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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Alan R. Pfaff, Jr., Orchard Lake, MI (US);
Alan R. Pfaff, Jr., Orchard Lake, MI (US);
Eagle Rotary Systems, Inc., Jackson, MI (US);
Abstract
A rotary cutting tool comprises a rotary die cylinder having an axis of rotation, a pair of sides and a cylindrical surface, a die plate positioned around the cylindrical surface of the die cylinder and rigidly attached to the die cylinder at a first location, and an adjustable slide assembly operatively connecting the die plate to the die cylinder at a second location, and slidable with respect to the die cylinder between a retracted position and an extended position. The adjustable slide assembly is slidable along either a first direction around the axis of rotation of the die cylinder or a second direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the die cylinder. Adjustment of the adjustable slide assembly adjusts the position of the die plate with respect to the cylinder. The cylinder may be formed as a single piece assembly or as a first piece and a bar attached to the first piece. The bar can be machined to define in combination with the first piece the cylindrical surface.