US 10,493,792 B2Granted

Processing apparatus and cartridge

AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsHironori Matsushita, Hiroshi Yamasaki

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Abstract

A processing apparatus for performing not only cutting and drawing, but also other processing, and a cartridge used for the processing apparatus are provided. The processing apparatus includes a first cartridge including: a first processing tool to form a machining mark by grinding or cutting a surface of a sheet-like object; an actuator to operate by an external power supply and drive the first processing tool; and a first housing to accommodate the first processing tool where a tip of the first processing tool is exposed and accommodate the actuator. The processing apparatus also includes a carriage including a mounting section which the first cartridge is detachably mounted; a transfer mechanism to move the object and the carriage relatively to each other; and a control circuit to control driving of the transfer mechanism to form the machining mark on the surface of the object by the first processing tool.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A processing apparatus comprising:

a first cartridge including:
a first processing tool configured to form a machining mark by grinding or cutting a surface of a sheet-like object;
an actuator configured to operate by an external power supply and drive the first processing tool;
a first housing configured to accommodate the first processing tool in a state where a tip of the first processing tool is exposed and also accommodate the actuator;
and
a connecting section configured to connect the actuator and the external power supply,
a carriage including:
a mounting section configured to detachably mount the first cartridge;
and
a connected section connectable to the connecting section in response to mounting of the first cartridge on the mounting section,
a transfer mechanism configured to move the object and the carriage relatively to each other;
and
a control section configured to control driving of the transfer mechanism in such a way that the machining mark is formed on the surface of the object by the first processing tool,
wherein in response to connection of the connecting section to the connecting section, electric power is supplied to the actuator from the external power supply.

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Facts

Application: 15/462,094Filed 17 Mar 2017 · continuation
Priority: JP 2015-01027022 Jan 2015
Published: US 2017/0182837 A129 Jun 2017
Granted: 3 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

B44C 1/225
Removing surface-material, e.g. by engraving, by etching: by engraving
B23C 3/13
Milling particular work; Special milling operations; Machines therefor: surface milling of plates, sheets or strips
B26D 7/27
Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting: means for performing…
B26F 1/3806
Cutting-out; Stamping-out: wherein relative movements of tool head and work during cutting have a component tangential to the work surface