Continuous cutting machine for stone and building materials

A cutting machine for petrous and building materials, comprising:

• first endless conveyor belt means made up of a plurality of plates which extend transversely of the direction of travel of the conveyor belt means and are journalled together, each plate having a central projection extending in the direction of travel, said central projections together forming a longitudinal partition which acts to divide the upper strand of the conveyor belt means into two zones;
• a cutting member positioned above the upper strand of the first endless conveyor belt means for cutting petrous or building material being transported on said upper strand;
• second endless conveyor belt means aligned with the first endless conveyor belt means at the discharge end thereof, to receive and convey cut petrous or building material that has been conveyed by the first endless conveyor belt means to the discharge end thereof;
• and third endless conveyor belt means aligned with the second endless conveyor belt means at the discharge end thereof, to receive and convey cut petrous or building material that has been conveyed by the second endless conveyor belt means to the discharge end thereof, said third endless conveyor belt means comprising at least two parallel endless belts having a space therebetween for permitting waste material to fall from the third endless conveyor belt means.