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US 5,913,305 AGranted
Cutting device with wires
AssigneeHCT Shaping Systems SA
InventorCharles Hauser
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Abstract
The cutting device includes a web (2) of parallel wires capable of an alternating or a continuous motion while pressing against a work piece (1) fixed to a support table (3). The device includes angle changing devices (13, 16) for realigning the wires relative to the support table.
Claims10
A cutting device comprising:
- at least two wire guiding cylinders, each of said cylinders having plural spaced apart grooves in an outer surface thereof;
- a web of wires around said cylinders and held taut within said grooves;
- a support table for holding a work piece to be cut by said web of wires, said web of wires being aligned between said cylinders at a first angle relative to said support table;
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- angle changing means for realigning said web of wires between said cylinders to a second angle relative to said support table that is different from said first angle.
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