Cutting device and method for cutting material from a container
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B02C-018/18
출원번호
US-0700091
(2000-11-10)
국제출원번호
PCT/US99/10924
(1999-05-14)
국제공개번호
WO99/58304
(1999-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Farrell, James J.
Dorsey, Steven T.
대리인 / 주소
Kinney & Lange, P.A.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
11인용 특허 :
19
초록▼
A cutting device for use in cutting through material in a container includes a rotatable shaft and a cutting element coupled to the shaft. The cutting element is laterally extendable and retractable relative to the shaft so as to accommodate tapered or non-cylindrical cups, as well as to allow use o
A cutting device for use in cutting through material in a container includes a rotatable shaft and a cutting element coupled to the shaft. The cutting element is laterally extendable and retractable relative to the shaft so as to accommodate tapered or non-cylindrical cups, as well as to allow use of the cutting elements in cups having different diameters.
대표청구항▼
A cutting device for use in cutting through material in a container includes a rotatable shaft and a cutting element coupled to the shaft. The cutting element is laterally extendable and retractable relative to the shaft so as to accommodate tapered or non-cylindrical cups, as well as to allow use o
A cutting device for use in cutting through material in a container includes a rotatable shaft and a cutting element coupled to the shaft. The cutting element is laterally extendable and retractable relative to the shaft so as to accommodate tapered or non-cylindrical cups, as well as to allow use of the cutting elements in cups having different diameters. per as set forth in claim 1, wherein the apertures are circular in shape. 15. A damper as set forth in claim 1, wherein when the damper members are in an open position, the respective apertures thereof align in a direction substantially perpendicular to the at least one wall of each member. 16. A damper as set forth in claim 1, wherein the damper members are frustopyramidal in shape. 17. A damper as set forth in claim 1, wherein the damper members are frustoconical in shape. 18. A damper as set forth in claim 17, wherein the axis with respect to which the respective at least one walls are inclined is coincident with the center axes of the frustoconical shape damper members. 19. A damper as set forth in claim 18, wherein the frustoconical shape damper members are relatively movable rotationally about the axis. 20. A damper as set forth in claim 18, wherein the frustoconical shape damper members are relatively movable axially along the axis. 21. A damper as set forth in claim 17, wherein the degree to which the at least one walls of the respective damper members are angularly displaced is determinative of the amount of air flow through the damper. 22. A damper as set forth in claim 21, further including an actuating assembly for relatively moving the damper members rotationally about the axis. 23. A damper as set forth in claim 21, wherein when the inclined walls are in the closed position, the apertures of the inclined wall of one of the damper members are fully blocked by the imperforate portions of the inclined wall of the other damper member. 24. A damper as set forth in claim 1, wherein the axis of the damper is defined by a direction of flow through the damper and the at least one walls of the respective damper members are relatively movable axially along the axis. 25. A damper as set forth in claim 24, wherein the axial displacement between the at least one walls of the damper members and the apertures provide a path for an amount of air flow through the damper, and wherein the degree to which the at least one walls of the respective damper members are axially displaced and the degree to which the apertures thereof are in registry is determinative of the amount of air flow through the damper. 26. A damper as set forth in claim 1, wherein the actuating assembly includes a drive member for moving one damper member relative to another damper member. 27. A damper as set forth in claim 26, wherein the actuating assembly includes a rotating drive member for rotating one damper member relative to another damper member about the axis of the damper. 28. A damper as set forth in claim 26, wherein the actuating assembly includes a reciprocating drive member for axially moving one damper member relative to another damper member along the axis of the damper. 29. A damper asset forth in claim 26, wherein the actuating assembly includes a motive source for moving the drive member to thereby cause the movement of the one damper member relative to the other damper member. 30. A damper as set forth in claim 29, wherein the motive source is a motor. 31. A damper as set forth in claim 26, wherein the drive member has opposite ends respectively disposed on opposite sides of the damper member, each end configured for attachment to a cable. 32. A damper as set forth in claim 1, further including a controller for controlling the relative movement between the damper members. 33. A damper as set forth in claim 32, further including a temperature sensor for detecting temperature of a space into which the damper conveys air and wherein the controller controls the relative movement between the damper members based on the sensed temperature. 34. A damper as set forth in claim 32, further including a pressure sensor for detecting pressure of a space into which the damper conveys air and wherein the controller controls the relative movement between the damper members based on the sensed pressure. 35. A damper as set forth in claim 29, wherein the motive source is mounted to an apex of one of the damper members. 36. A damper comprising: a pair of damper members movable in an axial direction with respect to each other between open and closed positions, the damper members having respective funnel shaped portions each including at least one wall correspondingly inclined to an axis of the damper, the inclined wall including plural apertures separated by imperforate portions, the apertures in each wall being disposed such that the apertures of the inclined wall of one of the damper members are at least partially blocked by the imperforate portions of the inclined wall of the other damper member when the damper members are in the closed position; and an actuating assembly connected to an apex of one of the damper members for moving the damper members relative to one another wherein the pair of funnel shape damper members comprise inner and outer funnel shape damper members, the inner funnel shape damper member being disposed substantially inwardly of the outer funnel shape damper member further including inner and outer skirt portions connected to the respective inner and outer damper members, the outer skirt portion being sized to fit into a first duct, wherein the first duct includes an annular bead and the outer skirt portion includes one or more nodules which snap into the bead when the outer skirt portion is inserted into the first duct, thereby securing the outer skirt portion in engagement with the first duct.
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