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US 8,434,532 B2Granted
Two knee log carriage for optimum scanning
AssigneeMaxi Mill, Inc.
InventorsStanford Neglay, Donald Neglay, Michael Warren, Jeffery Warren, John Detroit, Robert Presley
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Abstract
A log carriage employs a fixed knee and a second, movable knee adapted to move along at least a portion of the length of a log, to enable optimal positioning and minimizing knee interference with scanning of the log.
Claims22
A log carriage, comprising
- a first, knee mounted in relation to the carriage;
- and
- a second, movable knee, mounted in movable relation relative to the carriage, adapted for translational movement of the second knee along a portion of a length of the carriage on a cutting translation axis of the carriage to alter a distance between said first and second knee for optimal positioning along a length direction of a log to be put onto the carriage.
A log carriage system, comprising:
- a carriage adapted for translational movement relative to a saw;
- a fixed knee mounted in relation to the carriage;
- a movable knee, mounted in movable relation relative to the carriage, adapted for translational movement of the movable knee along a portion of a length of the carriage for altering a distance between said fixed knee and said movable knee for positioning relative to a log to be put onto the carriage, said movement being along a length direction of the log;
- and
- an actuator in relation to said movable knee, for effecting said translational movement of said movable knee along said portion of said length of the carriage.
2 more elements
A method of operating a log carriage for accomplishing sawing operations on a log, comprising:
- providing a fixed knee;
- providing a movable knee adapted for moving closer to or farther away from said fixed knee along a length direction of the log;
- moving said movable knee to a position based on dimensions of a log to be placed on the carriage;
- and
- receiving the log on the carriage.
2 more elements
A log carriage, consisting of:
- two knees, a first of said knees mounted in fixed relation to the carriage;
- and
- a second of said knees being a movable knee, mounted in movable relation relative to the carriage, adapted for translational movement of the second knee along a portion of a length of the carriage to alter a distance between said first and second knee for optimal positioning along a length direction of a log to be put onto the carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.