[특허]Cutting tool sharpener

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Cutting tool sharpener

국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B24B-003/54 B24B-003/00
미국특허분류(USC)	451/045; 451/311; 451/296
출원번호	US-0809522 (2008-06-26)
등록번호	US-8696407 (2014-04-15)
국제출원번호	PCT/US2008/068412 (2008-06-26)
§371/§102 date	20100618 (20100618)
국제공개번호	WO2009/082508 (2009-07-02)
발명자 / 주소	Dovel, Daniel T.
출원인 / 주소	Darex, LLC
대리인 / 주소	Hall Estill Attorneys at Law
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 16 인용 특허 : 24

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Method (300) and apparatus (100) for sharpening a cutting tool (114, 132, 204, 210, 216). A flexible abrasive belt (116, 116A, 116B, 162, 172) with a selected linear stiffness and an abrasive surface (128A, 128B) of selected abrasiveness level is driven (304) in a selected direction along a selected plane between a first support (122) and a second support (118). In some embodiments, the cutting tool is presented (306, 308) in contacting engagement against the abrasive surface to induce torsion of the belt (140, 144, 148) out of the selected plane to conform to a cutting edge (138, 168, 178, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215) of the cutting tool. In further embodiments, presentation of the cutting tool against the abrasive surface of the belt (306, 308) induces bending of the belt out of said selected plane at a radius of curvature (169, 179) determined in relation to said linear stiffness to shape a side surface (164, 166, 174, 176) of the cutting tool with said radius of curvature.

