CUTTER ASSEMBLY WITH FREEWHEELING CUTTING ELEMENTS

摘要

A universal cutter assembly comprising a transport device carrying a plurality of freewheeling cutters mounted to freely rotate about an axis, where the axis is canted about two angles with respect to the surface being cut and a line of action imparted by the transport device.

主权项

1. A cutter assembly for earthen materials comprising:
a transport device carrying a plurality of cutting stations so as to drive the cutting stations in a direction of movement, each cutting station including at least one freewheeling cutter that is freely rotatable about a respective axis of rotation, wherein: the respective cutter axis of rotation of at least a portion of the freewheeling cutters is canted by a tilt angle toward a plane of the surface being cut and is also canted by a side angle toward the direction of movement; and each freewheeling cutter includes a cutting surface comprising cutter points that point outward from the respective cutter axis of rotation, the cutter points being disposed at an angle relative to the cutter axis of rotation.