US 11,717,939 B2
Dual cutter head portioning and trimming
George R. Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA (US)
Assigned to John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,201.
Application 17/661,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/305,800, filed on Jul. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,318,580.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/052,000, filed on Jul. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0250206 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B24C 1/00 (2006.01); B24C 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC B24C 1/045 (2013.01) 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for independently cutting the opposite sides of a workpiece or two separate workpieces as the workpiece(s) is(are) being conveyed on a conveyance device, the conveyance device defining a transport plane for supporting the workpiece being conveyed by the conveyance device, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a cutter assembly comprising:
beam cutters mounted at spaced apart locations on the cutter assembly to direct culling beams toward the transport plane;
(b) an actuator for supporting and moving the cutter assembly above the support plane; and
(c) a control system for controlling the operation of the conveyor assembly, the actuator, and the beam cutters to move the beam cutters relative to the workpiece and to operate the beam cutters to independently cut a singular workpiece along spaced apart culling paths relative to the workpiece or independently cut separate workpieces along spaced apart cutting paths, while the workpiece(s) is(are) being transported on the conveyance device.