Woodworking – With use of control means energized in response to activator... – Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by...
Patent
1997-02-20
1998-07-28
Bray, W. Donald
Woodworking
With use of control means energized in response to activator...
Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by...
83 768, 83364, 83367, 1442421, 1442483, 14425023, 144357, 144389, 144378, 1442452, 1442484, 198434, 198624, B27B 100
Patent
active
057851026
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for positioning an elongate cant for the infeed of the cant into an edging device capable of longitudinally cutting the cant to remove the wane edges thereof. The apparatus generally comprises: a frame structure; a conveying module for transversely conveying the cant along a substantially straight path; a scanning module located along the path for optically scanning the morphology of the cant and providing morphology data; a computer module linked to the scanning means for analyzing the morphology data and calculating a longitudinal preferred infeed line for said cant; and a positioning means located further along the path for transversely positioning the cant to a colinear relationship with the preferred infeed line for said cant. More specifically, the positioning means comprises a plurality of spaced apart, releasable, pinching members. The pinching members are connected to lifting and opening means to cause sequential lifting of pinching members above incoming cants, lowering of pinching members onto the cants, pinching of the cants and positioning of the pinched cants. Once positioned the cants are fed longitudinally along the preferred infeed line into the edging device.
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Bray W. Donald
Industries P.H.L. Inc.
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