Shear assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6298560
  • Patent Number
    6,298,560
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, March 23, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, October 9, 2001
    23 years ago
Abstract
A shear assembly including a bracket unit detachably to an excavator is provided. The shear assembly includes a main body rotatably attached to a bracket unit, a rotating unit disposed between the main body and the bracket unit to rotate main body around the bracket unit, a fixed arm unit fixed to the main body, a moving arm unit rotatably mounted on the main unit and opened from and closed toward the fixed arm unit, a cylinder unit rotatably mounted on the main body and rotating the moving arm unit.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a shear assembly, and more particularly, to a shear assembly detachably attached to a boom of an excavator.




2. Description of the Related Art




A shear assembly has been detachably attached to a boom of an excavator or a mobile vehicle for cutting off a workpiece. Typically, during attaching the shear assembly to the boom, complicated mechanisms of the shearing assembly should be connected to the other mechanism of the boom in order to operate at least two jaws mounted on the shear assembly. Due to these complicated mechanisms connected between the shear assembly and the boom, the shear assembly can not be easily attached to the mechanism of the boom, and it is very difficult for a user to detach the shear assembly from the boom. Therefore, I have noticed that these complicated shear assemblies can not be easily attached to the boom.




Moreover, the complicated connections between the shear assembly and the boom of the excavating device can be easily damaged and broken while using the shear assembly. The shear assembly should be replaced when any one of the connecting mechanisms between the shear assembly and the boom of the excavating device is damaged. In this instance, the user has to dissemble several complicated mechanisms connected between the shear assembly and the boom and attach all of these mechanism of a new shear assembly to the boom of the excavator. It is very dangerous for the user to detach the damaged shear assembly and attach the replacement to the boom of the excavator because it is too heavy for the user to manually move and connect the devices. Moreover, the assembly may be damaged or the user injured during changing and replacing these devices and connecting the complicated mechanisms.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is an object of the present invention to provide a shear assembly suitable to be easily attached to a boom of an excavating device or a mobile vehicle.




It is another object to provide a shear assembly able to prevent the mechanism of the shear assembly from being damaged during the operation of the shear assembly.




It is still another object to provide a shear assembly able to provide a compact and convenient mechanism of the shear assembly attached to the boom of the excavating device.




It is still yet another object to provide a shear assembly amenable to easy assembly and disassembly.




It is further object to provide a shear assembly able to operate without complicated connection mechanisms between the boom and the shearing assembly.




It is another further object to provide a shear assembly able to provide a durable connection between a cylinder and an external fluid source and between the rotatable mechanism and stationary mechanism of the shear assembly.




These and other objects may be achieved by using a shear assembly attached to an excavator or a mobile vehicle. The shear assembly includes a bracket unit detachably attached to the excavator, a main body rotatably attached to the bracket unit, a rotating unit disposed between the main body and the bracket unit to rotate the main body around the bracket unit, a fixed arm unit connected to the main body, a moving arm unit rotatably mounted on the main unit and opened from and closed toward the fixed arm unit, and a cylinder unit rotatably mounted on the main body, and rotating the moving arm unit.




A plurality of boom holes formed on each bracket of the bracket unit are coupled to a rigid boom of the excavator or a mobile vehicle so as to securely mount the shear assembly on either the excavator or a mobile vehicle. A motor, such as a hydraulic motor or electric motor, mounted on a turntable of the rotating unit rotates the main body. A pinion formed on a shaft coupled to the motor is meshed with gear teeth formed on the inside of a swing gear fixed to a connecting plate of the main body. A swing gear guide is fixed to the turntable, and a connecting plate of the main body connected to the motor is disposed within the swing gear guide to rotate around the bracket unit when driven by the motor.




A center joint unit used for providing passageways of the fluid material supplied from outside of the shear assembly to the cylinder includes a fixed coupler attached to the turntable and rotatably inserted into a hole formed on an central portion of the connecting plate of main body and a movable coupler rotatably inserted into a central hollow formed on a central portion of fixed coupler. A plurality of conduits formed on the fixed coupler and the moving coupler are coupled to each other in order to form the passageway while the movable coupler rotates relative to the bracket, the main body, and the fixed coupler. A protrusion formed on a stop ring fixed to the connecting plate of the main body is inserted into a recess formed on the movable coupler of the centerjoint thereby, guiding the movable coupler while the center joint moves relative to the main body and the bracket.




