Patent ID: 8360045
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B23D,B28D

Abstract:
1. A concrete saw drive system comprising: a blade shaft gear assembly including a rotatable blade shaft having provisions for driving a cutting blade, a rotatable jack shaft oriented parallel to the blade shaft, and a plurality of gears operably engaging the blade shaft and the jack shaft, the jack shaft including at least one jack shaft sheave engaged with the jack shaft; a drive shaft gear assembly including a rotatable drive shaft, a motor shaft oriented transversely to the drive shaft, and a plurality of gears operably engaging the drive shaft and the motor shaft, the drive shaft including at least one drive shaft sheave engaged with the drive shaft; and a belt extending between and in operable engagement with the drive shaft sheave and the jack shaft sheave such that rotation of the drive shaft imparts rotation to the blade shaft; wherein the drive shaft sheave is aligned with the jack shaft sheave.