SHEAR BLADE FOR A CUTTING TOOL

Abstract

A shear blade (2) is for a portable hydraulic cutting device, such as a rescue device having a blade body (9). The blade body (9) has an assembly region (18) and a cutting region (15), a cutting edge (16) in the cutting region (15), a contact surface (13), located on one side of the cutting edge (16), for an additional shear blade. An outer surface (14), located on the other side of the cutting edge (16), is provided to act on the object to be cut. The cutting region (15) has a recess (22) for receiving a cutting insert (21). The recess (22) is configured such that the cutting insert (21) is insertable into the recess (22) at an acute angle to the contact surface (13) of the shear blade (2).

Claims

1. Shear blade for a portable hydraulic, cutting tool comprising: a blade body, with a blade body having an assembly region and a cutting region, a cutting edge in the cutting region, a contact surface for an additional shear blade located on one side of the cutting edge and an outside surface located on an other side of the cutting edge, the outside surface is configured to act on the material to be cut, the cutting region having a recess for receiving a cutting insert, wherein the recess is configured so that the cutting insert is insertable into the recess at an acute angle with respect to the contact surface of the shear blades.

2. Shear blade according to claim 1, wherein at least one fastening element is included, the fastening element being oriented toward the cutting edge at a slanted angle with respect to the contact surface.

3. Shear blade according to claim 1, comprising an undercut on at least one side of the recess.

4. Shear blade according to claim 1, wherein a first surface section of the outside surface of the cutting edge extends along an orthogonal, which meets the contact surface near the cutting edge or at an acute angle with respect to the orthogonal, a second surface section joins the end of the first surface section and is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the orthogonal, a third surface section joins the end of the second surface section and is oriented at an angle with respect to the orthogonal, the angle being smaller than the angle and the angle being smaller than the angle .

5. Shear blade according to claim 4, wherein, in cross section of the shear blade, a width of the first surface section is smaller than a width of the second surface section and the width of the second surface section is smaller than a width of the third surface section.

6. Shear blade according to claim 4, wherein the angle lies in the range of 0.5 to 5.

7. Shear blade according to claim 4, wherein the angle is greater than 45.

8. Shear blade according to claim 1, wherein surface profiling is provided in the outside surface.

9. Shear blade according to claim 8, wherein the surface profiling is only provided in the range of the second and/or third surface section.

10. Shear blade according to claim 9, wherein the surface profiling extends over an entire width of the respective surface section.

11. Shear blade according to claim 8, wherein the surface profiling includes individual grooves located next to one another.

12. Shear blade according to claim 11, wherein the grooves respectively have two opposite groove walls, with one groove wall being steep and curved, and an other groove wall being flat, with the steep groove wall located on the side of the respective groove, which faces a tip of the shear blade.

13. Shear blade according to claim 11, wherein the groove is U-shaped, V-shaped or trapezoidal.

14. Shear blade according to claim 1, wherein the cutting edge is concavely curved.

15. Shear blade according to claim 1, wherein an opening for receiving a rotational axis component shared by a pair of shear blades and an opening for receiving an actuating element on the drive side is in the assembly region.

16. Portable hydraulic, cutting tool for portable application, comprising: a housing a hydraulic cylinder, a manually operated hydraulic control valve, two tool halves associated with an axis of rotation, which respectively include a shear blade according to claim 1.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION USING EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

[0027] Suitable embodiments of the present invention are described below in greater detail using drawing, which show:

[0028] FIG. 1 a highly simplified perspective view of a cutting tool of this invention;

[0029] FIG. 2 a simplified perspective view of a shear blade of this invention;

[0030] FIG. 3 a simplified, merely schematic representation of a cross section through a shear blade of this invention;

[0031] FIG. 4a a simplified perspective representation of cross section through a part of a configuration of the surface profiling of this invention;

[0032] FIG. 4b a second simplified perspective representation of a cross section through a part of a second design of the surface profiling of this invention;

[0033] FIG. 5 a simplified perspective representation of shear blades with cutting inserts of this invention;

[0034] FIG. 6a a simplified partial perspective representation of the inventive shear blades of FIG. 5 with missing cutting inserts;

[0035] FIG. 6a a second partial simplified perspective representation of the inventive shear blades of FIG. 5 with installed cutting inserts, as well as

[0036] FIG. 7 a simplified, merely schematic representation of the cross section through the inventive shear blade of FIG. 5.