A pair of supports of the main body extend from the connecting plate. The fixed arm unit is disposed between and fixed to the supports by pins. The moving arm unit is rotatably coupled to the support by a fixing pin and rotates about an axis passing through a center of the fixing pin.




The cylinder unit is rotatably mounted on support by a cylinder pin and rotates about an axis passing though a center of the cylinder pin. A center joint unit is disposed on the rotating unit to supply a fluid material to the cylinder through holes formed on a center area of the turntable and the connecting plate. A fixed coupler having a plurality of fluid conduits is attached to the turntable. A rotatable coupler is disposed on a cylindrical hollow formed on the fixed coupler to receive the fluid material from the fluid conduit through circular conduits, a redial conduit, and longitudinal conduits formed on the rotatable coupler. A plurality of stoppers attached to the connecting plate support and guide the rotatable coupler. A plurality of protrusions formed on the stoppers are inserted into formed on the fixed coupler. A plurality of hoses are coupled between the longitudinal conduits of the rotatable coupler and fluid couplers of the cylinder.




The moving arm body of the moving arm unit is connected to the cylinder unit by a moving pin. An upper blade is located in a lower blade recess. Screws attach the upper blade to an upper jaw of the moving arm unit while a lower blade is attached to a lower jaw of the fixed arm unit by screws. Screws couple a guide blade inserted into a guide recess to the lower jaw. An end recess is formed on the lower jaw to guide an end of the upper jaw when the upper jaw is inserted into an lower recess.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




A more complete application of this invention, and many of the attendant advantage thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a shear assembly constructed according to the principles of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view showing a stationary arm and a moving arm assembled into a main body in the shear assembly;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view showing a cylinder unit and a moving arm unit assembled into the shear assembly;





FIG. 4

is a front view of the shear assembly showing an open state of the upper and lower jaws;





FIG. 5

is a front view of the shear assembly showing a closed state of the upper and lower jaws;





FIG. 6

is a partial cross-sectional view showing a rotating unit taken along A-A′ of

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 7

is a partial cross-sectional view showing a center joint unit of the rotating unit taken along A-A′ of

FIG. 1

;





FIG. 8

is a perspective views showing an embodiment of a stationary arm and a moving arm unit assembled into a main body in the shear assembly; and





FIG. 9

a perspective view showing an embodiment of a moving arm unit assembled with a cylinder rod.











DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring now to

FIG. 1

, a shear assembly


100


includes a bracket unit


500


attached to an arm or a dipper stick of an excavator (not shown), a main body


300


rotatably attached to bracket unit


500


, a rotating unit


400


disposed between main body


300


and bracket unit


500


to rotate main body


300


around bracket unit


500


, a stationary arm unit


200


fixed to main body


300


, a moving arm unit


700


rotatably mounted on main body


300


and opened from and closed toward stationary arm unit


200


, a cylinder unit


600


rotatably mounted on main body


300


and rotating moving arm unit


700


.




A plurality of stick holes


502


formed on each bracket


501


of bracket unit


500


are coupled to the articulated boom of the excavator or a mobile vehicle not shown so as to fixedly mount shear assembly


100


to the excavator or a mobile vehicle. A motor


410


, such as a hydraulic motor, mounted on a turntable


411


of rotating unit


400


rotates main body


300


. A swing gear guide


412


is bolted to turntable


411


, and a connecting plate


303


of main body


300


is operationally connected to motor


410


and is disposed within swing gear guide


412


to be rotated around bracket unit


500


by motor


410


. A pair of supports


301


,


302


of main body


300


extend from connecting plate


303


. Stationary arm unit


200


is disposed between and attached to supports


301


,


302


by pins


310


,


320


. Moving arm unit


700


is rotatably coupled to support


301


,


302


by pin


310


and rotates about an axis passing through a center of pin


310


. Cylinder unit


600


is rotatably mounted on supports


301


,


302


by a cylinder pin


330


and rotates about an axis passing though a center of cylinder pin


330


.




Moving arm body


706


of moving arm unit


700


is connected to cylinder unit


600


by a moving pin


703


. An upper blade


702


is located in a lower blade recess


215


. Screws


703


coupled to holes


704


attaches upper blade


702


to an upper jaw


705


of moving arm unit


700


while a lower blade


210


is attached to a lower jaw


270


of stationary lower arm unit


200


by screws


212


threaded into holes


211


. Screws


222


are inserted into holes


221


and couple a guide blade


220


inserted into a guide recess


225


to lower jaw


270


. An end recess


255


is formed on lower jaw


270


to accommodate an end of upper jaw


704


when upper jaw


705


is received into an lower recess


265


.





