JP6189135B2 - Blade remover and blade case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a blade attaching / detaching tool that attaches / detaches a cutting blade to / from a cutting apparatus, and a blade case that houses a cutting blade attached / detached using the blade attaching / detaching tool.

  In a cutting machine that performs cutting by cutting a rotating cutting blade into a workpiece, the cutting blade is supported by a blade mount attached to the tip of the spindle, and the cutting blade can be attached to and detached from the blade mount. It has become. The cutting blade is formed with a cutting edge protruding from the peripheral edge of the circular base toward the outer peripheral side, and the circular base is formed with a boss portion protruding in the thickness direction of the cutting blade. The cutting blade formed in this way is accommodated in the blade case before use, and after the operator opens the blade case, a new cutting blade is taken out and attached to the blade mount (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). reference.).

  A blade attachment / detachment tool is used to attach / detach the cutting blade to / from the blade mount. The blade attaching / detaching tool has a clamping part and an engaging groove having an inner diameter larger than the boss part formed on the circular base of the cutting blade. When attaching / detaching the cutting blade to / from the blade mount, the blade attaching / detaching tool To hold or grip the boss formed on the circular base of the cutting blade (see, for example, Patent Documents 3 and 4).

JP 2007-2107030 A JP 2008-280073 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 07-003952 JP 2009-000798 A

  However, since the blade attachment / detachment tool must always hold the blade attachment / detachment tool when handling the cutting blade, for example, an operation for attaching / detaching the cutting blade as in a cutting apparatus having two cutting blades facing each other. In an apparatus having a small space, workability is poor, and improvement of workability is eagerly desired. In addition, when the cutting blade is taken out from the blade case, the operator must open the blade case. This is also a factor that reduces workability.

  The present invention has been considered in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it easier to attach and detach a blade to and from a blade mount in a cutting apparatus.

A first invention relates to a blade attachment / detachment tool for attaching / detaching a cutting blade to / from a blade mount in a cutting apparatus including a spindle for rotating a cutting blade and a blade mount attached to the spindle to rotatably support the cutting blade. but, the cutting blade comprises a circular base with a through hole for mounting to the blade mount having a boss portion is formed in a center, a cutting edge which is formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the circular base, the boss An annular groove is formed on the outer periphery of the portion, and the blade attaching / detaching tool has a tip portion including a notch portion having a width equal to or smaller than the diameter of the outer periphery of the boss portion and an engaging portion that engages with the outer periphery of the boss portion; A handle portion connected to the portion, the tip portion is made of an elastic member, the engagement portion is elastic, the boss portion is inserted into the tip portion through the notch portion, and the engagement portion is ring of the outer periphery By engaging the groove, to allow detachable for holding the blade mount a cutting blade.

  The tip portion and the handle portion are integrally formed of the same plate member made of an elastic member, and the handle portion is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the tip portion by having a bent portion at the boundary between the tip portion and the handle portion. It is desirable.

  On the other hand, the engaging portion may have a plurality of ball plungers disposed at the tip portion, and the boss portion may be inserted into the tip portion so that the plurality of ball plungers engage with the outer periphery of the boss portion. .

  A second invention relates to a blade case that houses a cutting blade that is attached to and detached from a blade mount using the blade attaching / detaching tool, and a blade that accommodates a cutting blade in which a convex portion that is loosely fitted in a through hole of the cutting blade is formed. A storage unit, a cover unit connected to the blade storage unit via a hinge, and a stopper that maintains the blade storage unit and the cover unit in a closed state. The opening to be formed is formed on the side surface.

  The blade case preferably includes a closing member that closes the opening.

  In the blade attaching / detaching tool according to the present invention, the tip end portion having a notch portion having a diameter equal to or less than the outer diameter of the boss portion of the cutting blade engages along the outer periphery of the boss portion, so that an operator always attaches / detaches during handling of the cutting blade There is no need to hold the tool, and the blade can be attached and detached more easily.

An annular groove on the outer periphery of the boss portion of the cutting blade is formed, the tip of the blade detaching tool is made of an elastic member, the boss portion is inserted into engaging part at the distal end is configured to engage the annular groove Thus , the boss portion can be firmly held without providing a special mechanism for holding the boss portion.

