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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2001
Mikio Yotsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yutaka Matsuda, Takarazuka, JP;
Takayuki Gyoubu, Otokuni-gun, JP;
Katsuya Sawada, Ibaraki, JP;
Mikio Yotsumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
Yutaka Matsuda, Takarazuka, JP;
Takayuki Gyoubu, Otokuni-gun, JP;
Katsuya Sawada, Ibaraki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Using a cutting device () including a rotor () with a principal plane, a spindle () provided in a normal direction to the principal plane and at least one impacting body () mounted on the spindle rotatably, in which the impacting body is mounted so that a predetermined fitting gap is provided between the impacting body and the spindle and a part of a periphery of the impacting body can be positioned beyond a periphery of the rotor, the rotor is rotated at a high speed so as to allow the impacting body to impact on at least a heat exchanger of an air conditioner at least at a critical impact velocity. The heat exchanger is cut while a top layer of an impact portion being smashed. It is possible to disassemble an air conditioner efficiently using a cutting device having a simple configuration and a long lifetime.