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An apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool having an elongated cutting edge, the apparatus comprising: spaced apart first, second and third rollers rotatable about parallel first, second and third axes, respectively, wherein the first, second and third rollers are placed in a substantially triangular arrangement so that a distance between the first and second axes is substantially equal to a distance between the first and third axes and greater than a distance between the second and third axes;a flexible abrasive belt having a selected linear stiffness and routed along the first, second and third rollers to define a triangular path having a first plane tangential to the first and second rollers, a second plane tangential to the first and third rollers and a third plane tangential to the second and third rollers; each of the first and second planes symmetric with respect to a centerline passing through a central axis about which the first roller rotates, the central axis bisecting an overall angle between the first and second planes;a tensioner assembly connected to at least one of the rollers and adapted to exert a bias force thereon to translate the corresponding axis of the selected one of the rollers with respect to the axes of the remaining rollers to maintain a tension along the flexible abrasive belt and resist bending of the flexible abrasive belt out of at least one of the first, second or third planes;a motor adapted to drive the flexible belt in a selected rotational direction along the triangular path; anda sharpening guide assembly secured adjacent the flexible abrasive belt comprising a first guide slot adjacent a first extent of the flexible abrasive belt along the first plane and a second guide slot adjacent a second extent of the flexible abrasive belt along the second plane, wherein the first and second guide slots further comprise first and second cutting edge guide surfaces adapted to contactingly engage the cutting edge of the cutting tool during presentation of the respective first and second sides of the cutting tool against first and second cutting edge guide surfaces, first and second cutting edge guide surfaces are symmetric about the centerline; the first guide slot configured to contactingly support a cutting tool in a selected orientation during presentation of a first side of the cutting tool against the first extent of the flexible abrasive belt, the second guide slot configured to contactingly support the cutting tool in said selected orientation during presentation of an opposing second side of the cutting tool against the second extent of the flexible abrasive belt, wherein the first and second extents of the flexible abrasive belt respectively deform at a radius of curvature responsive to said presentation of the respective first and second sides of the cutting tool thereagainst, wherein the selected orientation comprises a selected direction and rotational angle of the cutting tool with respect to the associated first or second planes. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the displacement of the flexible belt out of the selected plane comprises torsion of the flexible belt responsive to curvilinearity of the cutting edge along a length thereof. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tensioner assembly comprises a spring which exerts a bias force upon the at least one of the rollers. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, herein each of the first and second guide slots further comprises a retention feature adjacent the associated sidewall surface adapted to apply a retention force upon the cutting tool to induce contacting engagement of the respective first or second side of the cutting tool against the associated sidewall surface. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, in which the retention feature comprises a permanent magnet. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the cutting tool is characterized as a knife haying a handle and a blade, wherein the sharpening guide assembly is configured such that a user places the knife in the first guide slot with the knife pointing in a first direction away from the user and the blade in a substantially vertical orientation during sharpening of a first side of the blade and the user places the knife in the second guide slot with the knife pointing in the first direction and the blade in the substantially vertical orientation during sharpening of an opposing second side of the blade. 7. An apparatus for sharpening a cutting tool having opposing first and second side surfaces and a cutting edge therebetween, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of spaced apart rollers;a flexible abrasive belt having an abrasive top surface and an opposing backing surface, the flexible abrasive belt routed around the plurality of rollers to form a triangular path defining respective first and second planar extents tangential to and on opposing sides of a first roller of the plurality of rollers, each of the first and second planar extents symmetric with respect to a centerline passing through a central axis about which the first roller rotates, the central axis bisecting an overall angle between the first and second planar extents;a motor adapted to drive the flexible abrasive belt in a selected direction along the triangular path so that the belt moves toward the first roller along the first planar extent and moves away from the first roller along the second planar extent;a sharpening guide assembly secured adjacent the flexible abrasive belt and the first roller comprising a first guide slot adjacent the first planar extent of the flexible abrasive belt and a second guide slot adjacent the second planar extent of the flexible abrasive belt, wherein the first and second guide slots further comprise first and second cutting edge guide surfaces adapted to contactingly engage the cutting edge of the cutting tool during presentation of the respective first and second sides of the cutting tool against first and second cutting edge guide surfaces, first and second cutting edge guide surfaces are symmetric about the centerline of the first roller so that each of the first and second side surfaces are disposed at a common, selected acute angle with respect to the first and second planar extents of the flexible abrasive belt to support the opposing first and second side surfaces of the cutting tool as the cutting edge of the cutting tool is contactingly presented against the respective first and second planar extents, wherein the opposing backing surface of the flexible abrasive belt is not mechanically engaged by any support member opposite the cutting edge as the cutting tool is respectively presented against the first and second side surfaces. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises spaced apart first, second and third rollers rotatable about parallel first, second and third axes, respectively, wherein the second and third axes are stationary and the first axis is translatable toward and away from the second and third axes. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a tensioner assembly which applies a bias force to a selected one of the plurality of rollers to maintain tension in the flexible abrasive belt and to resist deflection thereof out of the first, second and third planes. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the common, selected acute angle is approximately 20 degrees. 11. A method for sharpening a cutting tool having opposing first and second side surfaces and a cutting edge therebetween, the method comprising: installing a first flexible abrasive belt along a triangular path about a plurality of spaced-apart rollers, the first flexible abrasive belt having a first linear stiffness, the triangular path defining respective first and second planar extents tangential to and on opposing sides of a first roller of the plurality of rollers, each of the first and second planar extents symmetric with respect to a centerline passing through a central axis about which the first roller rotates, the central axis bisecting an overall angle between the first and second planar extents;driving the first flexible abrasive belt along the triangular path in a selected direction, wherein a tensioner assembly applies a bias force to at least one of the rollers to establish a tension in the driven first flexible abrasive belt and maintain said first and second planar extents;providing a sharpening guide adjacent the flexible abrasive belt, the sharpening guide comprising a first guide slot adjacent the first planar extent and a second guide slot adjacent the second planar extent; wherein the guide slots are on both sides of the centerline;using the first guide slot of the sharpening guide to present the first side of the cutting tool against the first extent of the first flexible abrasive belt driven in a relative direction away from the first roller to induce torsion of the driven first flexible abrasive belt out of the tangential plane and to concurrently induce bending of the flexible belt at a first radius of curvature determined in relation to the first linear stiffness to form a first convex shape on the first side of the cutting tool at said first radius of curvature, wherein the first guide slot establishes a selected angle of the cutting tool relative to a centerline that bisects an overall angle between the first and second planar extents; andusing the second guide slot of the sharpening guide to present the opposing second side of the cutting tool against the second extent of the driven first flexible abrasive belt driven in a relative direction toward the first roller to induce torsion of the driven first flexible abrasive belt out of the tangential plane and to concurrently induce bending of the flexible abrasive belt at the first radius of curvature to form a first convex shape on the second side of the cutting tool at said first radius of curvature, wherein the second guide slot maintains the cutting tool at the selected angle. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: removing the first flexible abrasive belt from the plurality of rollers;repeating the installing step using a second flexible abrasive belt having a second linear stiffness significantly lower than the first linear stiffness;driving the second flexible abrasive belt along the triangular path in a selected direction; andusing the first guide slot of the sharpening guide to present the first side of the cutting tool against the first extent of the driven second flexible abrasive belt to induce torsion of the driven second flexible abrasive belt out of the tangential plane and to concurrently induce bending of the second flexible abrasive belt at a smaller, second radius of curvature determined in relation to the second linear stiffness to apply a second convex shape to the first side of the cutting tool which, in combination with a portion of the first convex shape, provides a compound geometry having a first portion at the first radius of curvature and a second portion adjacent a cutting edge of the tool at the second radius of curvature. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: using the second guide slot of the sharpening guide to present the second side of the cutting tool against the second extent of the driven second flexible abrasive belt to induce torsion of the driven second flexible abrasive belt out of the tangential plane and to concurrently induce bending of the second flexible abrasive belt at the second radius of curvature to apply the second convex shape to the second side of the cutting tool. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the first guide slot comprises a first side surface and a first cutting edge surface, wherein the second guide slot comprises a second side surface and a second cutting edge surface, wherein during the using of the first guide slot of the sharpening guide the first side of the cutting tool is brought into contacting engagement with the first side surface and a portion of the cutting edge of the cutting tool is brought into contacting engagement with the first cutting edge surface, and wherein during the using of the second guide slot of the sharpening guide the second side of the cutting tool is brought into contacting engagement with the second side surface and a portion of the cutting edge of the cutting tool is brought into contacting engagement with the second cutting edge surface.

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