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US 2019/0039160 A1Published application
Arc saw blades
AssigneeArc Saw Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas S. LaGuardia, Richard Simoneau
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Abstract
Arc saw blades and systems and methods for segmenting components utilizing improved arc saw blades.
Claims20
An arc saw blade drive assembly, comprising:
- a blade drive assembly housing coupled to a translational rail assembly;
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- a circular arc saw blade comprising a center hole and coupled via a pivot pin disposed through the center hole to the blade drive assembly housing and selectively operable to be reoriented from a first orientation with respect to the blade drive assembly housing to a second orientation with respect to the blade drive assembly housing, the circular arc saw blade further comprising:
- (i) a solid core material sandwiched between insulation layers;
- (ii) a plurality of primary slits arranged about the area of the circular arc saw blade and extending radially inward from a first radial location located at a first radial distance from the center hole to a second radial location located at a second radial distance from the center hole;
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- (iii) a plurality of secondary slits arranged about the area of the circular arc saw blade and extending radially inward from the second radial location to a third radial location located at a third radial distance from the center hole, and wherein each slit of the plurality of primary slits is separated from an adjacent slit of the plurality of secondary slits by being radially offset by a slit separation angle.
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An arc saw blade segmenting system, comprising:
- a segmenting component;
- a telescoping vertical shaft;
- a rotational drive motor operatively coupled to the telescoping vertical shaft to impart rotational force thereto;
- a rotational blade mounting assembly coupled to the telescoping vertical shaft;
- a horizontal translation rail moveably coupled to the rotational blade mounting assembly;
- a translational drive motor operatively coupled to the horizontal translation rail to impart translational force thereto;
- a blade drive assembly coupled to a first end of the horizontal translation rail;
- an arc saw blade coupled via a pivot pin of the blade drive assembly and selectively operable to be reoriented from a first orientation to a second orientation, for segmenting the segmenting component, the arc saw blade comprising (i) a plurality of primary slits arranged about the circumference of the arc saw blade and (ii) a plurality of secondary slits arranged about the area of the arc saw blade, wherein the plurality of primary slits and the plurality of secondary slits are radially offset such that they are not in communication;
- an orientation actuator operatively coupled to the blade drive assembly to impart force to selectively reorient the arc saw blade;
- a power commutator electrically coupled to the arc saw blade to impart current flow through the arc saw blade;
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- a blade shroud housing at least a portion of the arc saw blade, the blade shroud comprising a dross outlet.
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An arc saw blade drive assembly for segmenting of carbon steel components, comprising:
- a blade drive assembly housing coupled to a translational rail assembly;
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- a circular arc saw blade comprising a center hole and coupled via a pivot pin disposed through the center hole to the blade drive assembly housing and selectively operable to be reoriented from a first orientation with respect to the blade drive assembly housing to a second orientation with respect to the blade drive assembly housing, the circular arc saw blade further comprising:
- (i) a solid core material of stainless steel sandwiched between insulation layers;
- (ii) a plurality of primary slits arranged about the area of the circular arc saw blade and extending radially inward from a first radial location located at a first radial distance from the center hole to a second radial location located at a second radial distance from the center hole;
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- (iii) a plurality of secondary slits arranged about the area of the circular arc saw blade and extending radially inward from the second radial location to a third radial location located at a third radial distance from the center hole, and wherein each slit of the plurality of primary slits is separated from an adjacent slit of the plurality of secondary slits by being radially offset by a slit separation angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.