Method and apparatus for cutting a compressible material having an uncompressed thickness greater than a radius of a wheel cutter
US6681669B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/343
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wheel cutter for cutting a compressible material having a relaxed thickness greater than a radius of the wheel cutter is disclosed, wherein a compressor guide locally compresses the batting to a thickness less than a radius of the wheel cutter. In one configuration, the compressor guide includes a compressor wheel eccentrically mounted with respect to the wheel cutter.
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