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Automatic cutting device apparatus and method including a reversible motor

US6164854A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 1998
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/8804
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment, an automatic cutting device specifically defines the automatic cutting device such that the clutch includes a transmission drive gear being driven by the motor and having a first saw-tooth gear, and a transmission follower gear for transmitting the drive force to the worm, the transmission follower gear having a second saw-tooth gear located at a position corresponding to the first saw-tooth gear, wherein one of the transmission drive gears or the transmission follower gear is axially moveable and urged in such a direction that the first saw-tooth gear and the second saw-tooth gear are brought into meshing engagement with each other.

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