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US 10,648,051 B2Granted
Reciprocating cutting blade with cladding
AssigneeKondex Corporation
InventorsNeal J. Stoffel, Keith A. Johnson
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Abstract
A sickle cutting section is provided. The sickle cutting section comprises a plate having a base material of a first hardness. The plate extends forwardly from a mounting portion to a front tip. A serrated cutting edge extends at least partially between the front tip and the mounting portion. A clad material is of a second hardness that is harder than the first hardness and is deposited along the base material at least partially along the serrated cutting edge.
Claims23
A sickle cutting section, comprising:
- a plate comprising a base material having a first hardness, the plate extending forwardly from a mounting portion to a front tip;
- a serrated cutting edge extending at least partially between the front tip and the mounting portion;
- a clad material of a second hardness harder than the first hardness, the clad material deposited along the base material at least partially along the serrated cutting edge;
- wherein the serrated cutting edge is formed along a bottom surface of the plate and extends along a tapered surface of the base material, the tapered surface extending inwardly from the bottom surface to a top surface of the plate;
- the clad material deposited along the base material at least partially along the tapered surface.
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The method of 17, further comprising at least one of the following:
- induction hardening of the serrated cutting;
- quenching and tempering the sickle cutting section;
- austempering the sickle cutting section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.