EP0591109B1 - Improved apparatus for grinding and sharpening blades in general - Google Patents
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- EP0591109B1 EP0591109B1 EP93830306A EP93830306A EP0591109B1 EP 0591109 B1 EP0591109 B1 EP 0591109B1 EP 93830306 A EP93830306 A EP 93830306A EP 93830306 A EP93830306 A EP 93830306A EP 0591109 B1 EP0591109 B1 EP 0591109B1
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- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B3/00—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools
- B24B3/36—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades
- B24B3/52—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades of shear blades or scissors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
- B24B3/00—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools
- B24B3/36—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades
- B24B3/54—Sharpening cutting edges, e.g. of tools; Accessories therefor, e.g. for holding the tools of cutting blades of hand or table knives
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- the present invention relates to a machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, as it is defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- a machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, as it is defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- Such a machine is known, for example, from DE-U-77 27 096.
- bearing shafts are cantilever-wise supported and, accordingly, they can be subjected to objectionable clearances which, in addition to providing a poor quality sharpending of the blades, can generate vibrations susceptible to further increase the operating noise of the machine.
- the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing an improved machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, which allows to carry out these two working operations, i.e. the grinding and sharpening operations, by a single processing step, thereby greatly reducing the processing time on the blade.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide such an improved machine which can be used very easily and in particular by those users which must frequently grind and sharpen their operating blades.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide such a machine which is practically noise free and very reliable in operation and which, moreover, can be easily made starting from easily available elements and materials and which, accordingly, is very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
- the improved machine for grinding and sharpending blades in general comprises a bearing framework, generally indicated at the reference number 1, which comprises a front plate 2 and a rear plate 3 which are mutually parallel and spaced.
- the plates 2 and 3 support, through ball bearings, a first shaft 4 for supporting a first grinding wheel 2-and a second supporting shaft 6, for supporting a second grinding wheel 7.
- a third supporting shaft 8 supporting an auxiliary grinding wheel 9, provided for sharpening scissors and the like, as it will become more apparent hereinafter.
- the shafts 4, 6 and 8 are mutually parallel, and the grinding wheels are arranged between the plates 2 and 3, and they, accordingly, are connected to shafts which are affixed at both the end portions thereof, and, accordingly, the grinding wheels will be caused to turn in a very reliable way.
- first toothed pulley 10 To the first shaft 4 there is connected a first toothed pulley 10 and to the second shaft there is connected a second toothed pulley 11, whereas to the third shaft 8 there is connected a transmission toothed pulley 12.
- the toothed belt 20 is driven by a driving gear wheel 21 which is connected to a driving assembly 22, supported by a slide plate 24 having elongated slots 25 allowing the position of the driving assembly to be changed, so as to also operate as a tension assembly for the belt.
- the grinding wheels 5 and 7 are advantageously provided with helical tooth arrangements 30, equi-spaced from one another, so as to provide a mutual crossing at their mutual connection region, in order to define a precise sharpening region which is arranged at a notch 40 provided on a guiding plate 41 so as to provide a precise and accurate location of the blade to be sharpened.
- the grinding wheels 5 and 7 are provided, at their axial end portions, with rounded parts 42, on the corner of the threads at the burrs, so as to prevent any processing defects from occurring.
- the grinding wheels which have a helical contour or, if desired, a flat contour, are coated by a diamond powder, or by like coating substances, in particular those which are commercially available with the trade name of Borazon.
- the guiding plate 41 is provided, at the auxiliary grinding wheel 9, with a guiding recess 50, allowing to properly locate scissors blades or the like.
- an improved machine which allows to perform both the sharpening operation, with a removal of the burrs and the dead edge of the blades, and the re-sharpening of old blades, which have lost their cutting edge, thereby providing a new cutting edge and removing the related processing burrs.
- the machine according to the invention which can be used in a very simple manner, is practically free of any noise owing to the provision of the toothed belts which allows to perform a very accurate sharpening, in particular owing to the proper location of the shafts supporting the grinding wheels, which are devoid of vibrations, since they are supported at two supporting regions, arranged near the end portions thereof.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, as it is defined in the preamble of claim 1. Such a machine is known, for example, from DE-U-77 27 096.
- As is known, there are at present commercially available several machines for sharpening blades in general, which machines substantially comprise a pair of counter-rotating grinding wheels, therebetween the blade to be sharpened is arranged.
- These prior machines, however, have the main drawback that they are of a comparatively large size and of complex operation and, moreover, they are rather noisy.
- Because of the above mentioned reasons, these prior art machines can not be directly used by users who, because of working requirements, must use blades which must be frequently re-sharpened.
- Another drawback of these prior machines is that their grinding wheels are conventionally supported by bearing shafts which are connected to the machine bearing framework at one end portion only.
- In particular, the bearing shafts are cantilever-wise supported and, accordingly, they can be subjected to objectionable clearances which, in addition to providing a poor quality sharpending of the blades, can generate vibrations susceptible to further increase the operating noise of the machine.
- Yet another draback is that the prior machines require , after the sharpening step in which the blade cutting edge is recovered, a subsequent and separated grinding step, for removing burrs and dead edge portions of the blade.
- Accordingly, the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing an improved machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, which allows to carry out these two working operations, i.e. the grinding and sharpening operations, by a single processing step, thereby greatly reducing the processing time on the blade.
