Notching apparatus and blade for tube severing machine
US5893315A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9444
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A notching apparatus to be used in a tube cutting machine comprising a notching arm having a notching blade holder at the end thereof, a clamping plate and a notching blade having an irregularly shaped peripheral edge comprising three recesses and a cutting edge on the inside of each recess. The notching blade holder has two pins extending outwardly thereof for insertion through two of the three recesses of the notching blade in order to hold the notching blade firmly in place. A plurality of fasteners secure the clamping plate to the notching blade holder with the notching blade resting in a cutout portion of the clamping plate and held securely against rotation by the two pins.
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