Saw Blade Tooth-Back Hard Material Joining Without Post-Grinding

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for joining hard material bodies to saw blade teeth are limited by the space available on the tooth face and require additional processing steps to form a cutting geometry, with the back of the tooth being an underutilized area for attachment.

Innovation Solution

Joining hard material bodies to the back of the tooth, using a welding device with a welding electrode and forming a welding initiation approach on either the tooth or the hard material body to enhance electrical contact resistance and facilitate resistance welding, allowing for efficient attachment without the need for further grinding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If hard material bodies are attached to the tooth face, then the cutting geometry can be formed, but the available space is limited by tooth height and distance to the preceding tooth

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveavailable space on tooth faceVSAvoidadditional grinding steps required
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies inversion by attaching the hard material body to the tooth back instead of the traditional tooth face. This reverses the attachment location from the front surface to the rear surface of the tooth, thereby utilizing previously unused space and eliminating the need for post-attachment grinding to form cutting geometry.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Strength

If resistance welding is used to join hard material bodies to teeth, then a strong bond is achieved, but welding initiation requires sufficient electrical contact resistance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebond strength between hard material body and toothVSAvoidwelding initiation difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating a welding initiation approach with specific geometric features (protrusions or recesses) at the contact point between the hard material body and tooth. This localized geometric modification increases electrical contact resistance precisely where needed for welding initiation, while maintaining the overall strength of the bond through resistance welding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This method allows for effective attachment of hard material bodies to the back of the tooth, eliminating the need for additional grinding and optimizing the cutting and sliding properties of the saw blade, while ensuring a strong and durable bond.

Implementation Method 1

the welding objects are melted at the welding point by supplying energy

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectJoule heating: Joule Heating

Implementation Method 2

the respective hard material body and the respective tooth are joined to one another by resistance welding

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectResistance welding: Welding

Implementation Method 3

which is favorable for the heat input into the workpieces by initiating a welding pulse

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical resistance: Electrical Resistance

Implementation Method 4

the weld initiation approach is melted more and more and thereby fuses with the pressed hard material body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelting: Melting

Data Source

PatentEP3840903B1Method for joining hard material bodies to teeth of a saw blade, device for carrying out this process, and saw blade
Publication Date: 2023.11.15 CREDE VERMOGENSVERWALTUNGS GMBH CO KG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for joining hard material bodies (4) to teeth (6) of a saw blade (8), in particular of a band saw blade or circular saw blade, wherein each tooth has a tooth face (110) and a tooth back (100), and the method has the following steps: bringing each tooth (6) of the saw blade (8) into a working region (10); guiding each hard material body (4) towards the tooth (6) located in the working region (10); advancing a joining device (24) into the working region (10); joining the hard material body (4) to the tooth (6) located in the working region (10); and withdrawing the joining device (24) out of the working region (10). According to the invention, each hard material body (4) is joined to the tooth back (100) of each tooth (6).