Method and system for control of ice skate blade grinding apparatus
AssigneeProsharp Inc.
InventorsLinus Berglund, Magnus Eriksson
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Abstract
Computer-implemented method of operating an ice skate blade grinding apparatus, which comprises determining a number of contiguous ice skate blades inserted into the apparatus; and setting an operating parameter of the apparatus based at least in part on the determined number of contiguous ice skate blades. This allows optimized sharpening and profiling of multiple blades at a time.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method of operating an ice skate blade grinding apparatus, comprising:
- determining a number of contiguous ice skate blades inserted into the apparatus;
- and
- setting an operating parameter of the apparatus based at least in part on the determined number of contiguous ice skate blades.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions which, when read and executed by a processor of an ice skate grinding apparatus, cause the apparatus to carry out a method that includes:
- determining a number of contiguous ice skate blades inserted into the apparatus;
- and
- setting an operating parameter of the apparatus at least in part on the determined number of contiguous ice skate blades.
An ice skate grinding apparatus, comprising:
- a holding mechanism configured to hold one or more ice skate blades under pressure;
- a grinding mechanism connected to the holding mechanism, the grinding mechanism configured to cause an abrasive element to move relative to, and contact under pressure, an ice-contacting surface of the blades;
- and
- a processing entity configured for controlling a set of operating parameters, the operating parameters including at least the pressure of the holding mechanism, the pressure of the grinding mechanism and relative movement of the abrasive element and the blades;
- the processing entity being further configured to determine the number of ice skate blades held together by the holding mechanism;
- the processing entity being further configured to set at least one of the operating parameters based at least on the determined number of contiguous ice skate blades held by the holding mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.