Patent ID: 6010394
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
Apparatus for grinding blades in a rotatable cutting reel of a mowing unit, which apparatus comprises:a grinding head including a rotatable grinding wheel;drive means for selectively effecting rotation of the grinding wheel on said grinding head;an index/guide assembly positioned in predetermined spaced apart relationship with said grinding head, said index/guide assembly including a guide finger and an adjacent associated index stop finger in predetermined spaced apart relationship therewith;means for supporting said index/guide assembly on said grinding head for movement between a relief grind position and a spin grind position wherein the guide finger and the index finger are brought into and out of operative association with the blades of the cutting reel, respectively;means for selectively securing said index/guide assembly in the desired position;means for supporting the index stop finger for movement toward and away from the guide finger in said index/guide assembly; andmeans for normally biasing the index stop finger away from the guide finger of said index/guide assembly in order to sequentially engage and then guide each blade into slideable engagement with the guide finger during relative longitudinal movement between said grinding head and the cutting reel.