FIG. 2

shows stationary arm unit


200


and moving arm unit


700


assembled with main body


300


of shear assembly


100


. A pin


310


coupled to a nut


311


is inserted into a side hole


331


of a side plate


330


, an arm supporting hole


351


of main body


300


, hole


231


of stationary arm unit


200


, a rotating hole


710


of moving arm unit


700


, hole


251


of stationary arm unit


200


, an arm supporting hole


353


of main body


200


, and a side hole


333


of side plate


335


while another pin


320


coupled to another nut


321


is inserted into a side hole


332


of side plate


330


, an arm supporting hole


352


of main body


300


, holes


232


,


252


of stationary arm unit


200


, an arm supporting hole


354


of main body


300


, and a side hole


334


of side plate


335


. Moving arm unit


700


is freely rotatable about an axis passing through a center of stationary pin


310


in a direction of arrows E or F between a closed position and an open position while stationary arm unit


200


is fixed to main body


300


by pins


310


,


320


. Upper jaw


705


is received in upper jaw-end recess


255


and upper jaw recess


265


of lower jaw


270


when moving arm unit


700


rotates about the axis of pin


310


.





FIG. 3

shows cylinder unit


600


and moving arm unit


700


assembled into main body


300


of shear assembly


100


. A cylinder


610


includes a cylinder rod linearly and reciprocally moving into and from cylinder


610


in a direction of arrows A or B. A rod hole


620


is formed on one rod end


622


of cylinder rod


621


and is inserted between holes


720


formed on rotatable main body


706


of moving arm unit by using pin


730


coupled to a nut


740


. When piston rod


621


is extended from cylinder


610


in the direction of arrow A, one end of moving arm body


706


coupled to cylinder rod


621


rotates in a direction of arrow C, thereby rotating moving arm unit


700


in the direction of arrow E. On the contrary, when piston rod


621


is retracted into cylinder


610


in the direction of arrow B, the end of moving arm body


706


rotates in a direction of arrow D, thereby rotating moving arm unit


700


in the direction of arrow F.




Cylinder


610


is inserted into a cylinder hole


601


formed on a cylinder bracket


630


and fixed to cylinder bracket


630


by inserting and fastening screws


662


into holes formed on cylinder


610


not shown through holes


661


formed on cylinder bracket


630


. A pair of axles


651


,


652


are formed on a plurality of opposite surfaces


641


,


642


of cylinder bracket


630


. Washers


654


,


656


are inserted into outer circumferential surfaces of axles


651


,


652


. Cylinder supporting holes


361


,


362


are formed on supports


301


,


302


while a plurality of holes


385


are formed around cylinder supporting holes


361


,


362


. A pair of cylinder stoppers


371


include a plurality of holes


373


and a boss


372


having a bore


374


formed inside of boss


372


accommodating the insertion of axle


651


,


652


of cylinder bracket


630


. Cylinder unit


600


is disposed between supports


301


,


302


to be coupled to cylinder stoppers


371


. Cylinder stoppers


371


are inserted into cylinder supporting holes


361


,


362


while axles


651


,


652


are inserted into each corresponding bore


374


of cylinder stoppers


371


. Screws


375


couple each cylinder pin


371


to each support


301


,


302


through holes


373


while axles


651


,


652


are inserted into each corresponding bore


374


of cylinder stoppers


371


. Cylinder unit


600


freely rotates about a second axis passing through a center of cylinder stopper


371


in a direction of arrows G or H. A plurality of fluid couplers


681


,


682


are formed on cylinder


610


to supply fluid material into cylinder


610


, thereby reciprocally moving cylinder rod


621


in the direction of arrow A or B.




