Patent ID: 6065212
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B23D,B26D

Abstract:
A tube cutter comprisinga housing,a gear set disposed in said housing and including a plurality of gears rotatably supported on said housing,a tube cutting blade mounted on a first one of said gears in an arrangement to be rotatable along with the rotation of said first gear and to be movable radially relative to the rotation axis of said first gear and thereby be positioned into contact with a tube which is to be cut by said blade,a second one of said gears rotatably disposed on the rotation axis of said first gear and being disposed adjacent said first gear and being rotatable relative to said first gear,an interconnection arranged between said first and said second gears and said cutting blade whereby relative rotation between said first and said second gears radially positions said cutting blade in its tube cutting action, anda rotation drive control operative on said first and said second gears for controlling rotation thereof, including both the rotation about said axis and the relative rotation between said first and said second gears.