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US 4,930,379 AGranted
Cutting apparatus
AssigneeVendmatic Oy
InventorTauno Takaniemi
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Abstract
A tube cutting apparatus includes a stopping element positioned inside the tubular blank to be cut. The stopping element is movable inside the tube to cutting position. The stopping member is transferred and held at the cutting position by a flexible member attached to the stopping member. A collecting member is provided to reel in and store the flexible member when the stopping member is moved to a stored position.
Claims8
A tube cutting apparatus for cutting at least one tubular piece from a tubular blank by using a cutting device effecting the outer surface of the tubular blank, said apparatus comprising:
- a stopping element positioned inside the tubular blank and movable to a location at a cutting position of the cutting device, said stopping element being transferred and held at said cutting position inside said tubular blank by means of a flexible member which is fastened at one end to a rear end of said stopping element, in the feeding direction, and a collecting member affixed to a body construction of said cutting apparatus, said collecting member being adapted for bending said flexible member while bringing said flexible member and said stopping element from said cutting position into a stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.