Patent ID: 6659694
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B23C,B27G,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutter head for an industrial woodworking machine, the cutter head including a generally cylindrical portion, a plurality of circumferential, spaced helical grooves extending into the cylindrical portion, said grooves including a plurality of blade unit mounting cavities, a blade unit for each cavity, and a fastener to removably secure one of the blade units in each of the mounting cavities, each of the blade unit mounting cavities comprising:a hole to receive the fastener to removably secure one of the blade units in each of the mounting cavities, and at least two spaced-apart mounting protrusions; each blade unit comprising one blade edge and configured to have the blade edge disposed to align with the blade edges of other blade units in other mounting cavities forming a substantially continuous helical blade when each blade unit is secured in its cavity.