Blade honing apparatus and cutting apparatus incorporating same

摘要

A honing apparatus includes a sharpening stone that has a sharpening surface configured to sharpen the edge of the blade upon engaging contact with the edge of the blade. A frame is operatively coupled to the sharpening stone, and a weight element is supported by the frame and positioned so as to urge the sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade. The frame may be pivotally coupled to a fixed element at a pivoting location, and the weight element may be positioned so as to create a moment about the pivoting location, with the moment urging the sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade.

主权项

1. A honing apparatus for use with an edge of a running blade, comprising:
a sharpening stone having a sharpening surface configured to sharpen the edge of the blade upon engaging contact therewith; a frame operatively coupled to said sharpening stone, wherein said frame is pivotally coupled to a fixed element at a pivoting location; a weight element supported by said frame and positioned so as to rotate said frame and thereby urge said sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade, and a linkage coupled to said frame and to said sharpening stone and disposed between said frame and said sharpening stone, said weight element urging said sharpening stone toward the edge of the blade through said linkage.