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Cutting apparatus and cutting method
US2016101476A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016101476-A1 |
| Application number | US-201314892725-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | May 22, 2013 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A cutting device for cutting a flat workpiece includes a nibbler that continuously punches the workpiece, and a fluid spraying device that sprays a fluid onto the surface of the workpiece. The nibbler includes a cylindrical case, a punch that has a punch blade for punching the workpiece and that is accommodated in the case to have reciprocating motion in the vertical direction, and a die provided below the case. The cutting device is configured to move the workpiece interposed between the case and die in a prescribed direction while continuously punching the workpiece with the punch. The fluid spraying device has a spray port from which the fluid is discharged and is configured so the fluid is discharged from the spray port in the direction in which the punch approaches the die. The spray port of the fluid spraying device is disposed near the punch blade of the punch.
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1 . A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet-like workpiece comprising: a nibbler that continuously punches the workpiece; and at least one fluid jetting device that jets a fluid onto a surface of the workpiece; wherein the nibbler includes a cylindrical case, a punch that has a blade for punching the workpiece and that is housed in the case to reciprocate in a top-bottom direction, and a die provided below the case, and the nibbler is configured to punch continuously the workpiece interposed between the case and the die with the punch while the nibbler moves in a prescribed direction, the fluid jetting device has a jet port from which the fluid is jetted and is configured to jet the fluid from the jet port in a direction in which the punch approaches the die, and the jet port of the fluid jetting device is disposed near the blade of the punch. 2 . The cutting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the jet port of at least one fluid jetting device is disposed to at least one of both sides in a direction orthogonal to the top-bottom direction and a direction in which the nibbler moves, relative to the blade of the punch. 3 . A cutting method for cutting a sheet-like workpiece comprising: a first step of preparing a nibbler that includes a cylindrical case, a punch that has a blade for punching the workpiece and that is housed in the case to reciprocate in a top-bottom direction, and a die provided below the case; a second step of preparing a fluid jetting device that jets a fluid onto a surface of the workpiece in a direction in which the punch approaches the die; and a third step of punching continuously the workpiece interposed between the case and the die in a prescribed direction with the punch while making the nibbler move in a prescribed direction, wherein the fluid is jetted onto a part of the workpiece near the blade by the fluid jetting device in the third step.
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- A cutting device for cutting a flat workpiece includes a nibbler that continuously punches the workpiece, and a fluid spraying device that sprays a fluid onto the surface of the workpiece. The nibbler includes a cylindrical case, a punch that has a punch blade for punching the workpiece and that is accommodated in the case to have reciprocating motion in the vertical direction, and a die provid…
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- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
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- Primary CPC classification B23D33/08. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Thu Apr 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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