Veneer sheet conveying apparatus and method of controlling the same
US11285634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1938
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
When a veneer conveyed out by a discharging conveyor is a product veneer, a sorting apparatus is rotationally driven to pierce the product veneer with needle-like bodies by a guide member and a push-up member (a rolling bearing). When the veneer conveyed out by the discharging conveyor is a trash veneer, the sorting apparatus is rotationally driven so that the trash veneer is not pierced by the needle-like body. With this configuration, the progress of the abrasion of the needle-like bodies can be delayed as compared with the configuration in which the product veneer and the trash veneer are both pierced by the needle-like body. As a result, the time to replace the needle-like bodies can be extended, whereby the running cost can be reduced.
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