Method and apparatus for cutting tenons
AssigneeMedalist Industries, Inc.
InventorsRonald J. Morasch, Robert J. Webb
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for cutting tenons in the ends of workpieces in which the workpiece is advanced on a rectilinear path, one or more cutting tools are reciprocated on a transverse rectilinear path which intersects the ends of the workpieces and the speed of advance of the workpieces and the speed of reciprocation of the cutting tools are varied so that the cutting tools have an effective undulating cutting path with respect to the workpieces, thus forming a series of spaced tenons thereon.
Claims19
A method of cutting tenons in the ends of workpieces and comprising the steps of advancing the workpiece on a substantially rectilinear path, reciprocating a cutting tool on a transverse, substantially rectilinear path which intersects the workpiece for a distance inwardly of its edge equal to the length of a tenon and concurrently varying the speed of advance of the workpiece and the speed of reciprocation of the cutting tool so that the cutting tool has an effective undulating cutting path with respect to the workpiece which is a composite of the variation in workpiece speed and cutting tool speed, thus forming a series of spaced tenons thereon.
Apparatus for cutting a series of tenons on the edge of a workpiece and comprising a conveyor for advancing the workpiece on a substantially rectilinear path, a cutting tool and tool transport mechanism for reciprocating said tool on a transverse substantially rectilinear path which intersects the workpiece for a distance inwardly of its edge equal to the length of a tenon, and means for concurrently varying the speed of said conveyor and said tool transport mechanism so that the cutting tool has an effective undulating cutting path with respect to the workpiece which is a composite of the variation in workpiece speed and cutting tool speed, thus forming a series of spaced tenons thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.