  The tip portion and the handle portion are integrally formed of the same plate member made of an elastic member, and the handle portion is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the tip portion by having a bent portion at the boundary between the tip portion and the handle portion. And the operability when attaching / detaching the cutting blade to / from the blade mount is good, and the blade attaching / detaching tool is bent by pressing the handle when removing the blade attaching / detaching tool from the cutting blade after attaching the cutting blade to the blade mount. Therefore, it is easy to remove the blade attachment / detachment tool.

  On the other hand, when the engaging portion has a plurality of ball plungers disposed at the tip portion, and the boss portion is inserted into the tip portion and the plurality of ball plungers engage with the outer periphery of the boss portion, Even if the portion is not elastic, the boss portion of the cutting blade can be firmly held.

  In the blade case, when the stopper is in the closed state, the opening that reaches the end of the stopper and into which the tip is inserted is formed on the side surface, so that the blade attachment tool can be inserted into the opening and rotated toward the stopper. Since the blade case can be opened, there is no need to attach the blade attaching / detaching tool to the cutting blade while opening the lid by hand and holding the lid as in the prior art, and the workability is improved.

  Further, by providing the blade case with a closing member that closes the opening, there is no possibility that foreign matter may enter the blade case from the opening.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the cutting unit. It is a top view which shows a cutting blade and a blade attachment / detachment tool. It is a top view which shows the state in which the blade attachment / detachment tool hold | maintained the cutting blade. It is a side view which shows a cutting blade. It is a perspective view which shows a blade attachment / detachment tool. It is a perspective view which shows a cutting blade and the blade case of an open state. It is a perspective view which shows the blade case of the closed state which the opening part exposed. It is a top view which shows the blade case of the closed state by which the opening part was obstruct | occluded with the obstruction | occlusion member. It is a side view which shows the blade case of the closed state which the opening part exposed. It is a front view which shows the blade case of the closed state which the opening part exposed. . It is a top view which shows the state which the blade attachment / detachment tool hold | maintained the cutting blade in a blade case. It is a top view which shows the state which the blade attachment tool hold | maintained the cutting blade in a blade case, and rotated the blade attachment tool. It is a front view which shows the state which the blade attachment tool hold | maintained the cutting blade in a blade case, and rotated the blade attachment tool. It is a top view which shows the state which the blade attachment / detachment tool hold | maintained the cutting blade taken out from the blade case. It is a perspective view which shows the state which is going to attach the cutting blade hold | maintained at the blade attachment / detachment tool to the blade mount. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the cutting blade hold | maintained at the blade attachment / detachment tool to the blade mount. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the blade attachment / detachment tool from the cutting blade. (A) is a top view which shows another example of a blade attachment / detachment tool, (b) is CC sectional view taken on the line of (a).

  A cutting unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a spindle 20 that is rotated by a motor (not shown), a housing 21 that rotatably supports the spindle 20, a blade mount 3 that is attached to the tip of the spindle 20, and a blade mount 3. And a cutting blade 4 that is rotatable and mounted on the blade mount 3 and a nut 5 for fixing the cutting blade 4 to the blade mount 3.

  The blade mount 3 includes a cylindrical portion 30 in which a male screw 300 is formed, and a flange portion 31 having a diameter larger than that of the cylindrical portion 30. The cutting blade 4 includes a circular base 40 having a through hole 400 formed in the center thereof, and a cutting edge 41 formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the circular base 40. A thick boss 401 is formed in a ring shape near the center of the circular base 40.

  In the cutting unit 1 configured as described above, the through hole 400 of the cutting blade 4 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 30 of the blade mount 3 so that the circular base 40 is brought into contact with the flange portion 31, and the nut 5 is connected to the male screw 300. By screwing, the cutting blade 4 is fixed to the blade mount 3, and the cutting blade 4 can rotate as the spindle 20 rotates.

