The present disclosure relates to rules for a die-board, and more specifically, to cut-crease rules for the die-board.
In die-board applications, a strip of material (referred to as a rule) is used to form a shape to be inserted into a die-board. The rule includes a blade on one side for cutting. Thus, the shape is used to stamp the material to be cut or folded. For example, as shown in
This disclosure describes apparatus related to cut-crease rules for a die-board.
In one embodiment, a rule to be inserted into a die-board that is pressed onto a plate matter is disclosed. The rule includes: a multi-edge cutting blade having a cutting blade edge, the cutting blade edge divided into multiple sections with multiple spacings between the multiple sections; and a plurality of connecting pieces configured to fit into the multiple spacings and to provide support for the multiple sections of the cutting blade edge when the rule is pressed onto the plate matter.
In another embodiment, a die-board having slots and used to press onto a plate matter is disclosed. The die-board includes: a plurality of rules inserted into the slots, wherein each rule of the plurality of rules includes: a multi-edge cutting blade divided into multiple sections with multiple spacings between the multiple sections; and a plurality of connecting pieces configured to fit into the multiple spacings and to provide support for the multiple sections of the multi-edge cutting blade when the die-board is pressed onto the plate matter.
Other features and advantages of the present disclosure should be apparent from the following description which illustrates, by way of example, aspects of the disclosure.
The details of the present disclosure, both as to its structure and operation, may be gleaned in part by study of the accompanying drawings.
Apparatus and methods for preparing cut-crease rules or blades (as well as cut crease rules or blades) used for a die board are described. The detailed description set forth below, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is intended as a description of various embodiments and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the embodiments. In some instances, well-known structures and components are shown in simplified form for brevity of description. As used herein, like reference numerals refer to like features throughout the written description.
In some cases, it may be desirable to make a perforated line on the plate matter for folding or cutting. In these cases, a blade 210 can be made with a cutting blade edge 212 that is cut so that the cutting blade edge 212 is divided into multiple sections with spacings 214 between the edges 212, as shown in
In other cases in which the perforated line needs to be fine and not so deep, the cuts 224 are made only on the cutting blade edge 222 of the blade 220, as shown in
However, since the cuts 224 in the multi-edge cutting blade 220 are made by pressing or stamping the generally thin cutting blade edge 222, the finished cuts 224 include jagged edges 230, 232, as shown in
Accordingly, to address the issues with the multi-edge cutting blade as stated above, attempts have been made to manufacture multi-edge cutting blades without cuts made on the cutting blade edge.
For example,
However, multi-edge cutting blades such as the multi-edge cutting blade 300 shown in
For example, in
Accordingly, when a fixed-length multi-edge cutting blade is desired, the implementation of
In the illustrated implementation of
Accordingly, this configuration of the blade 400 provides a configuration similar to the desired configuration shown in
Thus, in one implementation (e.g., the illustrated implementation of
In one implementation, the multiple spacings 410, 412, 414 and the plurality of connecting pieces 420, 422, 424 are shaped to attach to each other firmly so that the plurality of connecting pieces does not fall out the multiple spacings between the multiple sections (A, B, C, D) of the cutting blade edge. In one implementation, the multi-edge cutting blade 402 is formed with a single piece fixed-length blade 400. In one implementation, the plurality of connecting pieces 420, 422, 424 fits into the multiple spacings 410, 412, 414 such that a top 430, 432, or 434 of each piece 420, 422, or 424 of the plurality of connecting pieces is between a top 402a and a bottom 402b of the cutting blade edge. In one implementation, the plurality of connecting pieces is formed with ears 420a, 420b, 422a, 422b, 424a, 424b on sides to fit into the spacings.
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The above descriptions of the disclosed embodiments are provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles described herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. For example, although the examples show only three different shapes of the pieces, other shapes of the pieces can be configured using the apparatus and methods as described in the description section of the present disclosure. Thus, it will be understood that the description and drawings presented herein represent embodiments of the disclosure and are therefore representative of the subject matter which is broadly contemplated by the present disclosure. It will be further understood that the scope of the present disclosure fully encompasses other embodiments that may become obvious to those skilled in the art and that the scope of the present disclosure is accordingly limited by nothing other than the appended claims.
Accordingly, the foregoing embodiments are merely presented as examples and are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. The present teachings can be readily applied to other types of apparatus and/or devices. The description of the present disclosure is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims. Many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/437,564, filed Dec. 21, 2016, entitled “Cut-Crease Rule for Dieboard.” The disclosure of the above-referenced application is incorporated herein by reference.
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