Cutter with optical alignment system
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1. A cutter comprising:
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a housing mounted on the base and supporting a rotatable blade having first and second lateral sides; and
an optical system comprising a first laser generator adjustably supported on the housing and a second laser generator adjustable supported on the housing, wherein said first laser generator adjustably projects a first indicator line and said second laser generator adjustably projects a second indicator line apart from the first indicator line such that said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicated the width of the blade.
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Abstract
An optical system mounted on a cutter that has a base and a housing supporting a blade. In one embodiment, the optical system may projects first and second indicator lines on the base. The optical system may also include a mechanism selectively operable to adjust the first and second lines to indicate the width of the blade.
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37 Claims
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1. A cutter comprising:
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a base;
a housing mounted on the base and supporting a rotatable blade having first and second lateral sides; and
an optical system comprising a first laser generator adjustably supported on the housing and a second laser generator adjustable supported on the housing, wherein said first laser generator adjustably projects a first indicator line and said second laser generator adjustably projects a second indicator line apart from the first indicator line such that said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicated the width of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cutter comprising:
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a base;
a housing positioned on the base and supporting a blade having first and second lateral sides defining a width said first lateral side defining a first plane and said second lateral side defining a second plane; and
an optical system adjustably supported on the housing having first and second laser emitters for adjustably projecting first and second indicator lines positioned apart from one other, the optical system including an adjustment mechanism selectively operable to adjust one of said first and second indicator lines to indicate the boundary of said first plane and the other of said indicator lines to indicate the boundary of said second plane. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An optical alignment system for a cutter having a base and a housing supporting a blade, the optical system comprising:
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first and second laser generators supported on the housing and projecting first and second indicator lines separate from one another; and
an adjustment mechanism supported on the housing and being selectively operable to adjust the first and second indicator lines that cooperate to indicate the width of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An optical system for a cutter having a base and a housing supporting a blade, the optical system comprising:
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first and second laser generators movably mounted on first and second holders, said first and second holders slidably supported on the housing, said first and second laser generators projecting first and second indicator lines, wherein said first and second indicator lines are selectively adjustable to indicate the width of the blade;
first and second actuators coupled to said first and second holders, respectively, and being selectively operable for lateral displacement of said first and second holders relative to the blade;
first and second sleeves cantilevered from said first and second holders, respectively, and receiving said first and second laser generators therein, respectively; and
first and second micro-actuators selectively operable on said first and second sleeves respectively to move said first and second laser generators such that said first and second indicator lines are displaced laterally relative to the blade.
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31. An optical alignment system for a cutter having a base and a housing supporting a blade, the optical system comprising:
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first and second means for projecting separate first and second indicator lines the base; and
means for selectively adjusting said first and second indicator lines that cooperate to indicate the width of the blade.
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32. A method for indicating material to be removed by the blade of a cutter, the cutter having a base supporting a housing for the blade, the method comprising:
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mounting a first laser generator on the housing laterally offset from a first lateral side of the blade, the first laser generator projecting a first indicator line;
mounting a second laser generator on the housing laterally offset from a second lateral side of the blade, the second laser generator projecting a second indicator line; and
selectively rotating and displacing the first and second laser generators such that the first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicate material to be removed by the blade.
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33. A method for indicating material to be removed by the blade of a cutter, the cutter having a base supporting a housing for the blade, the method comprising:
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projecting a first indicator line;
projecting a second indicator line apart from the first indicator line; and
selectively adjusting the first and second indicator lines to cooperate for indicating material to be removed by the blade.
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34. A method of cutting a workpiece, comprising:
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supporting the workpiece on the base of a cutter having a rotatable blade supported above the base;
projecting two indicator lines onto the workpiece, said indicator lines separated by a distance representing a width of the blade; and
rotating said blade through said workpiece such that material removed from the workpiece by the blade corresponds to said distance between said indicator lines.
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35. An optical alignment system for a cutter having a base and a housing supporting a blade, the optical system comprising:
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first means for projecting a first indicator line;
second means for projecting a second indicator line apart from said first indicator line, wherein said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicate a cutting position of the blade.
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36. An optical alignment system for a cutter having a base and a cutting unit supporting a blade, the optical system comprising:
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a first laser generator supported on the cutting unit and projecting a first indicator line; and
a second laser generator supported on the cutting unit and projecting a second indicator line separate from said first indicator line, wherein said first and second indicator lines cooperate to indicate a cutting position of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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