Non-contact temperature sensor for saw guides

A system for monitoring temperatures of a saw blade in a saw arbor guide assembly, the system comprising:

• the saw blade;
• a saw guide, the saw guide comprising:
• first and second faces;
• and
• one or more sensor channels extending between the first and second faces;
• a pad extending across at least one of the first and second faces, wherein the pad comprises one or more pad channels and wherein the pad faces the saw blade;
• one or more temperature sensors, wherein each of the one or more temperature sensors comprises:
• a sensor body, the sensor body having a first diameter, wherein the sensor body is adapted to fit within at least a portion of one of the one or more sensor channels;
• a tip extending from the sensor body, the tip having a second diameter and is adapted to extend through one of the one or more pad channels and be spaced apart from the saw blade to provide a clearance between the tip and the saw blade, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter;
• a thermocouple enclosed within the tip, the thermocouple configured to measure the temperatures of the saw blade;
• and
• a transceiver for transmitting temperature data, the temperature data comprising the temperatures of the saw blade;
• and
• a gateway configured to receive the temperature data;
• wherein the sensor body is held within the one or more sensor channels through engagement of the sensor body against the pad.

An apparatus for a saw arbor guide assembly, the saw arbor guide assembly with one or more arbors and one or more guide posts, the apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of saw blades configured to be arranged on the one or more arbors;
• one or more saw guides configured to be arranged on the one or more guide posts, at least one of the one or more saw guides comprising:
• a first face and a second face;
• and
• a sensor channel extending between the first face and the second face;
• a pad extending across at least one of the first face and the second face, wherein the pad comprises a pad channel and wherein the pad faces a corresponding one of the plurality of saw blades;
• and
• a temperature sensor comprising:
• a sensor body, the sensor body having a first diameter, wherein the sensor body is adapted to fit within at least a portion of the sensor channel;
• a tip extending from the sensor body, the tip having a second diameter and is adapted to extend through the pad channel and be spaced apart from the corresponding one of the plurality of saw blades to provide a clearance between the tip and the corresponding one of the plurality of saw blades, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter;
• a thermocouple enclosed within the tip, the thermocouple configured to measure a temperature of the corresponding one of the plurality of saw blades;
• and
• a transceiver for transmitting temperature data, the temperature data comprising the temperature of the corresponding one of the plurality of saw blades;
• wherein the sensor body is held within the sensor channel through engagement of the sensor body against the pad.