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Method of cutting brittle material, device for cutting brittle material, method of manufacturing cut brittle material and cut brittle material

US10576651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 2016
Grant dateMar 3, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T225/304
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a method of full body cutting a brittle material without via the bend-breaking step, an apparatus of cutting a brittle material, a method of manufacturing a brittle material, and a cut brittle material. A method of cutting a brittle material, the method comprising: a conveyance cutting step of converging and irradiating an infrared ray to the brittle material linearly along a line using an infrared line heater while moving the infrared line heater relative to the brittle material in a direction along the line, thereby cutting the brittle material along the line.

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