Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Block orientation cylinder
- Patent Title (中): 挡块取向缸
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Application No.: US11064650Application Date: 2005-02-23
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Publication No.: US07665599B2Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: James Spenser Stibbard
- Applicant: James Spenser Stibbard
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
- Main IPC: B65G47/14
- IPC: B65G47/14

Abstract:
A rotating cylinder is used to orient wood material, such as but not limited to blocks (e.g., finger joint blocks), preparatory to further processing. The rotating cylinder uses gravity and a tumbling action of the blocks to orient the blocks and move them through the cylinder. Unlike known apparatus such as vibrating conveyors, embodiments of the invention are relatively simple, vibration free, not prone to mechanical stress failures, are quiet, and use minimal horsepower to operate. Furthermore, embodiments of invention may advantageously reduce noise-caused fatigue amongst lumber workers, as well as reduce maintenance and power costs. The rotating cylinder may be part of a larger system for orienting wood material, such as blocks, for further lumber processing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060185961A1 Block orientation cylinder Public/Granted day:2006-08-24
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