US3587379A - Device to maintain constant tension on dual slice blade - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
- B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
- B26D1/46—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having an endless band-knife or the like
- B26D1/48—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having an endless band-knife or the like with tensioning means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23D53/00—Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw-blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting
- B23D53/005—Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw-blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting with a plurality of band saw blades or band saw blades having plural cutting zones, e.g. contiguous oppositely-moving saw blade portions
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23D55/00—Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts
- B23D55/10—Sawing machines or sawing devices working with strap saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts of devices for tensioning strap saw blades
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T83/00—Cutting
- Y10T83/707—By endless band or chain knife
- Y10T83/7158—Including plural cutting zones
- Y10T83/7164—With adjustment of separation between zones
- Y10T83/717—By lever means
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T83/00—Cutting
- Y10T83/707—By endless band or chain knife
- Y10T83/7158—Including plural cutting zones
- Y10T83/7164—With adjustment of separation between zones
- Y10T83/7176—By screw-threaded means
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- Apparatus for slicing articles which comprises an endless bandsaw blade, means mounting said bandsaw blade so as to present two-spaced parallel passes for slicing, said mounting means placing a predetermined tension in the blade, means for varying the distance between said twospaced passes, and means for maintaining the tension in said blade constant when the distance between said bandsaw blade passes are varied.
- apparatus ac cording to the invention may comprise an endless bandsaw blade, means mounting said bandsaw blade so as to present two-spaced parallel passes for slicing, said means placing a predetermined tension on the blade, means for varying the distances between said two-spaced passes and means for maintaining the tension in said blade constant when the distance between said bandsaw blade passes is varied.
- FIG. I is a front elevation view of a portion of apparatus according to the invention showing two of the four bandsaw blade mounting drums.
- FIG. 2 is a plan of the apparatus taken along line 2-2 of FIG. I.
- FIG. 3 is a view in closeup of a portion of the apparatus taken along line 3-3 of FIG. I.
- FIG. AI is a front elevation view of the apparatus.
- apparatus according to the invention comprises an endless bandsaw blade I0 mounted across and between four drums, I2, Id, I6, and I6 respectively, as best shown in FIG. d.
- the two passes of the bandsaw blade I0 designated 20 and 22 respectively, are parallel to one another between drums I4 and I6. It is these two passes that are operable to slice objects advanced therepast.
- the instant apparatus is generally used in conjunction with bun makeup and packaging machinery wherein a succession of buns to be sliced are advanced past the operable edge of the lower pass of the bandsaw blade by a conveyor assembly 2Al.
- a conveyor assembly 2Al a conveyor assembly
- the blade I0 and the four mounting drums are spaced such that the lower pass 22 of the blade will slice a bun being advanced therepast by the conveyor assembly the buns passing underneath the upper pass 20 of the bandsaw blade resulting in a single slice being placed in the bun.
- apparatus that is operable to provide a double slice, i.e. that cuts a bun into three layers. This can be done by utilizing both passes of a single bandsaw blade rather than just one. And, the industry has been seeking an effective slicing apparatus that is adjustable to provide either a single or a double slice.
- two slices can be placed in a bun if the upper pass 20 of the bandsaw blade can be lowered into the path of buns being advanced past the bandsaw blade by conveyor assembly 24, as shown in phantom in FIG. d. This may be affected by lowering drums Id and I6, thus moving bandsaw blade pass 20 towards pass 22. It is apparent, however, that if no other steps are taken this will place a large amount of additional tension on bandsaw blade 10 and make it readily susceptible to breakage.
- drum M includes a mounting block 26 mounted for slideable movement in a pair of opposed brackets 22 and 30.
- Block 26 and, therefore, drum Id is adjustable vertically by a shaft 32 having a threaded end M that is mounted in a threaded bore 36 tapped in the center of block 26.
- Shaft 32 is rotated by means of a sprocket 38 mounted on the upper end thereof and a chain d0 mounted over sprocket 38.
- a handle 42 is: provided at the end of the first-named shah 32 and drums I4 and I6 are raiseable and lowerable in unison by manipulation of the handle 42, maintaining upper pass 20 parallel to lower pass 22 as it is adjusted with respect thereto.
- the raising and lowering of drums M and I6 would either break the blade in the case of lowering the drums, or render it too slack for cutting in the case of raising the drums.
