Method and apparatus for retaining a flitch for cutting
US5868187A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB27L5/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for retaining a tapered flitch having a veneer-producing zone on a flitch table for rotating or translational movement past a veneer-slicing knife comprises stationary dog means coupled to a flitch-carrying body for engaging the flitch and means for engaging the flitch with the stationary dog means to hold the flitch on the flitch-carrying body. The flitch-carrying body may be part of a modular flitch table assembly. In the invention, the flitch is held on the flitch table with the veneer-producing zone in a parallel relation with the veneer-slicing knife so as to minimize the amount of waste veneer taken from the veneer-producing zone.
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