EP0196437A2 - Couteau pour pose, en particulier couteau à tailler des tapis - Google Patents

Couteau pour pose, en particulier couteau à tailler des tapis Download PDF

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EP0196437A2
EP0196437A2 EP86102027A EP86102027A EP0196437A2 EP 0196437 A2 EP0196437 A2 EP 0196437A2 EP 86102027 A EP86102027 A EP 86102027A EP 86102027 A EP86102027 A EP 86102027A EP 0196437 A2 EP0196437 A2 EP 0196437A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B5/00—Hand knives with one or more detachable blades
    • B26B5/005—Hand knives with one or more detachable blades specially adapted for cutting cardboard, or wall, floor or like covering materials

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  • the invention relates to a laying knife, in particular a carpet knife, for cutting floor coverings, consisting of a multi-part bowl handle and a knife blade, which is clamped with its cutting edge at an angle of attack relative to the longitudinal axis of the bowl handle between its shell parts, which can be connected by means of a screw, and which is an internal magazine Include for replacement blades and have a handle contour on the outside.
  • Laying knives with a two-part shell handle are known, the two shell parts of which can be connected to one another by means of one or by means of two screws, the screw heads being arranged in a recessed manner and provided with a slot, so that a screwdriver, a coin or the like can be attached - around the shell parts for one Disconnect the knife blade from each other and then firmly connect them again.
  • the knife blade which has to be replaced relatively frequently, is seated in a holder at one end of the shell handle and is clamped between the two shell parts. Projections inside the shell parts engage in recesses in the knife blade and ensure that the knife blade is held firmly and securely in the shell handle.
  • the knife blade protrudes approximately in a straight extension from the bowl handle (GB-PS 1 020 485), or is set at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bowl handle (US-PS 3 965 575).
  • the shell handle is exposed to considerable forces and is therefore often made of aluminum injection molding or a comparable solid material.
  • Known bowl handles are mostly very flat in cross-section and only have approximate handle contours which taper in a wedge shape at the end facing away from the knife blade to form a nose curvature formed on one side (GB-PS 1 020 485).
  • the flattened contour of the handle design of the shell handle has the practical advantage that there is space inside the shell handle for the arrangement of a magazine for replacement blades which are stacked therein, but the disadvantage that easily painful pressure points in the hand of the user with large power transmission are noticeable.
  • Known from the literature mentioned above are round, but then one-piece handles for such laying knives, but the magazine for replacement blades is then omitted and the disadvantage arises that the knife can be poorly guided by hand.
  • the knife blade with the straight following the cutting tip opposite the theory Table central longitudinal axis of the grip shell a small anticipatory angle of attack of 5-8 degrees, at most 10 degrees, and the grip shell in the central area has a cross section with approximately the same extent in the axes of an imaginary coordinate cross, which at the opposite end of the knife blade in a connection merges with the outer cross-section that is constantly widening on all sides.
  • the small anticipatory angle of attack of about 5 to 8 or 10 degrees reduces the effort required for cutting, and at the same time the handle is easier and safer to hold due to the cross-sectional expansion. Because the knife is pulled while cutting, the user's hand, which is closed around the shell handle, is better supported on the shell handle and above all against the rear extension of the handle profile. This desired effect can be supported in that the shell handle in the grip area, especially in the area of the constant widening of the outer cross section at the rear end facing away from the knife blade, is designed with outer cross-sectional contours that approximate a rectangle. In addition, the cross section of the handle shell is larger (thicker) overall and adapts better to the hand size of the user than conventional laying knives with a flat handle profile.
  • the rear extension of the grip cross-section offers the possibility, especially in the case of longer cuts, to guide the laying knife with one hand in a conventional manner and with the thumb and curved index finger of the other hand the cross-sectional enlargement of the grip, which presents itself as a bulge reach behind at the free end to increase the pulling force when making the cut or to relieve the hand guiding the laying knife.
  • the laying knife can also with this training be gripped with both hands.
  • the resulting thicker design of the shell handle resulting from these features of the invention allows the arrangement of a magazine inside the shell handle, in which the spare blades can be accommodated standing on one side edge, so that the spare blades can be removed from the magazine much easier than with conventional lying in the magazine.
  • the two shell parts can be connected to one another at the end facing away from the blade by a joint which is integrated into the shell handle without projecting parts, so that the two shell parts when the shell handle is opened for changing the blade can no longer fall apart, which results in a significant improvement in the handling of the laying knife.
  • the design of the handle with features according to the invention enables a larger knurled screw to be used for holding the two handle parts together, the edge of which protrudes from the contour of the handle shell on two sides approximately diametrically opposite the axis of rotation of the knurled screw and with the fingers one hand can be grasped.
  • a knurled screw makes it unnecessary to use tools when changing the blade, but on the other hand does not in any way interfere with the handling of the laying knife during use.
  • the detectable parts of the knurled screw are to be arranged approximately in the middle of the shell handle with respect to the axis of rotation of the screw and protrude from the shell handle on the side opposite the angle of attack.
