Machine vision based sawmill audit system

    公开(公告)号:US09827643B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US13413460

    申请日:2012-03-06

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    摘要: Sawmill auditing and control apparatus and methods employ information from one or more scan zones and/or controllers (e.g., PLCs). Boards may be logically associated with mill equipment which produced the boards, allowing defects or imperfections to be tied to certain equipment. For example, boards may be associated with a primary breakdown machine or a gangsaw, or with a pair of cutters (e.g., saws, chip heads). Such allows auditing of mill operations to identify improperly functioning machinery or out of tolerance conditions, to correct such, and/or provide notification.

    MACHINE VISION BASED SAWMILL AUDIT SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    MACHINE VISION BASED SAWMILL AUDIT SYSTEM 有权
    基于机器视觉的SAWMILL审计系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120227866A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-13

    申请号:US13413460

    申请日:2012-03-06

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    IPC分类号: B23Q17/20 B27B31/00 B27B1/00

    摘要: Sawmill auditing and control apparatus and methods employ information from one or more scan zones and/or controllers (e.g., PLCs). Boards may be logically associated with mill equipment which produced the boards, allowing defects or imperfections to be tied to certain equipment. For example, boards may be associated with a primary breakdown machine or a gangsaw, or with a pair of cutters (e.g., saws, chip heads). Such allows auditing of mill operations to identify improperly functioning machinery or out of tolerance conditions, to correct such, and/or provide notification.

    摘要翻译: 锯木厂审计和控制装置和方法采用来自一个或多个扫描区和/或控制器(例如PLC)的信息。 板可以与生产板的轧机设备逻辑关联,允许将缺陷或缺陷与某些设备相关联。 例如,电路板可以与主要击穿机器或者一个组合或者一对刀具(例如,锯片,芯片头)相关联。 这样就允许对磨机操作进行审核,以识别不正常运转的机器或超出公差条件,纠正这种情况和/或提供通知。

    Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections
    5.
    发明申请
    Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections 有权
    用内部加厚的壁部分形成轴的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060185148A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-24

    申请号:US11063470

    申请日:2005-02-23

    IPC分类号: B21D39/00 B21C37/30 B23P19/02

    摘要: A method for forming a variable wall thickness axle or tube with internally thickened wall sections comprises extruding a tubular metal blank within an elongated die. An elongated punch pushes the blank through the die. The punch has an end abutting and pushing the blank into and through the die and an elongated portion which is spaced from the interior wall surface of the die. Movement of the punch in pushing the blank causes the blank to partially extrude forwardly through the die until stopped and then to extrude rearwardly around the punch elongated portion through the space for forming a tube. A tubular ring is then inserted within the extruded tube at a pre-determined location and is fixed in place to provide a thick, combined tube wall and ring wall, section which extends radially inwardly of the tube. A number of spaced-apart rings may be used to provide spaced-apart thickened wall sections within the tube. The rings may be pre-formed with variable wall thickness around their circumferences for varying the thicknesses of the combined wall sections around the circumference of the tube.

    摘要翻译: 用于形成具有内部增厚壁部分的可变壁厚轴或管的方法包括在细长模具内挤出管状金属坯料。 细长的冲头将坯件推入模具。 冲头具有端部邻接并将坯料推入并穿过模具以及与模具的内壁表面间隔开的细长部分。 冲头在推动坯料时的移动导致坯件向前部挤出通过模具直到停止,然后通过用于形成管的空间的冲头细长部分向后挤出。 然后将管状环插入挤压管内的预定位置,并将其固定在适当的位置,以提供一个厚的组合的管壁和环壁,该管段径向向内延伸。 可以使用多个间隔开的环来在管内提供间隔开的加厚壁部分。 环可以围绕其周边预先形成有可变的壁厚,以改变围绕管圆周的组合壁部分的厚度。

    Systems and methods for auditing optimizers tracking lumber in a sawmill
    6.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for auditing optimizers tracking lumber in a sawmill 有权
    用于审查优化器的锯木厂跟踪木材的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09505072B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US13366028

    申请日:2012-02-03

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    IPC分类号: G06G7/48 B23D59/00 B27B1/00

    CPC分类号: B23D59/008 B27B1/007

    摘要: An audit system and method audits operation of an optimizer system in a mill, for example auditing operation of a cant optimizer which optimizes sawing patterns. The audit system may be completely independent of the optimizer. For example, the audit system may acquire information (e.g., optically) indicative of a geometry of boards downstream from a piece of equipment such as a gangsaw. The audit system may computationally reconstruct a cant from which the boards were sawn, determine an outside dimension indicative of wane, and simulate alternative sawing patterns, determining a theoretical amount of recovery that would have resulted from each and comparing such to actual recovery from the log or cant. Alternative sawing patterns may take into account various wane rules and comparison may take into account current demand and/or prices for dimensional lumber.