[0037] The reference number 1 in FIG. 1 denotes a portable cutting tool for cutting and severing car body parts and vehicle doors. The cutting tool 1 has a housing 3 and a hydraulic cylinder 4, to which two tool halves are affixed, which respectively comprise a shear blade 2 with a blade body 9 and a blade tip 9a situated thereon. The shear blades 2 are positioned on a shared axis of rotation 6, so that the shear blades 2 can be pivoted against one another. A carrying strap 7 and a handle 8 for carrying the cutting tool 1 are furthermore positioned in the region of the housing 3 and/or the hydraulic cylinder 4. There is furthermore a manually operated control valve 5 near the handle 8, which valve allows the user to operate the cutting tool manually (cutting, opening as well as idle mode).

[0038] FIG. 5 shows the shear blade 2 of the cutting tool 1 of this invention in detail. The blade body 9 can preferably be produced as a forged part or milled out of a semi-finished material or a material plate. The blade body 9 comprises recesses 10, which serve the purpose of reducing the weight of the shear blade 2. The shear blade 2 additionally has an assembly region 18 by means of that the shear blade 2 can be installed in the cutting tool 1. The assembly region 18 comprises an opening 11, which serves the purpose of receiving a rotational axis component not shown in FIG. 5, e.g. a central pin, in order to fasten the shear blade 2 at the shared axis of rotation 6. The assembly region 18 additionally comprises an opening 12, which can receive an actuating element, not shown in FIG. 5, on the drive side, e.g. a securing pin, by means of which the shear blade 2 is fastened to a lever arm of a tool arm, in order to control the shear blade 2.

[0039] The shear blade 2 comprises a preferably concave cutting region 15 for cutting and severing of the material to be cut. The material to be cut is thereby cut by a cutting edge 16 and is pressed apart along an outside surface 14 of the blade body 9. According to the invention, the outside surface 14 comprises a first surface section 17a, which extends away from the cutting edge 16. The end of the first surface section 17a is attached to a second surface section 17b which is attached to a third surface section 17c.

[0040] The shear blade 2 of this invention preferably has a cutting insert 21 in the middle and back parts of the cutting region 15. The cutting insert 21 is attached to the blade body 9 of the shear blades 2 via fastening elements 23. Screws, pins or the like can be used as fastening component 23. The cutting insert 21 is inserted in the area of the cutting region 15 which is exposed to the highest stresses when it is engaged in cutting and is thus the first to wear out. This makes it possible for the cutting insert 21 to be replaced and the functionality of the shear blade 2 can be restored in the event that this region wears out, without the entire shear blade 2 having to be replaced. The cutting insert 21 can additionally be made of a harder and/or more resistant material than the basic material of the shear blade 2 in order to reduce the risk of wearing and improve the cutting power. The cutting effectiveness and the durability of the entire shear blade 2 can thus be improved, with the cost and weight remaining almost the same. The cutting insert 21 can additionally also include the surface sections 17a, 17b, 17c.

[0041] The shear blade 2 expediently also has a recess 22 shown in FIG. 6a in the area of the cutting region 15, which recess 22 serves the purpose of receiving the cutting insert 21. The recess 22 has front side undercuts 24a, 24b, which are designed to hold the cutting insert 21 in position and/or to guide it when it is being inserted. The cutting insert 21 as well as the recess 22 are, as shown in FIG. 6b, designed so that a form closure between cutting insert 21 and the recess 22 is formed as soon as the cutting insert 21 is fully engaged and/or slid into the recess 22. The form closure serves the purpose of acting upon the overwhelming portion of the shear stresses arising during the cutting process with compressive stresses on the structural components of the shear blade 2.

[0042] FIG. 7 shows a simplified section through the shear blade 2 in the center of the cutting region 15. The reference number 13 refers to a contact surface lying opposite the outside surface 14. When the pair of shear blades of a cutting tool 1 are opened and closed, the shear blades 2 are led past one another along their contact surfaces 13. As shown in FIG. 7, the cutting insert 21 is advantageously inserted at a preferably pointed angle with respect to the contact surface 13. The insertion direction ER of the cutting insert 21 is shown by a black arrow in FIG. 7. The cutting insert 21 thus constitutes a part of the outside surface 14 and, just like the outside surface 14 as well, accordingly comprises three surface sections 17a, 17b, 17c. After the cutting insert 21 is inserted, the cutting insert 21 is fastened to the blade body 9 by means of fastening components 23. The orientation of the fastening component 23 here runs at an acute angle c with respect to the contact surface 13 and/or essentially vertically to the insertion direction ER. The fastening is here conceived geometrically in such a way that it holds the cutting insert 21 in position in the recess 22, but so that the cutting insert bears as little as possible of the stress, such as e.g. stress peaks or high shear stresses, while most of the stresses, e.g. in the form of compressive stress, impinge on the blade body 9 by way of the form-fit between the cutting insert 21 and the recess 22.

