SAWING MACHINE FOR CUTTING BLOCKS OF STONE MATERIAL WITH A CONVEYOR BELT PROVIDED WITH A CLAMP FOR CLAMPING THE BLOCK OF STONE

摘要

The present invention relates to a sawing machine (1) which comprises at least one stationary element (8) arranged vertically on the conveyor belt (2) to allow the block of material (3) to be cut to rest against it, and at least one mechanical locking element (9) consisting of a main body (15) adapted to be removably, transversely disposed to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (2) at said stationary element (8), and adapted to move from a first rest position in which the locking element (9) is not in contact with the block of material (3) to be cut at a second operating position in which said locking element (9) presses said block of material (3) to be cut against said stationary element (8). In this way, the blocks of material (3) to be cut are clamped between the stationary element (8) and the locking element (9) until the cutting station is reached; the locking element (9) can be positioned on the conveyor belt (2) and removed from it each time the cutting operation of a block of material (3) is completed and that a new block of material (3) to be cut is to be locked.