Cutting apparatus for fabrics and the like utilizing a heated cutter with cleaning means
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokyo Horaisha
InventorShigeji Higashiguchi
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Abstract
An apparatus for cutting fabrics and the like includes a workbench on which the fabric is placed, a first movable carriage freely movable in one direction along one side of the work bench, and a second movable carriage mounted on the first carriage which is freely movable in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the first carriage. A cutter including a heated tip, is mounted on the second carriage, and the heated tip is displaceable into contact with a fabric for cutting a desired mark or pattern out of the fabric. The apparatus additionally includes an absorbent member for cleaning the heated tip after a cutting operation. The apparatus permits an automatic and efficient cutting operation for marks and can be manufactured economically.
Claims11
A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material such as a fabric or the like for a mark, which comprises:
- a work bench on which the material is placed;
- a moving mechanism movable in two axial directions on an orthogonal coordinate system along the work bench;
- a cutting means attached to the moving mechanism for cutting a desired mark out of the material;
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- a cleaning means comprising an absorbent cleaning member for automatically cleaning the cutting means, wherein the cutting means is inserted in the absorbent cleaning member and displaced in one of said axial directions through the absorbent cleaning member by moving the cutting means under operation of the moving mechanism.
A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material such as a fabric or the like, which comprises:
- a work bench on which the material is placed;
- a moving mechanism movable in two axial directions on an orthogonal coordinate system along the work bench;
- a cutting means comprising a heat cutter mounted on said moving mechanism for cutting a desired mark out of the material, said heat cutter comprising a heated pointed tip displaceable to a location of non-piercing contact with an upper surface of the material, wherein heat generated at said heated pointed tip causes said material to dissolve at said location of non-piercing contact, thereby heat cutting the material;
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- cleaning means for automatically cleaning the cutting means, said cleaning means comprising a cleaning member, wherein the cutting means is brought into contact with the cleaning member for cleaning the cutting means.
A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material such as a fabric or the like, which comprises:
- a work bench on which the material is placed;
- a moving mechanism movable in two axial directions on an orthogonal coordinate system along the work bench;
- a cutting means comprising a heat cutter mounted on said moving mechanism for cutting a desired mark out of the material, said heat cutter comprising a heated pointed tip displaceable into contact with a surface of the material for heat cutting the material;
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- cleaning means for automatically cleaning the cutting means, said cleaning means comprising an absorbent cleaning member, wherein the cutting means is brought into contact with the absorbent cleaning member for cleaning the cutting means, wherein the cutting means is inserted in the absorbent cleaning member and displaced in one of said axial directions through the absorbent member by moving the cutting means under operation of the moving mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.