Abstract:
A clamping assembly to hold a woodworking knife (324) in place in a woodworking machine. The clamping assembly comprises a first clamping component (306), a second clamping component (308) and an actuator (310). The first clamping component has three descrete contact positions distributed thereon: 1) a fulcrum (326) located generally at one end, 2) a first knife abutting portion (325) located generally at the other end, and 3) a bearing surface (330) located elsewhere. The second clamping component includes a surface defining a second knife abutting portion for engaging a surface on said one or more knives that is opposite the surface thereof engaged by the first knife abutting portion of the first clamping component to clamp said one or more knives between the clamping components; and a substantially planar contact surface located to engage the bearing surface of said first clamping component. The actuator is for applying a clamping force to the first clamping component towards the second clamping component along a clamping axis (328) located intermediate of the knife abutting portion and the fulcrum. The fulcrum is a surface having a normal that is at an angle to the clamping axis. According to the invention the first clamping component has a larger length in cross section than the second clamping component, such that when positioning the first clamping component against the second clamping component such that the clamping axis of the first and second clamping components are aligned and the bearing surface and the contact surface abut, the fulcrum of the first clamping component is located a distance outside of the second clamping component.
Abstract:
A clamping assembly to hold a woodworking knife in place in a woodworking machine. The clamping assembly comprises a clamping component comprising a body and an actuator. The body has three discrete contact positions distributed thereon: 1) a fulcrum located generally at one end, 2) a knife abutting portion located generally at the other end, and 3) a bearing surface located elsewhere. The actuator is for applying a clamping force to the body along a clamping axis located intermediate of the knife abutting portion and the fulcrum. The fulcrum is a surface having a normal that is at an angle to the clamping axis. The bearing surface is a surface wherein a line normal to the bearing surface intersects the line normal to the fulcrum at a position outside of the clamping component at a location farther askew of the clamping axis than the fulcrum.
Abstract:
A clamping assembly to hold a woodworking knife in place in a woodworking machine. The clamping assembly comprises a clamping component comprising a body and an actuator. The body has three discrete contact positions distributed thereon: 1) a fulcrum located generally at one end, 2) a knife abutting portion located generally at the other end, and 3) a bearing surface located elsewhere. The actuator is for applying a clamping force to the body along a clamping axis located intermediate of the knife abutting portion and the fulcrum. The fulcrum is a surface having a normal that is at an angle to the clamping axis. The bearing surface is a surface wherein a line normal to the bearing surface intersects the Hoe normal to the fulcrum at a position outside of the clamping component at a location farther askew of the clamping axis than the fulcrum.
Abstract:
A wood working knife for use in a wood working machine, comprising a knife body having a first cutting edge and an opposed second cutting edge, the knife body having a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. The first clamping surface has opposed clamping features separated by a middle section, the opposed clamping features and the middle section being sized and shaped such that, upon the knife body being inserted into a clamping assembly, the clamping forces are localized towards the opposed cutting edges and away from the middle section.
Abstract:
A self-aligning knife clamping assembly (10) and machine incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment there is provided a knife clamping assembly (10) having an outer clamping component (22), an inner clamping component (24) and a fastening device (14), such as a bolt, therebetween, to permit the clamping components to be releasably clamped together onto a knife element (50) having a knife edge. Positioned between the knife element (50) and the clamping assembly is a biasing element (60), which urges the knife element to enter, or remain in, a preferred position prior to the knife element being immovably clamped into place. In the preferred embodiment the biasing element is in the form of an elastomeric strip.