When cylinder rod


621


moves in the direction of arrow A, cylinder rod


621


pushes the end of moving arm body


706


in the direction of arrow C, and simultaneously cylinder


610


rotates in the direction of arrow G about the second axis of axle


651


in response to the reaction of the pushing force of cylinder rod


610


because moving arm unit


700


is rotatably coupled to supports


301


,


302


through fixing pin


310


and coupled to one end of cylinder


610


through cylinder rod


621


. Therefore, moving arm unit


700


rotates about the first axis of fixing pin


310


in the direction of arrow E to its closed position. On the contrary, when cylinder rod


621


moves in the direction of arrow B, cylinder rod


621


pulls the end of moving arm body


706


in the direction of arrow D, and simultaneously cylinder


610


rotates in the direction of arrow H about the second axis of axles


651


in response to the reaction of the pulling force of cylinder rod


610


because moving arm unit


100


is rotatably coupled to supports


301


,


302


by pin


310


and coupled to one end of cylinder


610


through cylinder rod


621


. Therefore, moving arm unit


700


rotates about the first axis of fixing pin


310


in the direction of arrow F to its open position.





FIGS. 4 and 5

show the closed position and the open position of fixed and moving arm units


200


and


700


. In the open position, a workpiece such as a steel rod may be positioned between upper blade


702


of upper jaw


705


and lower blade


210


of lower jaw


270


. In response to the supply of the pneumatic or hydraulic fluid material into the cylinder


610


through fluid coupler


681


,


682


and the activation of the cylinder


610


, cylinder rod


621


reciprocally moves in the direction of either arrow A or B while cylinder


610


rotates about the second axis passing through the center of cylinder stopper


371


in the direction of either arrow G or H, and moving arm unit


700


rotates about the first axis passing through the center of fixing pin


310


in the direction of either arrow E or F. Upper blade


702


of upper jaw


705


and lower blade


210


of lower jaw


270


cut and completely sever the workpiece when upper blade


702


of upper jaw moves from the open position to the closed position. After cutting the workpiece, the upper jaw


705


is received into lower jaw


270


while the end of upper jaw


705


is received into upper jaw-end recess


255


of lower jar


270


as shown in FIG.


5


.




Rotating unit


400


shown in

FIG. 6

includes motor


410


mounted on turntable


411


. A pinion


421


having outer gear teeth


422


is formed on outer circumferential surface of a motor shaft


420


extending from motor


410


, and rotates by motor


410


. Inner gear teeth


432


formed on the inner circumferential surface of a swing gear


431


is meshed with outer gear teeth


422


of pinion


421


. A swing gear guide


412


attached to turntable


411


by screws


413


is coupled to swing gear


431


through ball bearings


441


disposed between swing gear


432


and swing gear guide


412


, and guides swing gear


431


to freely rotate about a third axis passing through a center of both turntable


411


attached to bracket unit


500


and a connecting plate


303


of main body


300


within the inside of swing gear guide


412


. Screws


304


couple swing gear


431


to connecting plate


303


of main body


300


. When pinion


421


is rotated by motor


410


, swing gear


431


, which is coupled to pinion


421


, rotates. Therefore, main body


300


rotates relative to bracket unit


500


attached to the boom of the excavator or a fixed arm of the mobile vehicle.





FIG.7

shows a center joint


401


of rotating unit


400


. Center joint unit


401


is used for providing passageways for the operating fluid material supplied from outside of shear assembly


100


to cylinder


610


of cylinder unit


600


. Centerjoint unit


401


includes a fixed coupler


450


attached to turntable


411


and rotatably inserted into a hole


459


formed on an central portion of connecting plate


303


of main body


300


, and a movable coupler rotatably inserted into a central hollow


458


formed on a central portion of fixed coupler


450


. A ring


449


is disposed between inside surface of hole


459


of connecting plate


303


and outside surface of fixed coupler


450


in order to prevent water leakage. Fixed coupler


450


includes a plurality of inlets


483


,


484


receiving the operating fluid from an external source, first longitudinal conduits


451


,


452


coupled to inlets


483


,


484


, and first radial conduits


451


A,


452


A coupled to the first longitudinal conduits


451


,


452


. By inserting ring


449


between a hole in connecting plate


303


and fixed coupler


450


and ball bearing


441


, or another ring between swing gear


431


and swing gear guide


412


, water leakage is prevented from outside of connecting plate


303


and turntable


411


to the interior between connecting plate and turntable


410


. This protects swing gear


431


is prevented from being damaged by water leakage.




