Rotary knife deflector for directing trimmings
AssigneeHantover, Inc.
InventorsRonald J. Curnett, Hilary Lynne Huff Philgreen
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Abstract
The rotary knife for cutting trimmings from a material includes a frame, a blade housing, an annular blade, and a trimming deflection element. The annular blade is rotatably supported on the blade housing for rotation about a rotational axis. The annular blade defines an outer circumferential margin. The trimming deflection element is coupled to the frame. The trimming deflection element extends radially from a location within the outer circumferential margin of the annular blade to at least the outer circumferential margin, such that the trimming deflection element is configured to direct trimmings radially outward relative to the rotational axis.
Claims23
A rotary knife for cutting trimmings from a material, the rotary knife comprising:
- a frame;
- a blade housing;
- an annular blade rotatably supported on the blade housing for rotation about a rotational axis, the annular blade defining an outer circumferential margin;
- and
- a trimming deflection element coupled to the frame,
- the trimming deflection element extending radially from a location within the outer circumferential margin of the annular blade to at least the outer circumferential margin, such that the trimming deflection element is configured to direct trimmings radially outward relative to the rotational axis.
A trimming deflector for a rotary knife, wherein the rotary knife includes a frame, an annular blade supported on the frame for rotation about a rotational axis, and the blade presents a radially outer circumferential margin and includes a cutting edge at an axial end of the blade, the trimming deflector comprising:
- a deflector mount configured for attachment to the frame,
- the deflector mount being sized and dimensioned to extend from the frame to a position within the outer circumferential margin of the annular blade, when the deflector mount is attached to the frame;
- and
- a trimming deflection element projecting from the deflector mount,
- the trimming deflection element configured to extend radially from the position to at least the outer circumferential margin of the annular blade, when the deflector mount is attached to the frame, such that the trimming deflection element is configured to direct trimmings radially outward relative to the rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.