  A blade attaching / detaching tool 6 shown in FIG. 2 holds the cutting blade 4 when attaching / detaching the cutting blade 4 to / from the blade mount 3 shown in FIG. 1, and is integrally formed of, for example, resin. The blade attaching / detaching tool 6 includes a tip portion 60 having a notch 600 formed at a plate-shaped and ring-shaped tip, and a handle 61 formed in a flat plate shape and having one end connected to the tip 60. . The width 603 of the notch 600 is equal to or smaller than the outer diameter 402 of the boss 401.

  The distal end portion 60 has an inner diameter 602 equal to or smaller than the outer diameter 402 of the boss portion 401 constituting the circular base 40 of the cutting blade 4, and the inner periphery of the distal end portion 60 is engaged with the outer periphery of the boss portion 401. A joint portion 601 is provided. The tip portion 60 engages over at least a half circumference of the boss portion 401. The inner diameter 602 is, for example, 45.5 mm, the outer diameter of the boss portion 401 is, for example, 46.6 mm, and the width 603 of the notch portion 600 is, for example, 42 mm.

  The distal end portion 60 having the engaging portion 601 is made of an elastic member such as resin, and the boss portion 401 is moved through the notch portion 600 by moving the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the distal end portion 60 is elastically deformed in the direction of arrow B, and the engaging portion 601 engages with the outer periphery of the boss portion 401. As shown in FIG. Retained.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, an annular groove 403 is formed at the base of the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 401 of the cutting blade 4. As described above, the annular groove 403 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 401, so that the engaging portion 601 is engaged with the annular groove 403 in combination with the elasticity of the distal end portion 60. Thus, the engaged state is reliably maintained. Thereby, the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 securely holds the cutting blade 4, and the cutting blade 4 can be attached to and detached from the blade mount 3.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a bent portion 62 is formed at the boundary between the tip portion 60 and the handle portion 61, and the tip portion 60 is lifted upward from the bent portion 62, so that the tip portion 60 is The bent portion 61 is bent at a predetermined angle. On the other hand, the tip portion 60 and the handle portion 61 are integrally formed of the same member made of an elastic member, and the angle θ formed by the tip portion 60 and the handle portion 61 is variable. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface of the handle portion 61 (the surface on which the tip portion 60 is lifted) is provided with a pressing portion 610, and the angle of the handle portion 61 with respect to the tip portion 60 by pressing the pressing portion 610. θ can be changed.

  The cutting blade 4 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is accommodated in a blade case 7 shown in FIG. 6 before use. The blade case 7 is formed in a shape in which a semicircle and a rectangle are connected, and is entirely formed of a transparent or translucent plastic. The blade case 70 accommodates the cutting blade 4 and a blade 73 via a hinge 73. It is comprised from the cover part 71 connected with the accommodating part 70. FIG.

  The blade accommodating portion 70 is surrounded by a bottom surface 700 and a side surface 701 rising from the periphery of the bottom surface 700, and the upper portion is open. A convex portion 702 that is loosely fitted in the through hole 400 formed in the circular base 40 of the cutting blade 4 is formed at the center of the bottom surface 700. In addition, a claw-like locked projection 703 protruding to the outer peripheral side is formed at the tip of the portion formed on the semicircle of the side surface 701.

  The lid 71 is connected to the blade housing 70 via a hinge 73 and can be opened and closed with respect to the blade housing 70. The lid portion 71 includes a ceiling surface 710 that faces the bottom surface 700 of the blade housing portion 70 in the closed state, a side surface 711 that hangs down from an edge of the ceiling surface 710, a convex portion 712 that protrudes from the back surface side of the ceiling surface 710, a half A hook-shaped locking piece 713 that is formed at the tip of a portion formed on a circle and is engaged with the locked protrusion 703 of the blade housing portion 70. As shown in FIG. 7, when the locking piece 713 engages with the locked protrusion 703 of the blade housing portion 70, the locking piece 713 and the locked protrusion 703 constitute a stopper 72. The blade accommodating portion 70 and the lid portion 71 are fixed and the closed state is maintained.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the side surface 711 of the lid 71 is formed only on one side (back side in FIG. 6) between the locking piece 713 and the hinge 73, and on the other side (in FIG. 6). The opening 74 is not formed on the front side and has no side surface.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the opening 74 is closed by a closing member 75. The closing member 75 is formed integrally with the blade case 7, and is defined by grooves 751 and 752 formed at the boundary between the blade housing portion 70 and the lid portion 71, respectively. The closing member 75 includes a knob 750 protruding to the side surface side. As shown in FIG. 8, the closing member 75 can be removed by cutting along the grooves 751 and 752 by grasping the knob 750 and pulling it to the side surface side. ing. The closing member 75 only needs to close the opening 74, and may be a tape, for example.

