Woodworking – With use of control means energized in response to activator... – Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by...
Patent
1996-12-27
1998-06-16
Bray, W. Donald
Woodworking
With use of control means energized in response to activator...
Including use of sensor responsive to information carried by...
83364, 83367, 1434 31, 1434 39, 14342421, 14342452, 143425013, 1434357, 198376, 198434, 198412, 414754, 36447409, B27B 100
Patent
active
057656177
ABSTRACT:
An infeed system that orients a log for a processing unit. A flight conveyor, a log turner and a sharp chain are in an overlapping arraignment. The flight conveyor conveys a log past a scanner which inputs scan data into a computer which determines the profile and orientation on the flight conveyor. The computer determines the desired orientation of the log for the processing unit. The log turner is arranged to rotate and skew the log to the desired orientation. The log is then transferred to the sharp chain conveyor. The overlapping arrangement of the flight conveyor, log turner and sharp chain maintains full control of the log at all times. The sharp chain conveys the log past a second scanner which inputs the scan data to the computer to determine the actual orientation of the log on the sharp chain. The infeed system may also be provided with a shift and lift mechanism for further controlling the log position relative to the processing unit.
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Anttila Aki Juhani
Komori Richard Ichiro
Mierau Cameron Dean
Bray W. Donald
Harrington Robert L.
U.S. Natural Resources, Inc.
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