公开(公告)号：US6082420A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US289892

申请日：1999-04-12

Applicant: Thomas M. Milner

Inventor： Thomas M. Milner

IPC: A01G23/097 ,  B27B17/00 ,  B27G19/00 ,  A01G23/07 ,  B27L1/00

CPC classification number: A01G23/097 ,  B27B17/0091 ,  B27G19/003 ,  Y10T83/707 ,  Y10T83/7108 ,  Y10T83/96

Abstract: A flip top housing apparatus for side saw and topping saws used with a tree processing apparatus. The apparatus comprises a bottom section which attaches to one side of a plurality of hinges and a top section which pivotally attaches to the opposite sides of the hinges such that the top section is selectively moveable between a processing position atop the bottom section, shielding the saw blade from the surrounding environment during tree processing, and the transport position adjacent the bottom section, for allowing the housing to avoid low clearances during the transporting of the tree processing device. A lock comprising a handle portion, which fixedly attaches to the top section, and a receiving portion, which fixedly attaches to the bottom section, allows one to fasten the top and bottom section together during the processing position. The bottom section includes a plurality of guide flanges integrally connected to and vertically extending upwardly from bottom section such that the flanges may interlock with a plurality of recesses formed within the top section thereby stabilizing the housing apparatus in the processing position. A top and bottom tab extending substantially perpendicularly of the top and bottom section, respectively, are positioned such that apertures in each align as the top tab aligns with the bottom during the transport position thereby allowing a locking mechanism to be inserted therethrough.

Abstract translation: 一种用于与树木加工设备一起使用的侧锯和顶盖锯的翻盖壳体装置。 该装置包括附接到多个铰链的一侧的底部和枢转地附接到铰链的相对侧的顶部部分，使得顶部部分可选择性地在底部顶部的处理位置之间移动，从而屏蔽锯 在树木处理期间来自周围环境的叶片以及与底部部分相邻的传送位置，以允许壳体避免在树木处理装置运送期间的低间隙。 包括固定地附接到顶部的把手部分和固定地附接到底部的接收部分的锁允许在处理位置将顶部和底部部分紧固在一起。 底部包括多个引导凸缘，其一体地连接到底部并且从底部垂直向上延伸，使得凸缘可以与形成在顶部部分内的多个凹部互锁，从而将壳体装置稳定在处理位置。 分别延伸大致垂直于顶部和底部部分的顶部和底部突出部被定位成使得当所述顶部突片在输送位置期间与底部对准时，每个中的孔对准，从而允许锁定机构插入其中。