Optimizing planer infeed system and method
US7870880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An optimizing planer infeed system for feeding an array of workpieces downstream to a planer includes an apparatus for setting the size of the gaps between successive linearly aligned workpieces so that each gap between successive workpieces provides enough time for at least one of movable cutting elements in the planer and movable guiding elements to be moved to their optimized position corresponding to the next successive workpiece.
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