Apparatus and method for sanding edges of a panel
AssigneeTacha Holdings Inc.
InventorCarlos Ribeiro
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Abstract
Described herein is an apparatus for sanding an edge of a panel. The apparatus includes a base having a horizontal support surface for supporting the panel, and a fence mounted to the base. The fence has a vertical guide surface for engaging the edge of the panel. The fence also has at least one vertical slot along the vertical guide surface. The apparatus also includes at least one orbital sander positioned within the vertical slot for sanding the edge of the panel, and a linear actuator for reciprocating the orbital sander within the vertical slot along a vertical path. In use, the panel is moved along the base and the panel edge engages the fence while the sander oscillates and reciprocates to sand the panel edge.
Claims20
An apparatus for sanding an edge of a panel, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base having a horizontal support surface for supporting the panel;
- (b) a fence mounted to the base and having a vertical guide surface for engaging the edge of the panel, the fence having at least one vertical slot along the vertical guide surface;
- (c) at least one orbital sander positioned within the vertical slot for sanding the edge of the panel;
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- (d) a linear actuator for reciprocating the orbital sander within the vertical slot along a vertical path.
An apparatus for sanding a panel, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base having a support surface for supporting the panel;
- (b) a fence having a guide surface transverse to the support surface of the base for engaging an edge of the panel, the fence having a sanding slot along the guide surface;
- (c) a sander positioned within the sanding slot for sanding the edge of the panel, the sander being configured to oscillate with a first range of motion;
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- (d) a linear actuator for reciprocating the sander within the sanding slot along a linear path that is parallel to the guide surface, the linear actuator having a second range of motion that is greater than the first range of motion.
A method for sanding an edge of a panel, the method comprising:
- (a) feeding the panel along a support surface;
- (b) guiding the edge of the panel along a guide surface that is transverse to the support surface;
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- (c) sanding the edge of the panel using a sander traveling along a sanding path that is parallel to the guide surface and transverse to the support surface, the sanding path being defined by a combination of:
- (i) an oscillating motion having a first range of motion, and
- (ii) a linear reciprocation having a second range of motion that is greater than the first range of motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.