Saw blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021394290-A1
Application number	US-202117465257-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Apr 22, 2010
Publication date	Dec 23, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A reciprocating saw blade including a body, an attachment portion, a cutting portion formed on the body including a plurality of cutting teeth, and a plunge point for initiating a plunge cut including a plunge tooth and a leading gullet between the plunge tooth and a first tooth of the plurality of cutting teeth. A first angle of the rake face of the plunge tooth is measured through the plunge tooth. A second angle of the rake face of the first cutting tooth is measured through the first cutting tooth. One of the first angle and the second angle is greater than 90 degrees and the other is less than 90 degrees. At least the first cutting tooth is set. The rake face defining the first angle is spaced from the rake face defining the second angle by a distance greater than the pitch of the plurality of cutting teeth.

First claim

1 . A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw, the reciprocating saw blade comprising:
a body having a first end portion and a second end portion, the body defining a longitudinal axis; an attachment portion coupled to the first end portion of the body, the attachment portion including a tang and an aperture configured to couple to the reciprocating saw; a cutting portion formed on the body, the cutting portion including a plurality of cutting teeth each separated from an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of cutting teeth by a gullet, each cutting tooth including a rake face, a relief surface, and a tip defined by a junction of the rake face and the relief surface, wherein the relief surface extends from the tip generally toward the second end portion of the body, and wherein a pitch is defined as the distance between the tips of immediately adjacent cutting teeth; and a plunge point formed on the second end portion of the body for initiating a plunge cut, the plunge point including a plunge tooth having a rake face, a relief surface, a tip defined by a junction of the rake face and the relief surface, and a leading gullet disposed between the plunge tooth and a first tooth of the plurality of cutting teeth closest to the plunge tooth; wherein the tips of the plurality of cutting teeth define a plane that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein a first angle between the plane and the rake face of the plunge tooth is measured through the plunge tooth, wherein a second angle between the plane and the rake face of the first cutting tooth is measured through the first cutting tooth, and wherein one of the first angle and the second angle is greater than 90 degrees and the other of the first angle and the second angle is less than 90 degrees, and wherein the rake face defining the first angle is spaced from the rake face defining the second angle by a distance greater than the pitch of the plurality of cutting teeth.

2 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of cutting teeth are set.

3 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein the tip of the plunge tooth is spaced apart from the plane.

4 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein the first angle is greater than 90 degrees and the second angle is less than 90 degrees.

5 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 4 , wherein the first angle is approximately 95 to approximately 105 degrees.

6 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 4 , wherein the second angle is approximately 80 to approximately 88 degrees.

7 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein a relief angle of at least one of the plurality of cutting teeth is approximately 14.5 degrees to approximately 23 degrees.

8 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of cutting teeth includes a protrusion extending from the relief surface.

9 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein a top edge extends from the end of the plunge point generally at an angle relative to the plane, wherein a back portion extends from the top edge at an angle relative to the top edge of approximately 5 to approximately 50 degrees, wherein the angle relative to the top edge is measured between the top edge and a hypothetical extension of the back portion.

10 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein the plunge tooth defines a leading relief angle of less than 90 degrees and greater than 45 degrees.

11 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 10 , wherein the leading relief angle is approximately 55 degrees to approximately 65 degrees.

12 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein the distance between the rake face defining the first angle and the rake face defining the second angle is at least twice the pitch.

13 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cutting teeth include 6 teeth per inch.

14 . A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw, the reciprocating saw blade comprising:
a body having a first end portion and a second end portion, the body defining a longitudinal axis; an attachment portion coupled to the first end portion of the body, the attachment portion including a tang and an aperture configured to couple to the reciprocating saw; a cutting portion formed on the body, the cutting portion including a plurality of cutting teeth each separated from an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of cutting teeth by a gullet, each cutting tooth including a rake face, a relief surface, and a tip defined by a junction of the rake face and the relief surface, wherein the relief surface extends from the tip generally toward the second end portion of the body, wherein a pitch is defined as the distance between the tips of immediately adjacent cutting teeth, and wherein the tips of the plurality of cutting teeth define a plane that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis; and a plunge point formed on the second end portion of the body for initiating a plunge cut, the plunge point including a plunge tooth having a rake face, a relief surface, a tip defined by a junction of the rake face and the relief surface, and a leading gullet disposed between the plunge tooth and a nearest tooth of the plurality of cutting teeth, wherein the relief surface extends from the tip generally toward an end of the plunge point, wherein the tip of the plunge tooth is spaced apart from the plane, wherein the leading gullet is longer than the pitch of the plurality of cutting teeth, wherein a first angle between the plane and the rake face of the plunge tooth is measured through the plunge tooth, wherein a second angle between the plane and the rake face of the nearest tooth is measured through the nearest tooth, and wherein one of the first angle and the second angle is greater than 90 degrees and the other of the first angle and the second angle is less than 90 degrees.

15 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 14 , wherein at least some of the plurality of cutting teeth are set.

16 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 15 , wherein the first angle is greater than 90 degrees and the second angle is less than 90 degrees.

17 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 15 , wherein the first angle is approximately 95 to approximately 105 degrees, and wherein the second angle is approximately 80 to approximately 88 degrees.

18 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 14 , wherein the plunge tooth defines a leading relief angle of less than 90 degrees and greater than 45 degrees.

19 . The reciprocating saw blade of claim 14 , wherein a distance between the rake face defining the first angle and the rake face defining the second angle is at least twice the pitch.

20 . A reciprocating saw blade for use with a reciprocating saw, the reciprocating saw blade comprising:
a body having a first end portion and a second end portion, the body defining a longitudinal axis; an attachment portion coupled to the first end portion of the body, the attachment portion including a tang and an aperture configured to couple to the reciprocating saw; a cutting portion formed on the body, the cutting portion including a plurality of cutting teeth each separated from an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of cutting teeth by a gullet, each cutting tooth including a rake face, a relief surface, and a tip defined by a junction of the rake face and the relief surface, wherein the relief surface extends from the tip generally toward the second end portion of the

Assignees

• Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp

Inventors

• Butzen Robert W
• Kazda Austin J
• Schulz Andrew J

Classifications

• B23D61/128

  Sabre saw blades · CPC title

• Y10T83/9319

  Toothed blade or tooth therefor · CPC title

• B23D61/121 Primary

  Types of set; Variable teeth, e.g. variable in height or gullet depth; Varying pitch; Details of gullet · CPC title

• B23D61/1265

  Reciprocating blades with teeth on the saw nose, e.g. plunge cutters · CPC title