METHOD AND CUTTING APPARATUS FOR CUTTING BLANK PROFILES
First Claim
1. A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles, comprising:
- a first plurality of cutting devices including a first cutting device located at a first position in the cutting apparatus;
a second plurality of cutting devices including a second cutting device located at a second position in the cutting apparatus, the second position being separated from the first position along a first axis of the cutting apparatus;
a third plurality of cutting devices including a third cutting device located at a third position in the cutting apparatus, the third position being separated from the first position along a second axis and along a third axis of the cutting apparatus;
the first plurality of cutting devices forming a first row disposed along the third axis;
the second plurality of cutting devices forming a second row disposed along the third axis and separated from the first plurality of cutting devices along the first axis;
the third plurality of cutting devices forming a third row disposed along the third axis and separated from the first and second pluralities of cutting devices along the second axis;
a chariot configured to move along the third axis of the cutting apparatus; and
a support mounted to the chariot, the support being configured to hold a blank profile and to move along the first axis and along the second axis of the cutting apparatus.
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Abstract
A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles comprises a first cutting device located at a first position in the apparatus, a second cutting device located at a second position, the second position being separated from the first position along a first axis of the apparatus, and a third cutting device located at a third position, the third position being separated from the first position along a second axis and along a third axis of the apparatus. A chariot moves along the third axis while a support adapted to hold a blank profile is mounted to the chariot and moves along the first and second axes of the apparatus. A greater number of cutting devices may be used. Cutting devices may be arranged in rows along the third axis.
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34 Claims
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1. A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles, comprising:
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a first plurality of cutting devices including a first cutting device located at a first position in the cutting apparatus; a second plurality of cutting devices including a second cutting device located at a second position in the cutting apparatus, the second position being separated from the first position along a first axis of the cutting apparatus; a third plurality of cutting devices including a third cutting device located at a third position in the cutting apparatus, the third position being separated from the first position along a second axis and along a third axis of the cutting apparatus; the first plurality of cutting devices forming a first row disposed along the third axis; the second plurality of cutting devices forming a second row disposed along the third axis and separated from the first plurality of cutting devices along the first axis; the third plurality of cutting devices forming a third row disposed along the third axis and separated from the first and second pluralities of cutting devices along the second axis; a chariot configured to move along the third axis of the cutting apparatus; and a support mounted to the chariot, the support being configured to hold a blank profile and to move along the first axis and along the second axis of the cutting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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18. A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles, comprising:
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a first plurality of pairs of cutting devices located in a first plane of the cutting apparatus, each pair of the first plurality of pairs of cutting devices including a cutting device on each of opposite first and second sides of a third axis of the cutting apparatus; a second plurality of pairs of cutting devices located in a second plane of the cutting apparatus, each pair of the second plurality of pairs of cutting devices including a cutting device on each of the first and second sides of the third axis of the cutting apparatus; a chariot configured to move along the third axis of the cutting apparatus; and a support mounted to the chariot, the support being configured to hold a blank profile and to move along a first axis and along a second axis of the cutting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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19. A cutting apparatus for cutting blank profiles, comprising:
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a first plurality of pairs of cutting devices located in a first plane of the cutting apparatus, each pair of the first plurality of pairs of cutting devices including a cutting device on each of opposite first and second sides of a third axis of the cutting apparatus; a second plurality of pairs of cutting devices located in a second plane of the cutting apparatus, each pair of the second plurality of pairs of cutting devices including a cutting device on each of the first and second sides of the third axis of the cutting apparatus; a chariot configured to move between the first and second sides of the third axis of the cutting apparatus; and a support mounted to the chariot, the support being configured to; hold a blank profile, move along a first axis of the cutting apparatus towards either of the first and second sides of the third axis of the cutting apparatus, and move along a second axis of the cutting apparatus between the first and second planes of the cutting apparatus.
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