Patent ID: 7011007
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B26D,B26F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting pattern pieces and creating apertures in sheet-type work material, comprising: a frame; a support surface mounted on said frame for carrying at least one layer of sheet-type work material thereon, a carriage coupled to said frame for movement back-and-forth there along in a first coordinate direction in response to commands issued from a controller; a cutting head mounted to said carriage for movement back-and-forth there along in a second coordinate direction generally perpendicular to said first coordinate direction in response to commands issued from said controller; a rotary die rotatably coupled to said cutting head; at least one cutting tool coupled to said rotary die, said cutting tool having a shaped cutting portion corresponding to the shape of an aperture to be formed in said work material; said rotary die being movable between a working position wherein said at least one cutting tool engages said work material, and a non-working position wherein said rotary die is positioned away from said work material; and further comprising a cutter coupled to said cutting head for movement between a working position wherein said cutter engages said work material and a non-working position wherein said cutter is positioned away from said work material, and wherein said cutter is positioned adjacent to said rotary die when each is in said working position, thereby allowing pattern pieces to be simultaneously cut and notched in response to commands issued from said controller.