CHAIN SAW FOR CUTTING AGGREGATE MATERIAL

摘要

A chain saw for cutting aggregate materials includes a saw chain (24) of interconnected centre links and side link pairs composed of heat-treated steel. Certain pairs of the side links (42) support diamond impregnated matrix cutting blocks (44) that are laser welded to the side links in a process where the laser beam is focused and orbited along the juncture to avoid stress risers in the steel material of the supporting side links. Drawing down of the zone adjacent the weld also is controlled to avoid stress risers. the guide bar (26) is provided with a pattern of enclosed channels (70,72) for directing water to the guide bar groove at spaced positions on the periphery of the guide bar edge for flushing away the aggregate dust generated by the cutting process. To reduce adhesive wearing of the bearing surfaces, as between the saw chain components and as between the saw chain and guide bar, the guide bar rails, the rivet holes, and depending centre link tang portions of the saw chain are hard-surfaced.