Apparatus for surfacing flitch

Details Apparatus for surfacing flitch Apparatus for surfacing flitch

2008-07-31

2010-11-30

Self, Shelley (Department: 3725)

Woodworking

Veneer lathe

C144S208100, C144S208800, C144S162100

Reexamination Certificate

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07841373

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis.

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