Patent ID: 6546834
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B23D,B27B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for cutting panels in a panel sawing machine, said method comprising:positioning at least two pickup elements (16a, 16b, . . . 16n) mounted on a movable device (6;6a) at a rear edge of at least two panels (3a, 3b, . . . 3n), respectively; engaging the rear edge of the at least two panels (3a, 3b, . . . 3n) by said at least two pickup elements (16a, 16b, . . . 16n), respectively; pushing simultaneously the at least two panels (3a, 3b, . . . 3n) along a feed direction (F;F2) toward a sawing device (7; 7a) by moving said movable device (6; 6a) together with said at least two pickup elements (16a, 16b, . . . 16n) in the feed direction (F;F2); moving at least one panel of said at least two panels (3a, 3b, . . . 3n) with respect to the other panel of said at least two panels in the feed direction (F;F2) or in the direction (F1;F3) opposite to the feed direction (F; F2) by moving at least one of the at least two pickup elements (16a, 16b, . . . 16n) relative to the movable device (6;6a) in the feed direction (F;F2 or the direction (F1;F2) opposite the feed direction to position respective cutting lines of said at least two panels along a cutting axis of the sawing device (7; 7a); and, after positioning the respective cutting lines of said at least two panels along said cutting axis of the sawing device, cutting the at least two panels (3a, 3b, . . . 3n) along their respective cutting lines by the sawing device (7; 7a) into two or more smaller boards (40, 41, . . . 4n) in a direction at right angles with respect to the feed direction (F; F2).