Cutting machine for the cutting of blocks of material
AssigneeFecken-Kirfel GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsMichael Tillman, Helmut Tönnes
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Abstract
The cutting machine comprises a horizontal knife (17) for cutting a block (40) into plates (41). To allow for removal of a stack of plates (42) before the whole block (40) has been cut, a removal means comprising a removal conveyor (32) is provided. After completion of the last cut, the knife (17), after reversal of its cutting edge, will be entered into the cutting gap (43) again and be lifted, thus allowing a separating member (34) of the removal conveyor (32) to enter the resultant gap (44). By driving the conveyer belt (12), the stack of plates (42) is transferred onto the removal conveyor (32).
Claims6
A cutting machine for cutting blocks of material into plates and forming stacks of said plates, said cutting machine comprising:
- a knife for cutting horizontally through a block, said knife extending transversely across the working width of the machine and being arranged for horizontal movement relative to the block,
- a removal means comprising a height-adjustable removal conveyor and a separating member arranged to grip under, lift and transfer a stack of plates onto the removal conveyor, wherein the knife being controlled in such a manner that, after completion of a cut through the block, the knife being reversed and entering the block again, and finally being moved upwards and lifting the stack of plates from the, and
- a horizontal cutting machine and a contour cutting machine for vertical cutting are arranged in series relative to each other, and that the removal means cooperates with the horizontal cutting machine and is operative to transfer the stack of plates taken over therefrom to the contour cutting machine.
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