US 9,630,298 B2Granted

Rotary abrasive brush for deburring and method of manufacturing

AssigneeDeburr Technologies

InventorPaul D. Okulov

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Abstract

A rotary tool containing a core hub with helical groove on its outer surface filled in with continuous abrasive filament formed by folding of a pre-cut abrasive sheet including multiple bristle like straps extending radially from the hub. The method of manufacturing includes the steps of providing a hub, and forming a helical groove with inverted V-shaped cross-section along its cylindrical surface. An abrasive element is wound around the hub so that the folded edge is fed in the V-grove and is buckled inside the groove providing, along with securing it by sufficient pre-tension of the abrasive element, a secure anchoring of the abrasive element through locking of the buckled edge. The abrasive filament is formed from a roll of abrasive cloth as one continuous piece using a cutting operation and is provided with center-line perforations. These perforations assist folding the filament by providing it with discrete and desired flexibility as well as weakening it in such way that it assists the process of folded edge buckling inside the groove during winding and therefore forms a tight anchoring junction with the hub without need for an adhesive.

Claims19

Dependent claims

An abrasive tool, comprising:

a rotatable body having an outer surface and a helical groove formed within said outer surface, said helical groove having a bottom and an opening, said helical groove having an inverted v-shaped cross sectional profile wherein said bottom of said helical groove is wider than said opening of said helical groove;
a continuous abrasive filament having a first end, a second end, a longitudinally oriented fold center line and a plurality of abrasive straps integral with said filament and extending outwardly from said fold center line of said filament, each of said plurality of abrasive straps defined from an adjacent one of said plurality of abrasive straps by at least a first slit extending outwardly from said fold center line of said filament, each said first slit having an end outwardly and laterally removed from said fold center line, said filament being positioned within said helical groove by a longitudinally oriented folded edge, said filament having a plurality of longitudinally extended perforations oriented longitudinally along said fold center line of said filament at a position on the fold center line which is separated from and corresponds to said first slit, and is adapted to assist folding of said filament along said fold center line thereby providing said longitudinally oriented folding edge along said fold center line, said plurality of perforations assisting buckling of said longitudinally oriented folding edge as said filament is wound over said rotatable body, the first end and the second end of said filament being secured with respect to said rotatable body.

A method of manufacturing an abrasive tool, comprising:

a) providing a rotatable body having an outer surface;
b) providing a helical groove within said outer surface of said rotatable body, said helical groove having a bottom and an opening, said helical groove having a bottom and an opening, said helical groove having an inverted v-shaped cross sectional profile wherein said bottom of said helical groove is wider than said opening of said helical groove;
c) providing a flexible length of abrasive material having a first end, a second end, a longitudinally oriented fold center line and a plurality of abrasive straps integral with said filament and extending outwardly from said fold center line of said filament, each of said plurality of abrasive straps defined from an adjacent one of said plurality of abrasive straps by at least a first slit extending outwardly from said fold center line of said filament, each said first slit having an end outwardly and laterally removed from said fold center line, said filament being positioned within said helical groove by a longitudinally oriented folded edge, said filament having a plurality of longitudinally extended perforations oriented longitudinally along said fold center line of said filament at a position on the fold center line which is separated from and corresponds to said first slit, and is adapted to assist folding of said filament along said fold center line thereby providing said longitudinally oriented folding edge along said fold center line, said plurality of perforations assisting buckling of said longitudinally oriented folding edge as said filament is wound over said rotatable body, the first end and the second end of said filament being secured with respect to said rotatable body;
d) folding said flexible length of abrasive material centrally between said strap members along said fold center line;
e) positioning said longitudinally oriented folding edge of said flexible length of abrasive material within said helical groove;
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f) securing said longitudinally oriented folding edge of said flexible length of abrasive material within said helical groove on said body.

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Facts

Application: 14/235,558Filed 31 Jul 2012 · us provisional application
Priority: 31 Jul 2011
Published: US 2014/0242892 A128 Aug 2014
Granted: 25 Apr 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

B24D 9/04
Wheels or drums supporting in exchangeable arrangement a layer of flexible abrasive material, e.g. sandpaper: rigid drums for carrying flexible…
B24D 9/00
Wheels or drums supporting in exchangeable arrangement a layer of flexible abrasive
B24D 9/003
Wheels or drums supporting in exchangeable arrangement a layer of flexible abrasive material, e.g. sandpaper: wheels having flaps of flexible…
B24D 13/04
Acting by their periphery: comprising a plurality of flaps or strips arranged around the axis