- Drum I2 includes a block so mounted thereon, which block is mounted for movement in opposed brackets db and 50.
- Tension compensating combination M includes a chain 52 connected to the lower end of block 26 as shown in FIG. I. Chain $6 is passed around idler sprockets 54 and 56 and connected to an adjustable length connecting rod 52.
- a first pivotal member 60 is pivotally mounted at 62 adjacent drum M and connected at M to the upper end of connecting rod 52.
- the other end of pivotal member 60) includes a mounting means 66 for receiving one end of a spring 6d.
- the other end of spring as is connected to a mounting member 70 mounted in turn to a second pivotal member 72 pivotally mounted at M adjacent to drum I2.
- a chain 76 is mounted at one end thereof to mounting means 72. Chain 76 is passed around an idler sprocket 7b and connected to one end of mounting block 46.
- drums M and B6 are lowered by manipulation of handle 42 to place upper pass 20 in slicing position, the lowering of drum id simultaneously places additional tension in blade it), which tension exerts a pulling force on drum l2, and lets out chain 2.
- the relationship between the distance of the movement of drum l2 and drum M depends on the change in length of combination 44, which is due to the change in length of spring 68 to compensate for the changing in the wrap of upper pass 20 around runs 143 and 16 as the latter is lowered or raised.
- the spring is shortened to take tension out of combination to compensate for added tension imposed on blade 10 by the lowering of the drums H4 and H6.
- Spring 68 also takes up transient forces placed in the blade when handle 32 is first turned.
- the level of tension of blade 10 can be controlled by adjusting the length of connecting rod 5%.
- Apparatus for slicing articles which comprises:
- said mounting means including four movable drums arranged such that said blade passes around two of said drums and contacts the other two of said drums to form said two parallel-spaced passes, and
- said means for varying the spacing between the two-spaced passes including means for moving two of the drums.
- Apparatus for slicing articles comprising:
- said mounting means comprising four drums arranged such that said blade passes around two of said drums forming said two parallel-spaced passes and the other two of said drums engage the upper pass of said blade, and
- said means for varying the spacing between the two-spaced passes comprises means for vertically moving said drums engaging said upper pass of said blade.
- said means for maintaining the tension in said blade constant includes means interconnecting one of said drums engaging said upper pass of said blade and one of said drums forming the two parallel-spaced passes.
- said means interconnecting the drums includes a spring which adjusts the position of one drum with respect to the other when said other drum is moved to vary the distance between said passes of said blade.
- said means for maintaining the tension in said blade constant includes means interconnecting one of said drums contacting said blade and one of said drums which said blade passes around.
- said means interconnecting the drums includes a spring which adjusts the position of one drum with respect to the other when said other drum is moved to vary the distance between said passes of said blade.
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GB2180439A (en) * | 1985-09-17 | 1987-04-01 | Jongerius Bv | Bread slicing machine |
EP0930138A2 (en) * | 1998-01-19 | 1999-07-21 | Edward L. Baker | Band saw for cutting multiple boards simultaneously |
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GB2180439A (en) * | 1985-09-17 | 1987-04-01 | Jongerius Bv | Bread slicing machine |
EP0930138A2 (en) * | 1998-01-19 | 1999-07-21 | Edward L. Baker | Band saw for cutting multiple boards simultaneously |
US6230602B1 (en) * | 1998-01-19 | 2001-05-15 | Edward L. Baker | Resaw for cutting multiple boards simultaneously |
EP0930138A3 (en) * | 1998-01-19 | 2002-05-02 | Edward L. Baker | Band saw for cutting multiple boards simultaneously |
AU750920B2 (en) * | 1998-01-19 | 2002-08-01 | Edward L. Baker | Resaw for cutting multiple boards simultaneously |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: AMF UNION MACHINERY INC., 2115 WEST LABURNUM AVENU Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:AMF INCORPORATED, A CORP OF N.J.;REEL/FRAME:004486/0638 Effective date: 19851111 |
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Owner name: BANK OF VIRGINIA, 800 E. MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, VA Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:AUTOMATED MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC, A CORP. OF VA.;REEL/FRAME:004495/0269 Effective date: 19860110 |
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Owner name: AUTOMATED MACHINERY SYSTEMS, INC. A CORP OF VA Free format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:AMF UNION MACHINERY INC., A DE CORP. (INTO);REEL/FRAME:004647/0149 Effective date: 19861022 |