Foam contour-cutting machine
OwnerSorin Adrian MUNTEANUinventor
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Abstract
A contour-cutting machine for cutting a foam block, such as a polyurethane foam block into foam rows, such as pillows, has high productivity. The contour-cutting machine has multiple cutting tools that can be operated simultaneously to cut the foam block. Each cutting tool has a blade that cuts through the foam block. For example, an upper cutting tool and a lower cutting tool mounted over a pillar one above each other can be positioned at a predefined distance from each other and locked together. Each cycle of the process makes two cuts with the two cutting tools in the foam block.
Claims14
A contour-cutting foam machine comprising:
- a platform mounted over rails, the rails mounted over a frame, the platform configured to move horizontally over the rails;
- two vertical pillars, spaced apart from each other, mounted to the frame;
- and
- a plurality of cutting tools mounted over the two vertical pillars, each cutting tool of the plurality of cutting tools is configured to move up and down over the two vertical pillars, and a blade is coupled to each cutting tool of the two vertical pillars, the blade is configured to cut a foam block, wherein blades mounted to the plurality of cutting tools are aligned parallel to each other.
A method of cutting a foam block using a contour-cutting foam machine into rows, the method comprises:
- providing the contour-cutting foam machine comprising:
- a platform mounted over rails, the rails mounted over a frame, the platform configured to move horizontally over the rails,
- two vertical pillars, spaced apart from each other, mounted to the frame, and
- a plurality of cutting tools mounted over the two vertical pillars, each cutting tool of the plurality of cutting tools is configured to move up and down over the two vertical pillars, and a blade is coupled to each cutting tool of the two vertical pillars, the blade is configured to cut a foam block, wherein blades mounted to the plurality of cutting tools are aligned parallel to each other;
- placing the foam block onto the platform;
- and
- cutting the foam block into rows by the plurality of cutting tools.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.