A movable coupler


470


is disposed inside of the hollow of fixed coupler


450


to be rotatably coupled to fixed coupler


450


through bearings


453


and rings


454


inserted between fixed coupler


450


and movable coupler


470


. A pair of second longitudinal conduits


471


,


472


are formed inside of movable coupler


470


and connected to outlets


481


,


482


respectively. Circular conduits


473


,


474


are formed on an outer circumferential surface of movable coupler


470


, and second radial conduits


474


A,


473


A is disposed between second longitudinal conduits


471


,


472


and circular conduits


473


,


474


to couple circular conduits


473


,


474


to second longitudinal conduits


471


,


472


. The circular conduits


473


,


474


are disposed to connect first radial conduits


451


A,


452


A of fixed coupler


450


to second radial conduits


474


A,


473


A of movable coupler


470


while movable coupler


470


rotates within the inside of the hollow


459


, thereby forming the passageway of the operating fluid from inlets


483


,


484


to outlets


481


,


482


through first longitudinal conduits


451


,


452


coupled to inlets


483


,


484


, first radial conduits


451


A,


452


A in fixed coupler


450


, circular conduits


474


,


473


, second radial conduits


474


A,


473


A, second longitudinal conduits


471


,


472


in movable coupler


470


coupled to outlets


481


,


482


, respectively.




Stop rings


463


are attached to rotatable connecting plate


303


of main body


300


by bolts


465


and stoppers


464


. Stop rings


463


and stopper


464


prevent main body


300


from being dissembled and dropped from the arm or the boom and bracket unit


500


when bolt


304


or swing gear


431


are broken. Protrusions


492


formed on an inner circumferential surface of stop ring


463


are inserted into recesses


491


formed on an outer circumferential surface of fixed coupler


450


, thereby supporting fixed coupler


450


while connecting plate


303


rotates relative to fixed coupler


450


. One end of stopper


464


is disposed to contact an outer circumferential surface of movable coupler


470


and to guide the rotation of movable coupler


470


while movable coupler


470


rotates relative to connecting plate


303


and fixed coupler


450


. Outlets


481


,


482


of movable coupler


470


are connected to fluid couplers


681


,


682


of cylinder


610


, respectively. The passage ways from inlets


484


,


484


to fluid couplers


681


,


682


through outlets


481


,


482


are formed while movable coupler


470


moves with main body


300


.





FIG. 8

shows another embodiment of pins


810


,


820


, side plates


830


,


835


, and side couplers


841


,


842


. Side plates


830


,


835


are fixed to supports


301


,


302


. Circular holes


833


,


834


and rectangular holes


831


,


832


are formed on side plates


830


,


835


. Pins


810


,


820


having shanks


812


,


822


, are inserted into circular holes


833


,


834


respectively while rectangular heads


811


,


812


are disposed in rectangular holes


831


,


832


. Therefore, pins


810


,


820


do not rotate while moving arm unit


700


rotates about the first axis passing through the center of pin


810


because rectangular holes


831


,


832


prevent rectangular head


811


,


812


from rotating. After shank


812


of pin


810


is inserted into circular hole


833


of side plate


830


, hole


231


, rotating hole


710


, hole


251


, and circular hole


833


of sideplate


835


. Bolts


851


inserted through holes


813


formed on pin


810


through side coupler


841


. At the same time, screws


852


are coupled to screw holes


823


formed on pin


82


through side coupler


842


after shank


822


of pin


820


is inserted into circular hole


834


of side plate


23




1


, rotating holes


232


,


252


, and circular hole


834


of side plate


835


.





FIG. 9

shows another embodiment of moving pin


930


. Rectangular head


931


and a plurality of holes


933


are formed on each end portion of shank


932


of moving pin


930


. A circular hole


922


and a rectangular hole


921


are formed on moving hole


920


in each side of moving arm unit


700


. After shank


932


is inserted into circular hole


922


, rod hole


620


formed on a rod end


622


of cylinder rod


621


, and another circular hole


922


, bolts


941


are inserted into holes


933


through a side coupler


940


. Since rectangular head


931


is disposed in rectangular hole


921


, moving pin


930


does not rotate while cylinder rod


621


and moving arm unit


700


rotate about the second axis.




