Patent ID: 6434835
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B26B,B26D

Abstract:
A cutting knife for cutting tools for cutting through adhesive beads on glass panes, said cutting knife being of angular U-shaped configuration and comprising:an attachment part having a receiving opening for attachment to a drive shaft of an oscillating drive and forming a first U-leg; an intermediate part adjoining said attachment part and forming a central U-leg; a cutting part forming a second U-leg, said cutting part adjoining said intermediate part at a first end, said cutting part extending from said first end outwardly to a second free end and forming a middle region therebetween, said cutting part having a first cutting edge facing toward said receiving opening and a second cutting edge facing away from said receiving opening, a distance between said cutting edges varying from a first width being defined proximate to said first end, a second width being defined within said middle region, and a third width being defined proximate to said second end, said first and third widths exceeding said second width; at least one of said cutting edges having an inwardly curved contour for centering the bead on said at least one of said cutting edges and for reducing energy expenditure; and said cutting part being displaced radially with respect to a center point of said receiving opening.