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US 2006/0000337 A1Published application
Band saw with safety system
AssigneeSd3, LLC
InventorStephen Gass
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Abstract
A band saw including a frame, at least two, spaced apart, rotatable wheels supported by the frame, a blade looped around the wheels, where rotation of at least one wheel causes the blade to move around the wheels, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system configured to engage and stop the blade within 10 milliseconds after detection of the dangerous condition is disclosed. The reaction system may be configured to cut and grip the blade.
Claims20
A band saw comprising:
- a frame;
- at least two, spaced apart, rotatable wheels supported by the frame;
- a blade looped around the wheels, where rotation of at least one wheel causes the blade to move around the wheels;
- a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade;
- and
- a reaction system configured to cut the blade upon detection of the dangerous condition.
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The band saw of claim 10, where the surface is curved.
A band saw comprising:
- a frame;
- at least two, spaced apart, rotatable wheels supported by the frame;
- a blade looped around the wheels, where rotation of at least one wheel causes the blade to move around the wheels;
- a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade;
- and
- reaction means for cutting the blade upon detection of the dangerous condition.
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A band saw comprising:
- a frame;
- at least two, spaced apart, rotatable wheels supported by the frame;
- a blade looped and tensioned around the wheels, where rotation of at least one wheel causes the blade to move around the wheels;
- a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade;
- and
- a reaction system configured to release tension of the blade around the wheels upon detection of the dangerous condition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.