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Apparatus for surfacing flitch

US7841373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19References

5Claims

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Assignee

Padana AG · CH

Inventors

Daniel J. Rastatter · Rochester, US
Juergen F. Trost · Gräfenberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2008
Grant date	Nov 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/929
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis.

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