  The opening 74 formed by removing the blocking member 75 has a width in the vertical direction wider than the thickness of the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the opening 74 reaches the end of the locking piece 713 constituting the stopper 72, and the locking piece 713 has an inclined portion 714 that is inclined downward from the upper end. The opening 74 converges on the slope of the inclined portion 714.

  When removing the cutting blade 4 from the blade case 7, first, the tip 60 of the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is inserted from the opening 74 of the closed blade case 7 shown in FIGS. Then, the engaging portion 601 is engaged with the boss portion 401 of the cutting blade 4.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is rotated around the center of the boss 401, and the handle 61 is rotated along the opening 74 of the blade case 7 toward the locking piece 713. To go. Then, when the handle 61 of the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 comes into contact with the inclined portion 714 and the handle 61 is further rotated thereafter, the handle 61 is guided by the inclined portion 714 and slides. As shown in FIG. 13, when the handle 61 enters the lower side of the locking piece 713 and the locking piece 713 is lifted, the locked state of the locking piece 713 and the locked projection 703 is released, and the lid portion 71 opens.

  Next, with the lid 71 opened, the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is lifted and the cutting blade 4 is taken out as shown in FIG. Then, the cutting blade 4 is carried to the vicinity of the cutting unit 1 of the cutting apparatus as shown in FIG. 15 as it is, and the through-hole of the cutting blade 4 held by the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 as shown in FIG. 400 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 30 of the blade mount 3 and attached. Next, as shown in FIG. 17, when the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is pulled forward while pressing the pressing portion 610 of the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 to reduce the angle of the bent portion 62, the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is removed from the cutting blade 4. It can be easily detached.

  In the above description, the example in which the cutting blade 4 is taken out from the blade case 7 and attached to the blade mount 3 has been described. However, the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 can also be used to remove the cutting blade 4 from the blade mount 3. Can do. That is, the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 is attached to the cutting blade 4 attached to the blade mount 3, the cutting blade 4 held by the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 is detached from the blade mount 3, and the removed cutting blade 4 is attached to the blade case 7. The blade attaching / detaching tool 7 can be pulled out from the opening 74 after the cover 71 is closed.

  In place of the blade attaching / detaching tool 6, a blade attaching / detaching tool 6a shown in FIG. 18 may be used. In this blade attaching / detaching tool 6a, a plurality of ball plungers 63 are embedded in the engaging portion 601a on the inner periphery of the distal end portion 60a, and when the boss portion 401 of the cutting blade 4 is inserted into the distal end portion 60a, a plurality of The ball plunger 63 is engaged with the outer periphery of the boss portion 401 by the elastic pressure, and holds the cutting blade 4.

  As described above, since the blade attaching / detaching tools 6 and 6a are engaged along the outer periphery of the boss portion 401 with the tip portions 60 and 60a having the notch portions 600 having a diameter equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the boss portion 401 of the cutting blade 4, It is not necessary for the operator to always hold the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 during handling of the cutting blade 4, and the attaching / detaching operation of the cutting blade 4 becomes easier.

  An annular groove 403 is formed on the outer periphery of the boss part 401 of the cutting blade 4, and the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 has a tip part 60 made of an elastic member, the boss part 401 is inserted into the tip part 60, and the engaging part 601 is an annular groove. Since the boss portion 401 is engaged, the boss portion 401 can be firmly held without providing a special mechanism for holding the boss portion 401.