[0043] FIG. 3 shows another simplified section through the shear blade 2 in the cutting region 15 next to the cutting insert 21. The first surface section 17a extends out from the cutting edge 16 at a low angle with respect to the orthogonal O. The orthogonal O is here vertical to the contact surface 13 and meets the latter in the region of the cutting edge 16. The angle is preferably 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 or 2.5. The second surface section 17b following the first surface section 17a extends at an acute angle with respect to the orthogonal O. The angle is preferably in the range of 15 to 35, preferably 20 to 25.The third surface section 17c, which is oriented at an acute angle y with respect to the orthogonal O, follows the second surface section 17b. The angle is preferably 40, 45 or 50. The angle a is accordingly smaller than the angle and the angle is smaller than the angle . The angle is at most 80, preferably 70, particularly preferably 60.

[0044] The width of the first surface section 17a is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 1.5 mm; the width of the first surface section 17a particularly preferably lies in the range of 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm. As seen in the cross section of the shear blade 2, the width of the first surface section 17a is smaller than the width of the second surface section 17b and the width of the second surface section 17b is smaller than the width of the third surface section 17c.

[0045] FIG. 2, in which the cutting insert 21 of this invention is not shown for the sake of clarity, shows a further embodiment of the shear blade 2. The shear blade 2 in FIG. 2 also has a surface profiling in the cutting region 15, which profiling can at least partly extend over the cutting insert 21 of this invention. The surface profiling 19 can for example consist of grooves 20 that run next to each other as shown in FIG. 4a. The grooves 20 respectively comprise two opposite groove walls 20a, 20b and have a trapezoidal shape, with the respective trapezoids forming plateaus 20c on the top surfaces, which limit the surface profiling 19 toward the outside, i.e. in the direction of the material to be cut. By introducing such grooves 20, the cutting force acting on the material to be cut is converted into a higher cutting pressure. The material to be cut is thereby exposed to a greater stress and it breaks down earlier. A pressure saving of about 3-8% is achieved by providing the outer surface 14 with such grooves 20. It is thus possible to increase the cutting performance while the applied force and the weight stay the same.

[0046] The surface profiling 19 is expediently only located in the region of the second and third surface sections 17b, 17c, preferably extending over the entire width of the respective surface section 17b and/or 17c. This configuration has the benefit that, at the start of the cutting process, the material to be cut is pulled along the cutting edge 16 toward the axis of rotation 6, so that most of the cutting pressure is applied to the material to be cut at the back part of the cutting region 15. No surface shaping 19 is provided in the region of the first surface section 17a. The drawing in of the material to be cut toward cutting tool 1 is furthermore favored by the fact that the cutting edge 16 is concavely curved.

[0047] A special configuration of the surface profiling 19 and/or the grooves 20 in accordance with FIG. 4b can be used to further improve the effect of drawing in the material to be cut, i.e. to make it possible to also draw in the material to be cut during the start of the cutting process. These grooves 20 have a groove wall 20a, which is steep and curved, and a groove wall 20b, which is flat. Such grooves 20 can for example be milled in with a prism cutter, which is applied to the material at an angle. Depending on the selected distance between the milled-in grooves 20, there are plateaus 20c between the grooves 20, which limit the surface profiling 19 on the side facing the material to be cut.

[0048] The individual combinations (subsidiary combinations) as well as possible combinations of individual features of different embodiments not shown in the drawings are explicitly included in the disclosure.

LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS

[0049] 1 Cutting tool

[0050] 2 Shear blade

[0051] 3 Housing

[0052] 4 Hydraulic cylinder

[0053] 5 Control valve

[0054] 6 Axis of rotation

[0055] 7 Carrying strap

[0056] 8 Handle

[0057] 9 Blade body

[0058] 9a Blade tip

[0059] 10 Recess

[0060] 11 Opening

[0061] 12 Opening

[0062] 13 Contact surface

[0063] 14 Outside surface

[0064] 15 Cutting region

[0065] 16 Cutting edge

[0066] 17a First surface section

[0067] 17b Second surface section

[0068] 17c Third surface section

[0069] 18 Assembly region

[0070] 19 Surface profiling

[0071] 20 Groove

[0072] 20a Groove wall

[0073] 20b Groove wall

[0074] 20c Plateau

[0075] 21 Cutting insert

[0076] 22 Recess

[0077] 23 Fastening element

[0078] 24a Undercut

[0079] 24b Undercut

[0080] O Orthogonal

[0081] IT Insertion direction

[0082] Angle

[0083] Angle

[0084] Angle

[0085] Angle

[0086] Angle