Patent ID: 6470780
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for turning panels comprising:a horizontal table to support at least one panel to be processed; at least one movable unit designed to move the panel on the table along a feed line in a feed direction and a direction opposite the feed direction to feed a cutting device that cuts the panel into two or more smaller sub-panels by sawing the panel in a direction transverse to the feed direction; the movable unit comprising a crossbar that moves in the feed direction and the direction opposite the feed direction along the feed line and that comprises at least one pickup element for holding the panel by a portion of its rear edge in order to at least one of move the panel into position and hold the panel in position during the cutting operation and during its forward and backward motion on the table; an element for holding a panel, located close to the table, and acting on the panel to form a pivot in a preset area of the panel; and, means for turning the panel about the pivot to vary a position of the panel relative to the cutting device.