US 11,229,988 B2Granted

Knife sharpening device

AssigneeZwilling J.A. Henckels AG

InventorSebastian Mader

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Abstract

A device for sharpening a knife. The device includes an enclosure, first and second grinding strips, first and second grinding strip holders, and first, second, third and fourth pendulum rods. Each of the first and second grinding strip holders have a lower section. The first grinding strip holder holds the first grinding strip and the second grinding strip holder holds the second grinding strip. The first and second grinding strip holders are movably arranged next to each another in the enclosure so that the first and second grinding strips intersect to form a movable sharpening slot having a V-shape. The first and second pendulum rods are hinged to the first grinding strip holder at the lower section via a lower joint. The third and forth pendulum rods are hinged to the second grinding strip holder at the lower section via a lower joint.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A device for sharpening a knife, the device comprising:

an enclosure;
a first grinding strip and a second grinding strip;
a first grinding strip holder and a second grinding strip holder, each of which comprise a lower section, the first grinding strip holder being configured to hold the first grinding strip and the second grinding strip holder being configured to hold the second grinding strip, the first grinding strip holder and the second grinding strip holder being movably arranged next to each other in the enclosure so that the first grinding strip and the second grinding strip intersect to form a movable sharpening slot having a V-shape;
and
a first pendulum rod, a second pendulum rod, a third pendulum rod, and a fourth pendulum rod,
wherein,
the first pendulum rod and the second pendulum rod are hinged to the first grinding strip holder at the lower section via a lower joint, and
the third pendulum rod and the fourth pendulum rod are hinged to the second grinding strip holder at the lower section via a lower joint.

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