Automatic sawmill method and apparatus
US4281696A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1979 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/533
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cant or plank is moved forwardly on a conveyor system, where its irregular leading lateral edge is measured by a plurality of fixed scanners. In response to measurement of the cant, conveyor movement is altered for orienting the cant relative to a predetermined saw line to be executed by a movable saw whereby the wane will be removed tangentially thereof. The cant is held or clamped in stationary position while the saw is moved on a carriage relative thereto, resulting in severing of the undesired irregular forward edge. The sawn edge is employed as a reference as the cant is then moved forwardly on a conveyor system, where the measurements obtained from the scanners may be further utilized in cutting the cant into desired widths.
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