Single setup shaper sander
AssigneeVoorwood Company
InventorAdam Britton
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Abstract
A single station shaper sander that uses a quick change retractable shaper and a quick change retractable profile sander is described. The shaper generates a profile in a substrate, and then the sander sands the profile in the substrate without intermediate removal of the substrate. Both the shaper and sander are retractable, moving away from the substrate when retracted, and are moved into contact with the substrate when engaged. Either an operator or automatic controls may be used to engage and retract the shaper or sander, so as to minimize operator access to dangerous moving surfaces on either. Further, each sander or shaper may have removable tools that are temporarily affixed to a spindle, affording tool changes of 15 seconds or less.
Claims17
An apparatus for shaping and sanding a substrate, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a shaper attached to the frame, the shaper having a shaper engaged position;
- and
- a sander attached to the frame, the sander having a sander engaged position;
- whereby the shaper cuts a profile in a substrate when the shaper is in the shaper engaged position;
- wherein the sander sands the profile in the substrate when the sander is in the sander engaged position;
- wherein the substrate may be shaped and sanded without intermediate removal of the substrate;
- wherein the substrate translates relative to the frame;
- and
- wherein the retractable shaper and the retractable sander have the same profile.
A shaper sander station, comprising:
- a frame;
- a movable table that linearly translates relative to the frame, in an {right arrow over (X)} direction;
- means for shaping a profile, said means for shaping attached to the frame;
- and
- means for sanding the profile, said means for sanding attached to the frame;
- wherein the means for shaping the profile comprises a mill;
- wherein the means for shaping is actuated by an air cylinder between an extended and a retracted position.
An apparatus for shaping and sanding a substrate, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a shaper attached to the frame, the shaper having a shaper engaged position;
- and
- a sander attached to the frame, the sander having a sander engaged position;
- wherein the shaper cuts a profile in a substrate when the shaper is in the shaper engaged position;
- wherein the sander sands the profile in the substrate when the sander is in the sander engaged position;
- wherein the substrate may be shaped and sanded without intermediate removal of the substrate;
- wherein the shaper and the sander have the same profile;
- wherein the substrate translates relative to the frame on a movable table;
- and
- wherein the substrate is removably clamped to the movable table.
A shaper sander station, comprising:
- a frame;
- a movable table that linearly translates relative to the frame, in an {right arrow over (X)} direction;
- means for shaping a profile, said means for shaping attached to the frame;
- and
- means for sanding the profile, said means for sanding attached to the frame;
- wherein the means for shaping the profile comprises a mill;
- wherein the means for shaping is actuated by an air cylinder between an extended and a retracted position;
- and
- wherein the means for sanding is actuated by an air cylinder between an extended and a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.