FEED FINGER POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHODS

An apparatus for positioning a feed finger engageable with a saw blade includes: a first motion system configured to move the feed finger in a first degree of freedom; a second motion system configured to move the feed finger in a second degree of freedom different than the first degree of freedom;...

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Main Authors MAALEJ, SIRINE, WILLIAMS, JUSTIN, SPRINGLE, GLEN, PACSON, THEO, SAVAGE, TREVOR THOMAS, SHUTE, BRODIE, GROMADZKI, BRYAN, SAVAGE, THOMAS CHARLES
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LanguageEnglish
French
Published 21.02.2017
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BROACHING
FILING
LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
MACHINE TOOLS
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PLANING
SAWING
SCRAPING
SHEARING
SLOTTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An apparatus for positioning a feed finger engageable with a saw blade includes: a first motion system configured to move the feed finger in a first degree of freedom; a second motion system configured to move the feed finger in a second degree of freedom different than the first degree of freedom; and a third motion system configured to move the feed finger in a third degree of freedom different than the first and second degrees of freedom. The third degree of freedom includes linear translational motion in a direction having a non-zero component normal to a plane of the saw blade.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20162939029