- Within the scope of the above aim, a main object of the present invention is to provide such an improved machine which can be used very easily and in particular by those users which must frequently grind and sharpen their operating blades.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide such a machine which is practically noise free and very reliable in operation and which, moreover, can be easily made starting from easily available elements and materials and which, accordingly, is very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, the above mentioned aim and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a machine comprising the features of claim 1.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed disclosure of a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment thereof, which is illustrated, exclusively by way of an indicative but not limitative example, in the accompanying drawings, where:
- Figure 1 is a perspective schematic view illustrating the grinding and sharpening machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional and front elevation view of the subject machine;
- Figure 3 is a further cross-sectional view of the machine embodying the invention, substantially taken through a horizontal plane; and
- Figure 4 is a top plan view of a possible arrangement of the grinding wheels included in the machine embodying the invention.
- With reference to the number references of the figures of the accompanying drawings, the improved machine for grinding and sharpending blades in general, according to the present invention, comprises a bearing framework, generally indicated at the reference number 1, which comprises a
front plate 2 and arear plate 3 which are mutually parallel and spaced. - The
plates shaft 6, for supporting a second grindingwheel 7. - Moreover, there is provided a third supporting
shaft 8, supporting anauxiliary grinding wheel 9, provided for sharpening scissors and the like, as it will become more apparent hereinafter. - The
shafts plates - To the first shaft 4 there is connected a first
toothed pulley 10 and to the second shaft there is connected a secondtoothed pulley 11, whereas to thethird shaft 8 there is connected atransmission toothed pulley 12. - Through the mentioned pulleys there is entrained a
toothed belt 20 which engages thepulleys - More specifically, the
toothed belt 20 is driven by a driving gear wheel 21 which is connected to adriving assembly 22, supported by aslide plate 24 havingelongated slots 25 allowing the position of the driving assembly to be changed, so as to also operate as a tension assembly for the belt. - The
grinding wheels helical tooth arrangements 30, equi-spaced from one another, so as to provide a mutual crossing at their mutual connection region, in order to define a precise sharpening region which is arranged at anotch 40 provided on a guidingplate 41 so as to provide a precise and accurate location of the blade to be sharpened. - The
grinding wheels rounded parts 42, on the corner of the threads at the burrs, so as to prevent any processing defects from occurring. - The grinding wheels, which have a helical contour or, if desired, a flat contour, are coated by a diamond powder, or by like coating substances, in particular those which are commercially available with the trade name of Borazon.
- In this connection it should be moreover pointed out that the guiding
plate 41 is provided, at theauxiliary grinding wheel 9, with a guidingrecess 50, allowing to properly locate scissors blades or the like. - With the disclosed arrangement, there is provided an improved machine which allows to perform both the sharpening operation, with a removal of the burrs and the dead edge of the blades, and the re-sharpening of old blades, which have lost their cutting edge, thereby providing a new cutting edge and removing the related processing burrs.
- Moreover, the machine according to the invention, which can be used in a very simple manner, is practically free of any noise owing to the provision of the toothed belts which allows to perform a very accurate sharpening, in particular owing to the proper location of the shafts supporting the grinding wheels, which are devoid of vibrations, since they are supported at two supporting regions, arranged near the end portions thereof.
- From the above disclosure it should be apparent that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects.
- In particular, it is to be pointed out that there has been provided a machine which is very reliable in operation and which, accordingly, can be used by users which must very frequently grind and sharpen their working cutting tools.
Claims (10)
- A machine for grinding and sharpening blades in general, comprising a bearing framework, which is provided with a front plate and a rear plate supporting at least two shafts bearing each a grinding wheel, said shafts being arranged with their axes parallel and spaced from one another for a partial compenetration of said grinding wheels into the mutually facing regions, driving means being provided for rotatively driving said shafts about their respective axes and with opposite rotary directions, whereby said driving means comprise toothed belt transmission means meshing with pulleys connected to said shafts for the counter-rotating turning movement of said grinding wheels, characterized in that said grinding wheels are arranged between, and their shafts rotatably mounted to, said front plate and said rear plate.
- A machine according to Claim 1, characterized in that said machine comprises a first toothed pulley and a second toothed pulley which are respectively keyed on the grinding wheel supporting shafts, through said toothed pulleys there being entrained a toothed belt which is further entrained through a third toothed pulley in turn supported by a third supporting shaft to which there is connected an auxiliary grinding wheel, said toothed belt being driven by a driving toothed pulley connected to a driving assembly.
- A machine according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said driving assembly is supported by a slide plate, connected to said bearing framework and provided with elongated slots for allowing said plate to be displaced for tensioning said belt.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said grinding wheels have a flat surface contour.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said grinding wheels have a helical contour.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said grinding wheel helical contour is rounded at axial end portions thereof.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said machine further comprises a guiding plate having a notch, arranged between said grinding wheels, and adapted to define the location point of the blade to be ground and sharpended.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said guiding plate is provided with a recess at said auxiliary grinding wheel for engaging therein scissors and the like.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said grinding wheels are coated by diamond powder.
- A machine according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said grinding wheels are coated by substances of the type known on the market with the tradename of Borazon.
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ITMI922042A IT1256364B (en) | 1992-09-01 | 1992-09-01 | MACHINE PERFECTED FOR ROUNDING AND SHARPENING OF BLADES IN GENERAL |
ITMI922042 | 1992-09-01 |
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EP0591109A1 EP0591109A1 (en) | 1994-04-06 |
EP0591109B1 true EP0591109B1 (en) | 1997-05-21 |
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ITMI20070758A1 (en) * | 2007-04-13 | 2008-10-14 | Fazzini Technology | BOX SHARPENER EQUIPPED WITH A PERFECT FACILITY |
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