According to the principles of this invention, the shear assembly can be detachably attached to the boom of the excavator without connecting any other mechanism between the shear assembly and the boom of the excavator. A bracket attached to the boom, a main body rotatably attached to the bracket, a fixed arm fixed to the main body, a cylinder rotatably attached to the main body, and a movable arm rotatably attached to the main body and coupled to the cylinder are included in the shear assembly. A rotating unit attached to the bracket rotates the main body relative to the boom. A center joint is disposed on an center portion of the rotating unit to provide a passageway for pneumatic or hydraulic operating fluid applied under pressure to the cylinder, while the cylinder rotates relative to the main body and the bracket in response to the introduction of that fluid, and the main body then rotates relative to the bracket and the boom. Therefore, this shear assembly may be attached to the boom of the excavator without connecting any other mechanism, such as a cylinder fixed to the boom, to the shear assembly during attachment of the shear assembly for operating the shear assembly. While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and the disclosed embodiments, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the sprit and the scope of the amended claims.



Claims
  • 1. A shearing apparatus, comprising:a bracket attached to a boom of an external device, having a turntable; a main body formed in a single body, having a connecting plate connected to said turntable of said bracket and a pair of supports extended from said connecting plate, said supports being parallel to each other; a stationary arm attached to said supports, having a first blade, a first hole, and a second hole; a moving arm rotatably attached to said supports, having a second blade, disposed to move between an open position for locating a workpiece between said first blade and said second blade and a closed position for cutting off the workpiece, having a third hole and a fourth hole; a first pin attached to said supports, inserted into both said first hole of said stationary arm and said third hole of said moving arm, attaching said stationary arm to said supports, and attaching said moving arm to said supports; a second pin attached to said supports, inserted into said second hole of said stationary arm, attaching said fixed arm to said supports; a cylinder unit rotatably disposed between said supports, having a cylinderbracket, a cylinder fixed to said cylinder bracket, and a cylinder rod extended from said cylinder, having a pair of axles formed on opposite sides of said cylinder bracket and rotatably mounted on said supports; a third pin inserted into both said fourth hole of said moving arm and a rod hole formed on one end of said cylinder rod, coupling said cylinder rod to said moving arm; and a rotating unit disposed between said bracket and said main body to rotatably couple said main body to said bracket, said rotating unit having a motor attached to said turntable of said bracket, a pinion connected to a shaft of said motor and rotating by said shaft of said motor, a swing gear attached to said connecting plate of said main body and rotating about an axis passing through a center of said turntable by said pinion, and a swing gear guide attached to said bracket and disposed on an outer circumferential surface of said swing gear to be slidably coupled to said outer circumferential surface of said swing gear.
  • 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pair of cylinder pins each inserted into a cylinder hole formed on each of said supports, said cylinder pins having a boss accommodating the insertion of one of said axles of said cylinder unit.
  • 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of said cylinder pins is attached to said cylinder hole of said supports while each of said axles is rotatably inserted into said boss of each of said cylinder pins.
  • 4. The apparatus of claim 1, with said swing gear disposed between said turntable and said connecting plate of said main body and said bracket.
  • 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a ring inserted between said swing gear and said swing gear guide.
  • 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a center joint connected to said connecting plate of said main body and said turntable of said bracket, having an inlet connected to an external fluid supply, an outlet connected to said cylinder, and a plurality of conduits formed on said center jointer.
  • 7. The apparatus of claim 6, with said center joint comprising:a fixed coupler inserted central holes formed on both said turntable and said connecting plate, fixed to said turntable, rotatably mounted on the hole of said connecting plate, having said inlet and a first conduit coupled to said inlet; and a moving coupler rotatably inserted into a hollow formed on said fixed coupler, having an outlet coupled to said cylinder and a second conduit coupled to said first conduit while said moving coupler rotates within said hollow of fixed coupler.
  • 8. The apparatus of claim 6, with said moving coupler comprising a circular conduit formed on an outer circumferential surface of said moving coupler, coupling said first conduit of said fixed coupler to said second conduit of said moving coupler while said moving coupler rotates within said hollow of fixed coupler.
  • 9. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a first stopper fixed to said connecting plate, having a protrusion inserted into a recess formed on outer circumferential surface of said fixed coupler.
  • 10. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a second stopper fixed to said connecting plate of said main body, coupled to outer circumferential surface of said moving coupler.
  • 11. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a ring inserted between an outer circumferential surface of said fixed coupler and an inner circumferential surface of said connecting plate.
