Band saw blade manufacturing method
AssigneeIseli & Co. AG
InventorBenno Iseli
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Abstract
A method of and apparatus for handling a band saw for the purposes of effecting manufacturing and/or repair operations upon the band saw characterized by, during such manufacturing and/or repair operations upon the band saw (5), supporting the band saw in such manner that the weight of the band saw (5) is not carried by an edge of the band saw (5). The support includes rotatable supports (24, 25) for supporting the band saw; the rotatable supports being positionally adjustable to accommodate differing band saw lengths; and in that adjustments are provided for enabling the rotatable supports to be displaced to advance the band saw to a machining station (22) for defining a working station/position at which a manufacturing and/or repair operation can be effected.
Claims8
A method of handling a band saw for finishing saw teeth of the band saw, comprising the steps of:
- mounting the band saw upon a pair of rotatable supports positionally adjustable relative to each other to accommodate mounting and unloading different lengths of band saw, positioning said supports in a generally horizontal arrangement;
- raising the rotatable supports and a band saw carried thereby to such level with respect to a work position so that a lower length of the band saw is presented to said work position;
- advancing the supports and the thus mounted band saw to the work position at which the band saw can be subjected to at least one finishing operation;
- and effecting finishing operations comprising executing sharpening operations on at least one working face of each of the teeth of the band saw.
A method of handling a band saw comprising the steps of mounting the band saw upon a pair of rotatable supports positionally adjustable relative to each other to accommodate mounting and unloading different lengths of band saw, positioning said supports in a generally horizontal arrangement, raising the rotatable supports and a band saw carried thereby to such level with respect to a work position so that a lower length of the band saw is presented to said work position;
- advancing the supports and the thus mounted band saw to the work position at which the band saw can be subjected to at least one finishing operation;
- and executing finishing operations on at least one working face of each of the teeth of the band saw.
An apparatus for handling a band saw for the purposes of mounting, effecting finishing operations upon the band saw at a work station and unloading the band saw, comprising:
- a plurality of adjustable and rotatably indexing supports for mounting a band saw in a generally horizontal setting at said work station, each support including an axis of rotation and a contacting surface for contacting the band saw so that the weight of the band saw is not carried by an edge of the saw;
- a supporting frame for positioning the supports relative to the work station so that said finishing operations can be carried out upon a length of the band saw that is uppermost as the band saw is mounted upon the supports, and an adjustment means for enabling positional adjustment of the separation of the axes of rotation of the supports to accommodate mounting and unloading differing band saw lengths;
- and displacement means for axially displacing the rotatable supports towards and away from said work station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.