Double arbor vertical shape saw
AssigneeUsnr, LLC
InventorConrad Bullion
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system for shape sawing wood may include a feed unit and a saw box pivotably coupled to, and suspended from, one end of the feed unit. The saw box may be coupled to the side walls of the feed unit by pivot pins that define a rotational axis. A motor may be mounted to one side of the saw box to drive a saw arbor in rotation. The system may include an actuator that is selectively actuable to pivot the saw box about the rotational axis relative to the feed unit. Another actuator may be provided to move the saw box laterally along the pivot members. The feed unit may be slideably mounted on rails and selectively movable along the rails relative to a feed axis that extends through the saw box and the feed unit.
Claims17
A system for cutting a workpiece, wherein the workpiece is a log or a cant, the system comprising:
- a feed unit with first and second side walls and a first opening between said side walls, wherein the feed unit is operable to transport the workpiece longitudinally along a feed axis that extends through the first opening;
- a saw box configured to retain a first saw arbor and a second saw arbor between a first side and an opposite second side of the saw box, wherein the first and second sides are pivotably coupled to the side walls such that the saw box is suspended from the feed unit and the saw box is rotatable, relative to the feed unit, about a rotational axis that extends through the sides of the saw box;
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- a rail system having parallel rails that are oriented transverse to the feed axis, wherein the feed unit is slideably mounted to the rails and laterally movable along the rails relative to the feed axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.