  • 12. A shearing apparatus, comprising:a bracket detachably attached to an external device; a main body formed in a single body, having a connecting plate connected to said bracket and a pair of supports extended from said connecting plate, said supports being parallel to each other; a stationary arm fixed to said supports; a moving arm rotatably attached to said supports, disposed to move between an open position and a closed position, rotating about a first axis passing through a center of a first pin coupling said moving arm to said supports; a cylinder rotatably mounted between said supports, having a cylinder rod extended from said cylinder and coupled to one end of said moving arm, moving said moving between said closed position and said open position while said cylinder rotates about a second axis passing through a center of a second pin coupling said cylinder to said supports; and a rotating unit rotatably coupling said main body to said bracket, said rotating unit having a motor attached to a turntable fixed to said bracket, a pinion connected to a shaft of said motor and rotated by said shaft of said motor, a swing gear fixed to said connecting plate of said main body and rotating about an axis passing through a center of said turntable by said pinion, and a swing gear guide attached to said bracket, disposed an outer circumferential surface of said swing gear, and slidably coupled to said outer circumferential surface of said swing gear.
  • 13. The apparatus of claim 12, with said first pin fixedly coupling said fixed arm to said supports and rotatably coupling said moving arm to said supports while a third pin couples said fixed arm to said supports.
  • 14. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a pair of cylinder pins inserted into cylinder holes formed on said supports, having a boss accommodating the insertion of said axle of said cylinder unit.
  • 15. The apparatus of claim 14, with said cylinder pins fixed to said supports while said axle is rotatably inserted inside of said boss.
  • 16. The apparatus of claim 12, with said swing gear disposed between said turntable of said bracket and said connecting plate of said main body.
  • 17. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a center joint connected to a connecting plate fixed to said main body and a turntable of said bracket, having an inlet connected to an external fluid supply, an outlet connected to said cylinder, and a plurality of conduits formed on said center jointer.
  • 18. The apparatus of claim 17, with said center joint comprising:a fixed coupler inserted central holes formed on both said turntable and said connecting plate, fixed to said turntable, rotatably mounted on the hole of said connecting plate, having said inlet and a first conduit coupled to said inlet; and a moving coupler rotatably inserted into a hollow formed on said fixed coupler, having an outlet coupled to said cylinder and a second conduit coupled to said first conduit while said moving coupler rotates within said hollow of fixed coupler.
  • 19. The apparatus of claim 18, with said moving coupler comprising a circular conduit formed on an outer circumferential surface of said moving coupler, coupling said first conduit of said fixed coupler to said second conduit of said moving coupler while said moving coupler rotates within said hollow of fixed coupler.
  • 20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a first stopper fixed to said connecting plate, having a protrusion inserted into a recess formed on outer circumferential surface of said fixed coupler.
  • 21. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a second stopper fixed to said connecting plate of said main body, coupled to outer circumferential surface of said moving coupler.
  • 22. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a ring inserted between said swing gear and said swing gear guide.
  • 23. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a ring inserted between an out circumferential surface of said fixed coupler and an inner circumferential surface of said connecting plate.
  • 24. A shearing apparatus, comprising:a bracket; a main body having a connecting plate rotatably coupled to said bracket, having a pair of supports extended from said connecting plate, a stationary arm fixed to said supports, a moving arm rotatably coupled to said supports, and a cylinder rotatably coupled to said supports and said moving arm; a first coupler attached to said bracket, having a first conduit formed within said first coupler and connected to an external fluid source; and a second coupler attached to said connecting plate of said main body, rotating around said first coupler, and having a second conduit formed within said second coupler, said second conduit having one end connected to said cylinder of said main body and the other end connected to said first conduit of said first coupler without discontinuity between said first conduit and said second conduit while said second coupler rotates together with said connecting plate of said main body around said first coupler.
  • 25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising an circular conduit formed on said first conduit of said first coupler, maintaining a connection between said first conduit and said second conduit while said second coupler rotates around said first coupler.
  • 26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a second circular conduit formed on another end of said second conduit, maintaining said connection between said first conduit and said second conduit while said second coupler rotates around said first coupler.
  • 27. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising:said first coupler having a hollow cylindrical body; said second coupler removably received by said first coupler; and said first conduit coupled to and communicated with said second conduit without discontinuity while said second coupler rotates around said first coupler.
  • 28. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising:a motor attached to said bracket; a pinion connected to and rotated by said motor; a gear attached to said connecting plate of said main body and coupled to said pinion, rotating by said pinion; and a guide fixed said bracket, disposed on an outer circumferential surface of said gear and slidably coupled to said outer circumferential surface of said gear.
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Number Name Date Kind
4961543 Sakato et al. Oct 1990
5894666 Hrusch Apr 1999