Patent ID: 7703365
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A trimmer for cutting an ended workpiece ended on a transfer upstream of the trimmer, the trimmer comprising: a frame supporting a lateral translation means across a workpiece flow path; no more than a first pair of trim saws mounted at a first end of the trimmer in a parallel spaced apart orientation on said lateral translation means, said first pair of trim saws laterally translatable on said lateral translation means substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the workpiece; and a first pair of vertical actuators for selectively independently vertically displacing each trim saw of said first pair of trim saws between a raised position and a lowered position, each vertical actuator of said pair of vertical actuators cooperating with a corresponding trim saw of said first pair of trim saws, whereby each said trim saw of said first pair of trim saws may be selectively lowered to engage and trim the workpiece; a selectively actuable first lateral actuator cooperating with said lateral translation means for laterally translating said first pair of trim saws reciprocally and concurrently laterally across a workpiece flow path such that a lateral translation distance of said first pair of trim saws is minimized when positioning a first trim saw or a second trim saw of said first pair of trim saws for trimming the workpiece, wherein said lateral translation means includes a laterally oriented horizontal first shaft, and wherein said first shaft comprises at least a pair of parallel shafts.