Metal tools and implements – making – Tool sharpeners – Cutting
Patent
1999-05-17
2000-09-19
Watts, Douglas D.
Metal tools and implements, making
Tool sharpeners
Cutting
B24D 1506
Patent
active
061195545
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a device for sharpening blades on knives, scissors and the like with a handle at one end of which a hard metal tool is disposed and with a protective bead disposed between the hard metal tool and the handle. The sharpening of knives or the like using hard metals has been known in the art for some time. Instead of hard metals, ceramic materials are also utilized having a hardness similar to that of hard metal, however, being more brittle. Since sintered materials such as hard metal or ceramic are very expensive, only relatively small sintered material cutting plates are used in the sharpening devices and must be clamped in a holding device. Mass produced cutting plates made from sintered material are utilized for milling tools, lathe tools and the like. The sharpening of blades on cutting devices such as knives, scissors, scythes and the like has, up to this point in time, been effected using whetting rods or devices (EP 0431273) having a wedge-shaped gap at which a plurality of rounded grinding elements are disposed. In the latter, the blade to be sharpened is inserted into the wedge-shaped gap and guided past the grinding elements in the cutting direction. Such a "knife sharpening device" can normally only be used for a limited size range of knives and cutting devices. In addition, the differing diagonal slanting of the blades associated with differing cutting types is fixed with such knife sharpening devices and cannot be changed.
Also known in the art is a knife sharpener (DE G 93 06 427.6) with which a hard metallic tool is molded onto a plastic handle. A peripheral bead is provided between the hard metal tool and the handle for reducing risk of injury. Such a knife sharpener has the disadvantage that the hard metal tool cannot be detached from the handle. In addition, the geometry of the hard metal tool leads to a cramped working posture.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The device for sharpening of blades in accordance with the invention and mass produced cutting plates manufactured for other applications e.g. for milling operations, constituting the hard metal tool, and with a tool receptacle for mounting the cutting plate disposed on one end of the handle, wherein the hard metal cutting plate can be bolted to the tool receptacle, has, in contrast thereto, the advantage that a hard metal cutting plate, mass produced and therefore inexpensive, is utilized as a hard metal tool and this hard metal cutting plate is mounted in a replaceable fashion in an associated tool receptacle having a handle so that a dull hard metal cutting plate can be easily replaced and the most differing of blades can be sharpened with one tool. In addition, the choice of blades can improve working posture.
In accordance with an advantageous configuration of the invention, the handle is ergonomically configured to facilitate easy use.
In accordance with an additional advantageous configuration of the invention, the longitudinal cross section through the cutting plate is radially symmetric (rhombic, rectangular, square, triangular) and the mounting bore is disposed in the center of the cutting plate so that the plate can be mounted at a plurality of positions on the holding device to allow sequential use of the plurality of cutting surfaces of the cutting plate.
In accordance with an additional advantageous configuration of the invention, a coated (TiN) hard metal cutting plate is utilized to increase the endurance.
In accordance with an additional advantageous configuration of the invention, a bore is provided for in the holding device to facilitate hanging and for orientation with regard to the rotational position of the holding device so that the device is not damaged and the user directly feels the rotational position of the device when the device is held in his hand.
In accordance with an advantageous application of the invention, the device is utilized for burr removal so that burrs can be removed in a simple and secure fashion.
Further advantages and advantageous configuratio
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patent: 289919 (1883-12-01), Lewis
patent: 4731957 (1988-03-01), Weisinger
patent: 5377563 (1995-01-01), Weeks
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