  The distal end portion 60 and the handle portion 61 are integrally formed of the same plate member made of an elastic member, and the handle portion 61 is located with respect to the distal end portion 60 by having a bent portion 62 at the boundary between the distal end portion 60 and the handle portion 61. Therefore, when the cutting blade 4 is attached to and detached from the blade mount 3, the operability is good, and when the blade attaching tool 6 is detached from the cutting blade 4 after the cutting blade 4 is attached to the blade mount 3. Since the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 is curved by pressing the handle portion 61, the blade attaching / detaching tool 6 can be easily removed.

  The engaging portion 601 has a plurality of ball plungers 63 disposed on the tip portion 60, the boss portion 401 is inserted into the tip portion 60, and the plurality of ball plungers 63 engage with the outer periphery of the boss portion 401. If it does in this way, even if the front-end | tip part 60 does not have elasticity, the boss | hub part 401 of the cutting blade 4 can be hold | maintained firmly.

  In the blade case 7, an opening 74 is formed on the side surface that reaches the end of the stopper 72 when the stopper 72 is closed, and the tip end 60 is inserted, so that the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 is inserted into the opening 74. Since it is possible to open the blade case 7 by rotating it toward the part 72 side, it is not necessary to attach the blade attaching / detaching tool 7 to the cutting blade while manually holding the lid and holding the lid as in the conventional case. Will improve.

  In addition, by providing the blade case 7 with the closing member 75 that closes the opening 74, there is no possibility that foreign matter may enter the blade case 7 from the opening 74.

1: Cutting unit 20: Spindle 21: Housing 3: Blade mount 30: Column part 300: Male screw 31: Flange part 4: Cutting blade 40: Circular base 400: Through hole 401: Boss part 41: Cutting blade 403: Annular groove 5: Nut 6, 6a: Blade attaching / detaching tool 60, 60a: Tip part 600: Notch part 601, 601a: Engaging part 602: Inner diameter 61: Handle part 610: Pressing part 62: Bending part 63: Ball plunger 7: Blade Case 70: Blade housing portion 700: Bottom surface 701: Side surface 702: Convex portion 71: Lid portion 710: Ceiling surface 711: Side surface 712: Convex portion 72: Stopper 703: Locked protrusion 713: Locking piece 714: Inclined portion 73 : Hinge 74: Opening 75: Closure member 750: Knob 751, 752: Groove

Claims (5)

A blade attachment / detachment tool for attaching / detaching a cutting blade to / from the blade mount in a cutting apparatus comprising a spindle for rotating a cutting blade and a blade mount attached to the spindle and rotatably supporting the cutting blade,
The cutting blade includes a circular base having a boss portion formed at the center of a through-hole to be attached to the blade mount, and a cutting blade formed to protrude from the outer periphery of the circular base, the boss portion An annular groove is formed on the outer periphery of
The blade attaching / detaching tool includes a tip portion including a notch portion having a width equal to or less than a diameter of the outer periphery of the boss portion and an engaging portion that engages with the outer periphery of the boss portion, and a handle portion connected to the tip portion And the tip portion is made of an elastic member,
The engaging portion has elasticity, and the boss portion is inserted into the tip end portion through the notch portion, and the engaging portion engages with the annular groove on the outer periphery of the boss portion, so that the cutting blade is A blade attaching / detaching tool that can be attached to and detached from the blade mount. The tip portion and the handle portion are integrally formed of the same member made of an elastic member,
By having a bent portion at the boundary between the tip portion and the handle portion, the handle portion is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the tip portion.
The blade attaching / detaching tool according to claim 1 . The engaging portion has a plurality of ball plungers disposed at the tip portion,
The boss portion is inserted into the tip portion, and a plurality of the ball plungers engage with the outer periphery of the boss portion;
The blade attaching / detaching tool according to claim 1. A blade case for housing the cutting blade to be detachably attached to the blade mount with a blade detachable tool according to claim 1, 2 or 3,
A blade housing portion that is formed with a convex portion that is loosely fitted into the through hole of the cutting blade and accommodates the cutting blade;
A lid connected to the blade housing via a hinge;
A stopper for maintaining the blade accommodating portion and the lid portion in a closed state,
A blade case, wherein an opening for reaching the end of the stopper in the closed state and inserting the tip is formed on a side surface. Comprising a closing member for closing the opening;
The blade case according to claim 4.

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