ULTRASONIC CUTTING MACHINE WITH AUTOMATED BLADE CLEANING SYSTEM

An ultrasonic cutting machine (10) including a support structure (18), a positioning device (12) moveable relative to the support structure (18), a cutting blade (14) connected to the positioning device (12) and a blade cleaning system (16) positioned proximate the support structure (18), the blade...

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Main Authors COOPER, Amy E, KAUFMAN, Kevin W, HALBRITTER, Allen, NIX, Meredith P, MCDONALD, Emily E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.08.2017
Subjects
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
CUTTING
DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
HAND CUTTING TOOLS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
SEVERING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An ultrasonic cutting machine (10) including a support structure (18), a positioning device (12) moveable relative to the support structure (18), a cutting blade (14) connected to the positioning device (12) and a blade cleaning system (16) positioned proximate the support structure (18), the blade cleaning system (16) including a basin (50) defining an internal volume (58) and an opening (60) into the internal volume (58), a solvent (54) positioned in the internal volume (58), a cleaning surface (56) positioned in the internal volume (58), wherein the cleaning surface (56) is at least partially submerged in the solvent (54), and a lid (52) positioned over the opening (60), wherein the lid (52) is automatically displaced from the opening (60) when the cutting blade (14) approximates the basin (50).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20160198825