US 3,994,326 AGranted

Grooving machine

OwnerChester A. Sarteninventor

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Abstract

The disclosure relates to a grooving machine and more particularly for making grooves in wooden or other similar members so as to provide for the fitting of partitions in the manufacturing of boxes, or the grooves may be used for supporting shelves or any other suitable structure as desired. The grooving machine having a novel tilting cable adapted to tiltably adjust the peripheries of rotary cutters rotatably mounted on an axis generally fixed relative to the frame of the machine and wherein fluid actuated cylinders clamp work being grooved onto a movable carriage which is operated by another fluid actuated cylinder mounted on the pivoted carriage support of the frame and wherein limit stop members are operable to limit actuation of the fluid actuating means to move the carriage backward and forward certain distances relative to the rotary cutters aforementioned.

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Dependent claims

In a grooving machine a frame;

a carriage support;
pivot means having a substantially horizontal axis and pivotally connecting said carriage support to said frame;
substantially horizontal elongated carriage track means having a longitudinal axis disposed at substantially right angles to said axis of said pivot means;
a carriage movably mounted on said track means and disposed to move thereon and in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis;
holding means on said carriage for holding a wooden or like member securely thereon;
a rotary cutter assembly mounted on said frame and disposed above said carriage;
said rotary cutter assembly having a rotary axis disposed at substantially right angles to said longitudinal axis of said track means;
said carriage support having a movable portion spaced from said pivot means in a direction laterally relative to said horizontal axis of said pivot means;
adjustable means cooperable with said frame and said carriage support, said adjustable means disposed and adapted to adjustably maintain said movable portion of said carriage support in various spaced positions relative to said frame whereby the spaced relation of said carriage relative to said cutter assembly may be adjusted.

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