  • the bowl handle is profiled on this side as a curved back, so that the knurled screw with its knurled edge can be pushed particularly easily over the floor or another solid base, the bowl handle being gripped with one hand.
  • the screw equipped with a knurled ring has a threaded pin which engages in a counter thread of a shell part.
  • the screw is freely rotatable, but axially immovable, so that the two shell parts can be screwed against one another by twisting the screw and can be braced or separated from one another in this way.
  • Another peculiarity of the laying knife according to the invention is that permanent magnets on the bottom of the magazine for the reserve blades and in the area of the holding formation for the knife blade in the cutting position are arranged, by means of which the knife blades are held on the one hand in the magazine and on the other hand in the holding device between the two handle shells and can be removed from their respective position only with a small amount of force.
  • the shell handle of the laying knife can be produced, for example, from plastic or in a manner known per se from aluminum or the like.
  • the division of the bowl handle lies approximately in a middle plane.
  • Both shell parts 1 and 2 have inner projections and corresponding ones Recesses of the other part, so that the two shell parts 1 and 2 can be connected to each other so that they cannot move.
  • the handle shell is equipped as a relatively thick handle with approximately round, for example circular, elliptical or similarly profiled cross-sectional contours.
  • This handle formation 3 of the laying knife merges at the free end into a continuous widening 4 of its outer cross section.
  • the cross-sectional contours are more closely approximated to a rectangle, so that flattened outer surfaces are created which can be easily grasped with the thumb and the curved index finger of one hand.
  • the opposite end of the grip shell has holding means 5 known per se for a knife blade 6 'shown with dash-dotted lines.
  • the one shell half 1 is designed with a particularly deep insert for the knife blade 6, so that the other shell part 2 engages a little in the die-like recess for the insert of the knife blade 6 in the other shell part 1 when the knife blade 6 is inserted.
  • a particularly secure clamping of the knife blade 4a is thereby achieved, which avoids incorrect clamping of the knife blade 6 and consequent risk of injury to the user.
  • This knife blade 6 is arranged with the cutting edge with respect to the theoretical central longitudinal axis 7 of the grip shell with a pre-attacking angle of attack. This angle of attack should be between 5 and 10 degrees, in particular between 5 and 8 degrees.
  • the two shell parts 1 and 2 are connected to one another at the free end by a hinge, which consists of a hinge pin 8 on one shell part 1 and a fork 9 overlapping them on the other shell part 2.
  • a hinge which consists of a hinge pin 8 on one shell part 1 and a fork 9 overlapping them on the other shell part 2.
  • they are two shell parts in the vicinity of the holders for the knife blade 6 can be screwed together by means of a knurled screw 10, the head of which in the example according to FIGS. 1 to 3 is arranged in one part 2 and the shaft of which can be screwed into a thread of the other part.
  • the knurled screw with its detectable head 10 is arranged in the recess 11 in such a way that it protrudes from the grip contour on two opposite sides, as can be clearly seen in FIG.
  • the head 10 of the knurled screw can be gripped and rotated with two fingers of one hand.
  • the forces to be exerted are sufficient for a secure screw connection of the two parts 1 and 2 of the grip shell.
  • the knurled screw 10 is provided approximately in the middle in a recess between the two shell parts 1 and 2.
  • This knurled screw 10 engages with its thread 15 in a mating thread of one shell part 1 and is freely rotatable, but axially immovable, in the other shell part 2 with the other end.
  • the knurled edge of the knurled screw 10 is guided out of the shell handle on one side or on both sides on opposite sides.
  • an exposed end face of the shaft of the knurled screw 10 is provided with a slot 16 or another comparable design for attaching a tool in order to be able to actuate the screw 10 using an auxiliary tool, if necessary.
  • This actuation of the screw can also be done by means of a Actuator according to the example in Figure 7.
  • This embodiment shows an actuator in the manner of a wing nut 17, which.
  • a wing nut 17 can be used instead of the slot 16 shown in FIG. 3 for the attachment of a screwdriver or the like in connection with a knurled edge on the screw 10, but also without this knurled edge.
  • the two shell parts 1 and 2 can be swung open about the joint 8, 9 so that the knife blade 6 can be replaced.
  • Replacement blades are accommodated in a magazine 12 arranged inside the handle shell, in which the knife blades are arranged so that they can be clamped between two fingers and removed from the magazine.
  • a permanent magnet 13 is arranged on the bottom of the magazine 12, which attracts the steel reserve blades and holds them in position.
  • An identical permanent magnet 14 is provided in the area of the holding means 5 for the knife blade 6 in the cutting position, so that the knife blade 6 does not fall out of its position when the handle shell is opened. A small amount of force is required to remove the knife blade 6. Conversely, a new knife blade 6 is pulled into its holding position when inserted by the magnet 14, so that changing the knife blade is made considerably easier.

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EP86102027A 1985-03-27 1986-02-18 Couteau pour pose, en particulier couteau à tailler des tapis Expired EP0196437B1 (fr)

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AT86102027T ATE45535T1 (de) 1985-03-27 1986-02-18 Verlegemesser, insbesondere teppichmesser.

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EP0196437A3 (en) 1987-01-14
CA1260691A (fr) 1989-09-26
ATE45535T1 (de) 1989-09-15
JPS61226079A (ja) 1986-10-07
DE3511091C2 (fr) 1988-05-11
DE3511091A1 (de) 1986-10-09
EP0196437B1 (fr) 1989-08-16
JPH0580238B2 (fr) 1993-11-08
US4662070A (en) 1987-05-05

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