Bin sorter for use in a lumber mill
US4815917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/103
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bin sorter divided by vertical or inclined parallel walls into a plurality of bins, each having a bin floor which can be lowered to a lumber discharge station and a series of rotatable gates extending from the bottom of each bin wall and functioning to control the discharge of lumber from the individual bins.
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