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US 11,213,970 B2Granted
Apparatus for optimized wood production in a chop saw
AssigneeEagle Machinery & Supply, Inc.
InventorsKirk Spillman, Todd Spillman
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Abstract
An automated crosscut saw system utilizing a wood scanning unit to optimize the cuts in a particular piece of wood to remove defects or flaws and a method of use therefor is provided. The automated saw system has the ability to scan and cut a piece of wood simultaneously or in rapid succession without the need for scanning the entire length of the wood prior to cutting. Further, the automated saw system may eliminate the need for a secondary feeder and secondary queue.
Claims25
An automated saw system comprising:
- a scanning unit having at least one optical scanner, the scanning unit operationally connected to a saw unit;
- a path defined through the scanning unit and the saw unit;
- at least one servo motor operationally connected to at least one roller set;
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- a saw blade within the cutting unit operable to cut a first end of a piece of wood while a second end of the piece of wood is simultaneously scanned by the at least one optical scanner.
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An optimized wood cutting system comprising:
- a scanning unit having at least one optical scanner, the scanning unit operationally connected to a transition unit and a saw unit;
- a path defined through the scanning unit, transition unit, and the saw unit;
- a plurality of servo motors operationally connected to a plurality of roller sets, with each of the plurality of servo motors corresponding to one of the plurality of roller sets;
- a saw blade within the cutting unit operable to cut one of a first end of a first piece of wood while a second end of the first piece of wood is simultaneously scanned by the at least one optical scanner and the second end of the first piece of wood while a first end of a second piece of wood is simultaneously scanned by the at least one optical scanner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.