Method of cutting substantially horizontal cantilevered objects such as logs, and apparatus for carrying out the method
US4513799A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/7114
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cutting horizontal, cantilevering objects of splittable material, such as de-barked tree trunks and the like is carried out with the aid of a guided, endless circulating saw chain (10), the upper cutting part of which is moved from below and upwards through the object. The lower edge portions of the cut surfaces at the cut are allowed to bear against each other under the action of the bending moment of the cantilevering object, while the return portion of the saw chain in the cutting area is kept free from the cut surfaces. The saw chain is guided by a chain guide (12) extending curvilinearly under the object and guides the return part of the chain. The chain guide and the guided return part are both outside and below the object during the whole of the cutting operation, while the upper cutting portion of the chain runs straight between the end points of the curved portion of the chain guide. Towards the end of the cutting operation, the part of the object not yet sawn through is subjected solely to short-duration tensional stress and substantially not to bending stress, whereby splitting the material is avoided.
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