Separator Device Applicable to Manual Ceramic Cutters
AssigneeGermans Boada, S.A.
InventorMiguel Angel SARMIENTO
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Abstract
Separator device applicable to manual ceramic cutters, which comprises: a tilting lever (2) and an actuation cam (3) provided with a cam profile (3) with a non-uniform variation in its radius of curvature and that provides a variable relationship between the rotation of the cam and the movement of the first end of the tilting lever, depending on the rotational position of the cam, in such a way that:—when the cam (3) rotates (β1) with a certain amplitude in an initial segment of its path, the first end of the tilting lever (2) completes a movement (d1) of a certain length; and—when the cam rotates (β2), with the same amplitude as β1, but in the final segment of its path, the first end of the tilting lever (2) completes a movement (d2) that is longer than the movement (d1).
Claims1
Separator device applicable to manual ceramic cutters and in particular, to cutters provided with a support base (1) for the ceramic piece (P), the separator device comprising:
- a tilting lever (2) provided with a first end (22) and a cam (3) provided with a curved profile for actuating that tilting lever (2);
- characterized in that:
- the cam profile (3) has a non-uniform variation in its radius of curvature and it provides a variable relationship between the rotation of the cam and the movement of the first end of the toggle lever (2), depending on the rotational position of the cam (3) between two possible end positions of its own rotation, in such a way that:
- when the cam (3) rotates (β1) with a certain amplitude in an initial segment of its path, the first end (22) of the tilting lever (2) completes a movement (d1) of a certain length;
- when the cam rotates (β1) with the same amplitude as (β1). in a final segment of its path, the first end (22) of the tilting lever (2) completes a movement (d2) that is longer than the movement (d1);
- the device transmits a greater force to the tilting lever (2) in the initial segment of the rotation of the cam (3), in other words, when the thicker ceramic pieces (P) are bring broken;
- and a lesser force in the final segment of the rotation of the cam (3), when the thinner pieces (P) are being broken.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.