Roll Formed Flexible Die Plate For Rotary Cutting Tool
AssigneeEagle Rotary Systems, Inc.
InventorAlan R. Pfaff, JR.
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Abstract
A method of making a rotary cutting tool for cutting a web of material comprises the steps of roll forming a first flexible die plate into a cylindrical shape, mounting the cylindrically shaped die plate onto a cylindrically shaped fixture, and machining cutting elements onto the roll formed die plate. The roll formed die plate may then be removed from the fixture and attached to a cylinder. The first die plate can cooperate with a second die plate attached to a second cylinder to cut the thin web of material.
Claims10
A method of making a rotary cutting tool comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- roll forming a first flexible die plate into a cylindrical shape;
- mounting the cylindrically shaped die plate onto a cylindrically shaped fixture;
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- machining cutting elements onto the roll formed die plate.
The method of making a rotary cutting tool further comprising the step of attaching the die plate to a corresponding cylinder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.