Patent ID: 11945060
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A cutting and bending system for the forming of plurality of teeth of a cutting blade or guard, the cutting and bending system comprising:
a cutting device; and
a bending device;
wherein, the cutting device comprises a first die and a second die, wherein the first die comprises a plurality of first elements and the second die comprises a plurality of second elements, wherein a first plane is defined with respect to upper surfaces of the plurality of first elements and a second plane is defined with respect to lower surfaces of the plurality of second elements, and wherein each upper surface of the plurality of first elements has a center part that lies in the first plane and edge parts that are below the first plane;
wherein the cutting device is configured to enable a blank of material to be placed in the cutting device, wherein the blank comprises an upper outer surface and a lower outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the lower outer surface is substantially planar and forms a plane of the blank; and wherein when the blank is configured to be placed in the cutting device with a portion of the lower outer surface facing the upper surfaces of the plurality of first elements and a portion of the upper outer surface facing the lower surfaces of the plurality of second elements;
wherein the first die and second die of the cutting device are configured to move with respect to each other such that the first plane is moved toward and passes through the second plane, such that each element of the plurality of first elements passes at least partially between adjacent elements of the plurality of second elements, and wherein when the blank is placed in the cutting device and cut by the cutting device, teeth of the cutting blade or guard are formed that correspond to positions of the plurality of first elements, and wherein the teeth have a lower outer surface formed from the lower outer surface of the blank;
wherein when the blank has been cut by the cutting device, edge portions of the teeth of the cutting blade or guard extend below the plane of the blank; and
wherein the bending device is configured to bend the edge portions of the teeth of the cutting blade or guard that extend below the plane of the blank after cutting back toward the plane of the blank.