Integrated blade lubrication controller
A blade lubrication system for a sawmill having a blade, chain or band saw, and a control mechanism for activating said blade, chain or band. The blade lubrication system automatically activates cooling and cleaning of the blade, or band when the control mechanism is activated, and automatically deactivates the cooling and cleaning of the blade, chain or band when the control mechanism is deactivated.
1. A blade lubrication system for a sawmill, comprising:
a hose having a saw end and a tap end, whereby the tap end is capable of being affixed to a blade lubricant source;
said hose being sufficiently malleable, elastic or flexible to allow clamping or restriction of blade lubricant flow within said hose by applying pressure to an external surface of said hose;
a control comprising a spring, said control capable of applying sufficient pressure to an external surface of the hose to restrict blade lubricant flow within said hose;
wherein said control is biased in a first configuration whereby sufficient pressure is applied to the external surface of the hose to restrict blade lubricant flow;
wherein said control has a second configuration wherein blade lubricant flow is not restricted;
wherein said saw end of said hose is positioned so that blade lubricant flowing out of said saw end cools and cleans a blade or band chain of a saw of said sawmill;
wherein said control is attached to the sawmill such that the control is moved into said second configuration when a saw throttle controller is activated by a user; and
wherein the control further comprises a cable having a first end attached to a pull, and a second end attached to said saw throttle controller on said sawmill, wherein, when said saw throttle controller is activated, the first end of said cable displaces said pull to move said control to said second configuration.
2. The blade lubrication system of claim 1 wherein the blade lubricant is water and the blade lubricant source is a water tap or blade lubrication reservoir.
3. The blade lubrication system of claim 1 , wherein the control is a slam latch having a bolt biased in an outward direction when the slam latch is in the first configuration; and said pull is attached to the sawmill such that, when the pull is displaced, the bolt moves in a direction causing the slam latch to move into said second configuration.
4. A sawmill, comprising:
a sawmill base extending in a generally horizontal direction and having at least one rail;
a sawmill carriage capable of displacement in relation to said rail;
said sawmill carriage having at least one vertical support extending in a generally vertical direction from said base and supporting a saw head capable of vertical displacement along said vertical support;
said saw head having a blade, chain or band capable of sawing wood;
a saw throttle controller for said saw head allowing an operator to activate or deactivate said blade, chain or band; and
a blade lubrication system comprising:
a hose having a saw end and a tap end, whereby the tap end is capable of being affixed to a blade lubricant source;
said hose being sufficiently malleable, elastic or flexible to allow clamping or restriction of blade lubricant flow within said hose by applying pressure to an external surface of said hose;
a control comprising a spring, said control capable of applying sufficient pressure to an external surface of the hose to restrict blade lubricant flow within said hose;
wherein said control is biased in a first configuration whereby sufficient pressure is applied to the external surface of the hose to restrict blade lubricant flow;
wherein said control has a second configuration wherein blade lubricant flow is not restricted;
wherein said saw end of said hose is positioned so that blade lubricant flowing out of said saw end cools and cleans a blade or band chain of a saw of said sawmill;
wherein said control is attached to the sawmill such that the control is moved into said second configuration when the saw throttle controller is activated by a user; and
wherein the control further comprises a cable having a first end attached to a pull, and a second end attached to said saw throttle controller on said sawmill, wherein, when said saw throttle controller is activated, the first end of said cable displaces said pull to move said control to said second configuration;
wherein the saw end is positioned so that the blade lubricant flowing from said saw end contacts said blade, chain or band.