    摘要翻译: 审计系统和方法审计在磨机中优化器系统的操作,例如优化锯切模式的优化器的审计操作。 审计系统可能完全独立于优化器。 例如,审计系统可以获取指示诸如一个组件的设备下游的板的几何形状的信息(例如,光学地)。 审计系统可以计算地重建从其锯切的板材的斜面,确定指示变薄的外部尺寸,并且模拟替代锯切模式,确定每个板材将产生的理论恢复量,并从日志中进行实际恢复 或不能。 替代锯切模式可以考虑各种衰减规则,并且比较可以考虑尺寸木材的当前需求和/或价格。

    Systems and methods for tracking lumber in a sawmill
    7.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for tracking lumber in a sawmill 有权
    在锯木厂中跟踪木材的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08346631B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US11873090

    申请日:2007-10-16

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00 B27M1/00

    摘要: At least one geometric characteristic for each of a number of pieces of lumber is determined. Each of the pieces of lumber may then be logically associated with at least one of a log or a cant from which the piece of lumber was sawn. The geometric characteristic may be captured by one or more scanners, for example one or more laser scanners. The geometric characteristic may, for example be a measurement of thicknesses, widths and/or wane dimensions.

    摘要翻译: 确定多个木材中的每一个的至少一个几何特性。 然后可以将每块木材与逻辑上的锯木材中的至少一个木材相关联,锯木材从其中锯切出来。 几何特征可以由一个或多个扫描仪捕获,例如一个或多个激光扫描器。 几何特征可以例如是厚度,宽度和/或平均尺寸的测量。

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LUMBER IN A SAWMILL
    8.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LUMBER IN A SAWMILL 有权
    用于跟踪锯齿的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120262725A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-18

    申请号:US13529549

    申请日:2012-06-21

    申请人: Earl Barker

    发明人: Earl Barker

    IPC分类号: G01B11/24

    摘要: At least one geometric characteristic for each of a number of pieces of lumber is determined. Each of the pieces of lumber may then be logically associated with at least one of a log or a cant from which the piece of lumber was sawn.

    摘要翻译: 确定多个木材中的每一个的至少一个几何特性。 然后可以将每块木材与逻辑上的锯木材中的至少一个木材相关联,锯木材从其中锯切出来。

    Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections 有权
    用内部加厚的壁部分形成轴的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07334312B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-26

    申请号:US11063470

    申请日:2005-02-23

    IPC分类号: B23P19/02

    摘要: A method for forming a variable wall thickness axle or tube with internally thickened wall sections comprises extruding a tubular metal blank within an elongated die. An elongated punch pushes the blank through the die. The punch has an end abutting and pushing the blank into and through the die and an elongated portion which is spaced from the interior wall surface of the die. Movement of the punch in pushing the blank causes the blank to partially extrude forwardly through the die until stopped and then to extrude rearwardly around the punch elongated portion through the space for forming a tube. A tubular ring is then inserted within the extruded tube at a pre-determined location and is fixed in place to provide a thick, combined tube wall and ring wall, section which extends radially inwardly of the tube. A number of spaced-apart rings may be used to provide spaced-apart thickened wall sections within the tube. The rings may be pre-formed with variable wall thickness around their circumferences for varying the thicknesses of the combined wall sections around the circumference of the tube.

    摘要翻译: 用于形成具有内部增厚壁部分的可变壁厚轴或管的方法包括在细长模具内挤出管状金属坯料。 细长的冲头将坯件推入模具。 冲头具有端部邻接并将坯料推入并穿过模具以及与模具的内壁表面间隔开的细长部分。 冲头在推动坯料时的移动导致坯件向前部挤出通过模具直到停止,然后通过用于形成管的空间的冲头细长部分向后挤出。 然后将管状环插入挤压管内的预定位置,并将其固定在适当的位置,以提供一个厚的组合的管壁和环壁,该管段径向向内延伸。 可以使用多个间隔开的环来在管内提供间隔开的加厚壁部分。 环可以围绕其周边预先形成有可变的壁厚,以改变围绕管圆周的组合壁部分的厚度。