Rotary file, support member and abrasive device
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTeruaki Yamashita, Hirokazu Naka
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Abstract
A disc-shaped rotary file, having a relatively flat operating surface with a curved outer periphery, is formed of ferromagnetic material and includes a plurality of cutting members. The rotary file also includes a second side opposite the operating surface and a number of stop members protruding therefrom. A complementary support member having a relatively flat surface and curved outer periphery is adapted to receive the rotary file superimposed thereon and includes one or more magnets to hold the rotary file in place. The support member also defines one or more depressions or slots for receiving the protruding stop members for preventing the rotation of the rotary file with respect to the support member and for rotation of the file when the support member is rotated.
Claims7
An abrasive rotary disc assembly arranged to be rotated about a central rotational axis and comprising:
- a ferromagnetic abrasive disc having an outer surface including cutting elements thereon, said outer surface being centrally planar and having a convexly curved radially outer periphery, said periphery including at least a portion of said cutting elements thereon, and an inner surface extending substantially parallel to said outer surface at least at said periphery, said inner surface including circumferentially spaced, axially projecting disc stop elements disposed between the center of the disc and said curved periphery;
- a support member for said disc having an outer surface corresponding geometrically to said inner surface, including a convexly curved radially outer periphery corresponding in shape to said disc inner surface at the disc periphery, said support member including curcumferentially spaced stop engaging means for cooperating with said disc stop elements to prevent relative rotation between said disc and said support member, and magnetic elements arranged to attract said inner surface of said ferromagnetic disc to the outer surface of the support member;
- said disc inner surface engaging said support member outer surface in contiguous relationship with said disc inner surface at the disc periphery contiguous with the convexly curved periphery of the support member, with said disc stop elements engaging said support stop means and said magnetic elements solely retaining said disc axially against said support member;
- said disc stop elements and said support stop means comprising cooperating radially extending grooves and projections, with at least the radially outer ends of the grooves and projections disposed closer to the disc periphery than the disc center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.