Cutting blade

• US 8,959,780 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2011
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy AB (Fiskars Oyj Abp)
• Original Assignee: Fiskars Brands Finland Oy AB (Fiskars Oyj Abp)
• Inventors: Masalin, Petteri, Huhtala, Juha, Paloheimo, Markus, Magnusson, Fredrik
• Primary Examiner(s): Ashley, Boyer D
• Assistant Examiner(s): AYALA, FERNANDO A
• Application Number:
  US13/312,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20120174414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 30208-210, 302/23, 302/30, 302/36, 30225-226, 303/09, 302/44, 302/721, 303/69, 30373-374, D8/8, 563/281, 563/33, 563/38
• US Class Current: 30/208
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 3/053 motor-driven

Abstract

A cutting blade includes a first and a second elongated frame part, and projections protruding from the first and the second elongated frame part in the cross direction. The first and the second frame part are attached to each other by blades, the blades being individually attached to the first frame part at first pivot points and to the second frame part at second pivot points so that the opposite ends of the blades protrude from the first and second pivot points, respectively, in the cross direction of the frame parts. The first and the second elongated frame part are movable relative to each other to rotate the blades around the first and second pivot points and to generate a cutting movement between each end of the blade and projection approaching each other.

Claims

1. A cutting blade assembly, comprising:

a first and a second elongated frame part; and

projections protruding from the first and the second elongated frame part in the cross direction, wherein

the first and the second frame part are attached to each other by blades having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the blades are sharpened, the blades being individually attached to the first frame part at first pivot points and to the second frame part at second pivot points in such a way that opposite first and second sharpened ends of a single blade protrude from the first and second pivot points, respectively, in the cross direction of the frame parts; and

the first and the second elongated frame parts are movable relative to each other to rotate the blades around the first and second pivot points and to provide cutting between the first sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the first elongated frame part approaching each other and to provide cutting between the second sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the second elongated frame part approaching each other.

2. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first and second elongated frame parts of the cutting blade assembly each comprises projections projecting away from the other elongated frame part, the edges of adjacent projections in the same elongated frame part which are positioned opposite to each other are at least partly directed in such a way that the distance between the edges decreases as the distance to the respective elongated frame part increases.

3. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein in the first frame part, the first pivot points are positioned between the projections, seen in the longitudinal direction, and in the second frame part, the second pivot points are positioned between the projections, seen in the longitudinal direction.

4. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein a first end of the first and the second frame part, respectively, is provided with an operation opening to receive the transmission member of the actuator of the cutting blade assembly.

5. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second frame part, respectively, are provided with one or more curved grooves between an operation opening and the pivot point in the respective elongated frame part which is located closest to it to receive support pins in an actuator of the cutting blade assembly.

6. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cutting blade assembly is the cutting blade assembly of a hedge trimmer.

7. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein

the first and second elongated frame parts are shaped to have a respective blade surface in a common plane, and

the blades are arranged on a same side of the first and second elongated frame part against the respective blade surfaces which are located in the common plane.

8. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein the blades are individually attached to the first frame part at first pivot points and to the second frame part at second pivot points by screws or rivets.

9. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 8, wherein

the blades comprise protrusions protruding into holes in the frame parts at the locations of the first and second pivot points or the frame parts comprise protrusions protruding into holes in the blades at the locations of the first and second pivot points,

the cutting blade assembly comprises en elongated attachment element arranged against a surface of one or more blades such that the blades are located between the elongated attachment element and the frame parts, and

the elongated attachment element is fixed to the cutting blade assembly by screws or rivets attaching the frame parts and the elongated attachment element to each other such that the attachment element presses the blades against the frame parts and the keeps the protrusions in the holes.

10. A cutting blade assembly according to claim 1, wherein the opposite ends of the blades have been sharpened by removing material from only one side of the blades.

11. A cutting blade assembly, comprising:

a first and a second elongated frame part movable relative to each other in a reciprocating manner;

a plurality of projections protruding from the first and the second elongated frame part in the cross direction and defining spaces therebetween;

a plurality of blades having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the blades are sharpened and individually coupled to the first elongated frame part at first pivot points disposed along a length of the first elongated frame part and to the second elongated frame part at second pivot points disposed along a length of the second elongated frame part, so that the opposite first end and the second ends of a single blade protrude from the first and second pivot points, respectively, and rotate about the first and second pivot points and move across spaces between the projections as the first and second elongated frame parts move relative to each other in a reciprocating manner and provide cutting between the first sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the first elongated frame part approaching each other and provide cutting between the second sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the second elongated frame part approaching each other.

12. The cutting blade assembly according to claim 11, wherein the spaces between the projections define a shape that forms a closed loop with the blades as the blades move across the spaces.

14. The cutting blade assembly according to claim 11, wherein the increasing width of the projections define a shape between adjacent projections that forms a closed loop with the blades as the blades move across the spaces.

13. A cutting blade assembly, comprising:

a first and a second elongated frame part each having a plurality of laterally extending projections, at least some of the projections having an increasing width proximate their free ends;

a plurality of blades having a first end and a second end, the first and the second end of the blades are sharpened and coupled to the first elongated frame part at first pivot points disposed along a length of the first elongated frame part and to the second elongated frame part at second pivot points disposed along a length of the second elongated frame part, so that the blades rotate about the first and second pivot points and move across spaces between the projections as the first and a second elongated frame parts move relative to each other in a reciprocating manner and provide cutting between the first sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the first elongated frame part approaching each other and to provide cutting between the second sharpened ends of the blades and projections of the second elongated frame part approaching each other.