Double arbor vertical shape saw
AssigneeUsnr, LLC
InventorConrad Bullion
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for shape sawing wood. Specifically, embodiments include an infeed with laterally displaceable positioning rolls and a longitudinal axis between the positioning rolls. The embodiments further include a saw box with a frame and a plurality of saws coupled with a plurality of vertical arbors within the frame. In certain embodiments, the frame is operable to move laterally or rotationally with respect to a horizontal axis of rotation.
Claims26
An infeed unit for a wood processing apparatus, the infeed comprising:
- a first positioning roll and a second positioning roll disposed on opposite first and second sides, respectively, of a longitudinal center of a feed path;
- a first lever coupled with the first positioning roll;
- a second lever coupled with the second positioning roll, wherein the first and second levers are pivotably coupled together and rotatable around a common pivot axis;
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- an actuator coupled with the first lever and second lever, the actuator operable to rotate the first and second levers around the common pivot axis to thereby laterally reposition the first positioning roll and the second positioning roll relative to the longitudinal center of the feed path.
A method of providing an infeed for a wood processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- coupling a first lever with a first positioning roll;
- coupling a second lever with a second positioning roll, wherein the first and second positioning rolls are disposed on opposite first and second sides, respectively, of a longitudinal center of a feed path;
- pivotably coupling the first and second levers together, such that the first and second levers are rotatable around a common pivot axis;
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- coupling an actuator with the first lever and the second lever, wherein the actuator is operable to rotate the levers around the common pivot axis to thereby laterally reposition the first positioning roll and the second positioning roll relative to the longitudinal center of the feed path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.