Apparatus for cutting pipe insulation
OwnerWilliam Lawrence Davisinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for making semi-circular pipe insulation segments from a block of foamed glass or like foamed, expanded or cellular plastics or elastomers comprising reciprocating adjustable cutter members mounted on a reciprocating frame structure which cutter member travels in an arcuate path through the block placed below the cutter members.
Claims3
An apparatus for cutting semi-circular segments of foamed glass or like insulation material from a block of foamed glass or like insulation material, said apparatus comprising a stationary vertically extending framework including pairs of spaced apart supports, a conveyor belt assembly having a conveyor belt traveling between said pairs of spaced apart supports for supporting a block thereon, a rigid reciprocating framework mounted for movement between said pairs of spaced apart supports, parallel saw carrying elements mounted above and on each side of said block for simultaneous, some directional movement with said reciprocating framework, two or more rigid, straight saw blades adjustably parallelly mounted between said saw carrying elements, wherein one of said saw carrying elements comprises pairs of parallel rods and a brace member adjacent one of said rods, said rods and said brace perpendicularly attached to end plates to form a slot between said rods and a second slot between said brace and said adjacent slot, and said saw blades each having one end mounted in a different slot then said other blade, and means for rotating said saw carrying elements to cut semi-circular segments from said stationary block of insulation material when said reciprocating framework is reciprocated.
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