Cutting apparatus and rotary blade

US10676308B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10676308-B2
Application numberUS-201815935287-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 26, 2018
Priority dateMar 28, 2017
Publication dateJun 9, 2020
Grant dateJun 9, 2020

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Each of a first rotary blade and a second rotary blade includes a rough surface portion and a smooth surface portion. The rough surface portion has a predetermined width from a blade edge at its circumferential edge portion and has an arithmetical mean roughness of greater than 0.5. The smooth surface portion is provided radially inward of the rough surface portion and has an arithmetical mean roughness less than the arithmetical mean roughness of the rough surface portion.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cutting apparatus comprising: a disk-shaped first rotary blade including a first rotary shaft provided at a center of the first rotary blade and a blade edge formed at a circumferential edge portion of the first rotary blade; a disk-shaped second rotary blade including a second rotary shaft provided at a center of the second rotary blade and a blade edge formed at a circumferential edge portion of the second rotary blade; a drive that retains and rotates the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade so that the first rotary shaft of the first rotary blade and the second rotary shaft of the second rotary blade are aligned parallel to each other and the circumferential edge portions partially overlap with each other as viewed in an axis direction of the first rotary shaft of the first rotary blade; and a conveyor that feeds a work material toward a lap portion in which the circumferential edge portion of the first rotary blade and the circumferential edge portion of the second rotary blade partially overlap, wherein each of the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade includes a rough surface portion and a smooth surface portion, each of the rough surface portions having a predetermined width from the blade edge of the respective circumferential edge portion and having an arithmetical mean roughness of greater than 0.5 μm, and each of the smooth surface portions provided radially inward of each of the rough surface portions and having an arithmetical mean roughness less than the arithmetical mean roughness of each of the rough surface portions, wherein the rough surface portion of the first rotary blade faces the rough surface portion of the second rotary blade and a predetermined clearance is provided between the rough surface portion of the first rotary blade and the rough surface portion of the second rotary blade that face each other, wherein each of the rough surface portions is roughened by a blasting process. 2. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the smooth surface portion has an arithmetical mean roughness of less than 0.2 μm. 3. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the smooth surface portion includes a diamond-like carbon film formed thereon. 4. The cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein: the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade rotate in the same direction as a direction in which the work material is fed to the lap portion; and a peripheral speed of the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade is faster than a speed at which the work material is fed to the lap portion. 5. A cutting apparatus comprising: a disk-shaped first rotary blade including a first rotary shaft provided at a center of the first rotary blade and a blade edge formed at a circumferential edge portion of the first rotary blade; a disk-shaped second rotary blade including a second rotary shaft provided at a center of the second rotary blade and a blade edge formed at a circumferential edge portion of the second rotary blade; a drive that retains and rotates the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade so that the first rotary shaft of the first rotary blade and the second rotary shaft of the second rotary blade are aligned parallel to each other and the circumferential edge portions partially overlap with each other as viewed in an axis direction of the first rotary shaft of the first rotary blade; and a conveyor that feeds a work material toward a lap portion in which the circumferential edge portion of the first rotary blade and the circumferential edge portion of the second rotary blade partially overlap, wherein each of the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade includes a rough surface portion and a smooth surface portion, each of the rough surface portions having a predetermined width from the blade edge of the respective circumferential edge portion and having an arithmetical mean roughness of greater than 0.5 μm, and each of the smooth surface portions provided radially inward of each of the rough surface portions and having an arithmetical mean roughness less than the arithmetical mean roughness of each of the rough surface portions, wherein the rough surface portion of the first rotary blade faces the rough surface portion of the second rotary blade and a predetermined clearance is provided between the rough surface portion of the first rotary blade and the rough surface portion of the second rotary blade that face each other, wherein a radial width of each of the rough surface portions is less than a maximum radial width of the lap portion in which the circumferential edge portion of the first rotary blade and the circumferential edge portion of the second rotary blade partially overlap.

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What does patent US10676308B2 cover?
Each of a first rotary blade and a second rotary blade includes a rough surface portion and a smooth surface portion. The rough surface portion has a predetermined width from a blade edge at its circumferential edge portion and has an arithmetical mean roughness of greater than 0.5. The smooth surface portion is provided radially inward of the rough surface portion and has an arithmetical mean …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65H35/08. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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