Patent ID: 9475175
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B24B,B24D

Claim Text:
1. A sharpening system, comprising: a blade retention mechanism configured to securely hold a blade to be sharpened in a sharpening operation; a rotating shaft configured to have a grinding wheel mounted thereon, the grinding wheel having an inner annular surface and a metal grinding ring, the metal grinding ring contacting the blade during the sharpening operation; and an arbor on the rotating shaft, a first end of the arbor including an annular outer rim, the arbor being of a heat-conducting material and the first end having a heat-conducting mating with the grinding wheel and the annular outer rim having a heat-conducting mating with at least a portion of the inner annular surface when the grinding wheel is mounted on the rotating shaft, the arbor including a set of vanes contributing to fan-like air flow about the arbor and grinding wheel for convective heat dissipation during the sharpening operation.