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US 2016/0257020 A1Published application
Trunnion edger and method of edging lumber
AssigneeBaxley Equipment Co.
InventorRussell R. Kennedy
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Abstract
Provided are a trunnion edger and a method of edging lumber using the trunnion edger. The trunnion edger includes a lineal edger frame, a pivotable saw box constructed to saw lumber within the lineal edger frame, a trunnion mount constructed outside the lineal edger frame for skewing the edger frame around a central axis and in relation to the lineal edger frame, an actuator for skewing the edger frame, and a computer in communication with the actuator
Claims16
A trunnion edger comprising:
- a lineal edger frame;
- a pivotable saw box constructed to saw lumber within the lineal edger frame;
- a trunnion mount constructed outside the lineal edger frame for skewing the saw box around a central axis and in relation to the lineal edger frame;
- an actuator for skewing the saw box;
- and
- a computer in communication with the actuator.
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A method of cutting using a trunnion edger comprising:
- providing a trunnion edger comprising:
- a lineal edger frame;
- a pivotable saw box constructed to saw lumber within the lineal edger frame;
- a trunnion mount constructed outside the lineal edger frame for skewing the saw box around a central axis and in relation to the lineal edger frame;
- an actuator for skewing the saw box;
- and
- a computer in communication with the actuator;
- measuring a lumber piece being conveyed on a conveyor using an optimizer connected to the computer;
- skewing the saw box using the actuator;
- and
- cutting the lumber piece using the saw box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.