Skate blade sharpening system with alignment adjustment
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B24B-049/12
B24B-003/00
A63C-003/10
B24B-045/00
G01B-005/255
출원번호
US-0436488
(2017-02-17)
등록번호
US-10065282
(2018-09-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Layton, Jr., Russell K.
Beaudet, Daniel A.
Goryachev, Ivan D.
Hanczor, Matt
출원인 / 주소
VELASA SPORTS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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초록▼
A skate blade sharpening system retains a skate blade in a sharpening position whose centerline has a first location relative to a first visual reference feature. A motor-driven rotating shaft has a wheel-mounting location for mounting a grinding wheel for sharpening operation. The shaft accepts an
A skate blade sharpening system retains a skate blade in a sharpening position whose centerline has a first location relative to a first visual reference feature. A motor-driven rotating shaft has a wheel-mounting location for mounting a grinding wheel for sharpening operation. The shaft accepts an alignment wheel at the wheel-mounting location during an alignment, the alignment wheel having a second visual reference feature having a second location relative to a centerline of the grinding wheel when occupying the wheel-mounting location. An adjustment mechanism moves the shaft transversely during alignment to vary relative position between the wheel-mounting location and the sharpening position including an aligned position in which the centerline of the grinding wheel is aligned with the centerline of the sharpening position, the aligned position being indicated by alignment of the first visual reference feature with the second visual reference feature during alignment.
대표청구항▼
1. A skate blade sharpening system comprising: at least one retention mechanism configured to retain a skate blade in a sharpening position, the sharpening position having a centerline;a motor-driven rotating shaft, the shaft having a mounting location at which a wheel alignment device is releasably
1. A skate blade sharpening system comprising: at least one retention mechanism configured to retain a skate blade in a sharpening position, the sharpening position having a centerline;a motor-driven rotating shaft, the shaft having a mounting location at which a wheel alignment device is releasably mounted, wherein, during a sharpening operation, a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location rotates with the shaft and contacts a skate blade retained in the sharpening position;an alignment tool having an alignment feature, the alignment tool releasably retained by the at least one retention mechanism, the alignment feature positioned at a defined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position when the alignment tool is retained by the at least one retention mechanism; andan adjustment mechanism configured to align the wheel alignment device with the alignment feature of the alignment tool in an alignment position, wherein in the alignment position the wheel alignment device is at a predefined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position. 2. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism is further configured to move the wheel alignment device into the alignment position. 3. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein, in the alignment position, a centerline of a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location is aligned with the centerline of the sharpening position. 4. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the wheel alignment device is an alignment wheel. 5. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the wheel alignment device is a grinding wheel. 6. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the alignment tool is retained in the same sharpening position as a skate blade during a sharpening operation. 7. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the wheel alignment device further comprises a second alignment feature that is spaced at a predetermined location relative to the centerline of a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location. 8. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 7, wherein in the alignment position the second alignment feature of the wheel alignment device is aligned with the alignment feature of the alignment tool. 9. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 1, wherein the alignment feature is a protrusion that extends from the alignment tool. 10. A method of aligning a skate blade sharpening system, the method comprising: mounting a wheel alignment device on a mounting location of a motor-driven rotating shaft;retaining an alignment tool with at least one retention mechanism, the at least one retention mechanism configured to retain a skate blade in a sharpening position, the sharpening position having a centerline, the alignment tool comprising an alignment feature positioned at a defined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position when retained by the at least one retention mechanism;aligning, using an adjustment mechanism, the wheel alignment device in an alignment position with the alignment feature of the alignment tool, wherein in the alignment position the wheel alignment device is positioned at a predefined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the wheel alignment device is a grinding wheel. 12. The method of claim 11 further comprising: removing the alignment tool;securing, using the at least one retention mechanism, a skate blade in the sharpening position; andexecuting a sharpening operation using the grinding wheel, wherein, during the sharpening operation, the grinding wheel rotates with the shaft and contacts the skate blade retained in the sharpening position. 13. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 11, wherein the second alignment feature is a groove. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the wheel alignment device is an alignment wheel. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein, in the alignment position, a centerline of a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location is aligned with the centerline of the sharpening position. 16. An alignment tool comprising: an alignment tool body configured to be removably retained by a retention mechanism of a skate blade sharpening system, the alignment tool body configured to orient the alignment tool within the skate blade sharpening system; andan alignment feature configured to be positioned at a defined position relative to a centerline of a sharpening position of the skate blade sharpening system when the alignment tool body is retained in the skate blade sharpening system by the retention mechanism,wherein an adjustment mechanism of the skate blade sharpening system is configured to align the wheel alignment device with the alignment feature of the alignment tool in an alignment position, wherein in the alignment position the wheel alignment device is at a predefined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position. 17. The alignment tool of claim 16, wherein the alignment feature extends distally from the alignment tool body. 18. The alignment tool of claim 16, wherein the alignment tool body further comprises a blade-like portion extending downward from the alignment tool body, the blade-like portion configured to be secured by the retention mechanism. 19. The alignment tool of claim 16, wherein the alignment tool body further comprises at least one shoulder portion configured to sit on top of the retention mechanism of the skate blade sharpening system. 20. The alignment tool of claim 19, wherein at least one shoulder portion is configured to locate and orient the alignment tool within the retention mechanism of the skate blade sharpening system. 21. A skate blade sharpening system comprising: at least one retention mechanism configured to retain a skate blade in a sharpening position, the sharpening position having a centerline;a motor-driven rotating shaft, the shaft having a mounting location at which a wheel alignment device is releasably mounted, wherein, during a sharpening operation, a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location rotates with the shaft and contacts a skate blade retained in the sharpening position;an alignment feature positioned at a defined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position; andan adjustment mechanism configured to align the wheel alignment device with the alignment feature in an alignment position, wherein in the alignment position the wheel alignment device is at a predefined position relative to the centerline of the sharpening position. 22. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 21, wherein the alignment feature is integrally formed in the skate blade sharpening system. 23. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 21, wherein, in the alignment position, the centerline of a grinding wheel mounted at the mounting location is aligned with the centerline of the sharpening position. 24. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 21, wherein the wheel alignment device is an alignment wheel. 25. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 21, wherein the wheel alignment device is a grinding wheel. 26. The skate blade sharpening system of claim 21, wherein the adjustment mechanism is further configured to move the wheel alignment device into the alignment position.
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