the resin material 37.
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(59) 1 supplying apparatus 2 metallic sodium (highly-viscous substance) 4 cutting apparatus 20 cutting blade 21 blade root part 23 blade edge part 23a blade edge leading end 23s blade edge surface 24s buffer surface, resin surface 37 resin material 38 metal material (core material) 41 resin tape