Abstract: A sawguide assembly includes a set of sawguides positioned adjacent to one another to create an array of laterally-abutting sawguides. A sawguide biasing assembly biases the sawguides against one another. The array is supported for movement along a lateral path generally parallel to the axis of the arbor. A lateral driver is used to move the entire array in unison along the lateral path. A sawguide array skewing assembly couples the sawguides to one another so that the sawguides can be pivoted in unison about their respective pivot axes by a skewing driver.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 12, 2005
Assignee:
COE Newnes/McGemee ULC
Inventors:
Ronald W. McGehee, Jeffrey T. Burns, Rory M. Mitchell