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US 2006/0130452 A1Published application
Cutterhead
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorFranz Pakura
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Abstract
A cutterhead having a drum surface with a series of knife retainers distributed about the surface. The longitudinal extension of the knife retainers defines an angle a with the axis of rotation of the cutterhead, and a knife is mounted to the knife retainer. The knife is configured such that a cutting edge of the knife extends parallel to the axis of rotation.
Claims6
A cutterhead, comprising:
- a drum defining an axis of rotation and having and outer surface spaced about the axis of rotation;
- knife retainers disposed about the outer surface, the knife retainers having a longitudinal extension being non-parallel to and defining an angle (a) with respect to the axis of rotation;
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- at least one knife mounted to one of the knife retainers and having a fastening region attached to the knife retainer and a separating region forming a cutting edge, the cutting edge being configured such that the cutting edge of the knife extends parallel to the axis of rotation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.