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US 10,252,441 B2Granted
System and method for cutting a wet green ceramic article
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsJason Nelson Brown, John Christian Duroe
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Abstract
A system for cutting a wet green ceramic article which includes a power device to generate power and a transmission assembly including an input and an output. The input is operably coupled to the power device such that power is transferred through the transmission assembly from the input to the output. The system also includes a cutting tool holder that holds a cutting tool. The cutting tool holder is coupled to the output and pivotally coupled to a pivot point. The output of the transmission assembly pivots the cutting tool holder about the pivot point as the cutting tool reciprocates in a cutting motion between a first position and a second position.
Claims12
A system for cutting a wet green ceramic article, comprising:
- a power device to generate power;
- a transmission assembly comprising an input and an output, the input being operably coupled to the power device such that power is transferred through the transmission assembly from the input to the output;
- and
- a cutting tool holder to hold a cutting tool, the cutting tool holder coupled to the output and pivotally coupled to a pivot point;
- wherein the cutting tool comprises an elongated saw held between a first arm and a second arm of the cutting tool holder;
- and
- wherein the output of the transmission assembly pivots the cutting tool holder about the pivot point and induces the cutting tool to oscillate in a cutting motion between a first position and a second position;
- wherein the input comprises an input shaft operably coupled to the power device,
- wherein the input shaft rotates about an input axis;
- the output comprises an output shaft coupled to the cutting tool holder;
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- the transmission assembly further comprises:
- a barrel rotatably coupled to the input shaft such that rotation of the input shaft induces substantially concomitant rotation of the barrel about the input axis;
- a first push rod coupled to the barrel, where the first push rod rotates in a substantially concomitant manner with the barrel and reciprocally slides in a direction substantially parallel to the input axis;
- a second push rod coupled to the barrel, the second push rod being radially spaced from the first push rod, wherein the second push rod rotates in a substantially concomitant manner with the barrel and reciprocally slides in the direction substantially parallel to the input axis;
- a housing to at least partially surround the barrel, the first push rod, and the second push rod;
- an input plate positioned on one side of the barrel, the input plate being pivotally coupled to a first pivot;
- an actuator to pivotally move the input plate about the first pivot;
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- an output plate positioned on an opposite side of the barrel to the input plate, the output plate being pivotally coupled to a second pivot and coupled to the output shaft;
- wherein a pivotal movement of the input plate induces a corresponding substantially linear movement of the first push rod and second push rod, and wherein the substantially linear movement of the first push rod and second push rod induces a corresponding pivotal movement of the second plate.
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A system for cutting a wet green ceramic article, comprising:
- a power device for generating power;
- an input shaft operably coupled to the power device, wherein the input shaft is configured to rotate about an input axis;
- an output shaft;
- a barrel rotatably coupled to the input shaft such that rotation of the input shaft induces substantially concomitant rotation of the barrel about the input axis;
- a first push rod slidably coupled to the barrel, wherein the first push rod rotates in a substantially concomitant relationship with the barrel and slides in a direction substantially parallel to the input axis;
- a second push rod slidably coupled to the barrel, the second push rod being radially spaced from the first push rod, wherein the second push rod rotates in a substantially concomitant relationship with the barrel and slides in the direction substantially parallel to the input axis;
- an input plate positioned on one side of the barrel, the input plate being pivotally coupled to a first pivot;
- an output plate positioned on an opposite side of the barrel to the input plate, the output plate being pivotally coupled to a second pivot and to the output shaft;
- and
- a cutting tool coupled to the output shaft, wherein the cutting tool moves in an oscillatory motion between a first position and a second position as the output plate reciprocally pivots about the second pivot;
- wherein a pivotal movement of the input plate about the first pivot induces a substantially linear movement of the first push rod and second push rod, and the substantially linear movement of the first push rod and the second push rod induces a pivotal movement of the output plate about the second pivot.
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