摘要:
A lathe having first and second support walls that support pairs of vertical and elevated vertical guides, and having frames that support horizontal guides. Trunnions are mounted on the vertical guides and support a log peeling assembly. A structure supporting back-up powered rollers is mounted on the elevated vertical guides. First and second spindle assemblies are mounted on the horizontal guides for movement between a first working position where a log to be peeled is gripped and rotated, and a second working position where the log continues its rotation into a knife extending from the log peeling assembly to produce veneer. When a predetermined log diameter is reached the first and second spindle assemblies release and return to the first working position to grip another log, while the log being rotated continues to be peeled until it reaches a minimum core diameter.
摘要:
Aa veneer lathe charger and method of operation to center logs for transfer to a veneer lathe to obtain optimum yield of wood veneer at a higher production rate up to 15 logs per minute is described. The method includes scanning the log to determine its optimum yield axis while the log is being rotated and moved laterally toward a transfer position and adjusting the position of the log spindles to align the optimum yield axis with a lathe reference axis at such transfer position for transfer to the veneer lathe axis.
摘要:
A veneer lathe charger system utilizing automated equipment for scanning and positioning a log to obtain optimum production of veneer therefrom. The charger has mechanical features specially designed to provide a degree of accuracy in the physical manipulation of the log comparable to the degree of accuracy provided by the automated scanning and positioning equipment. These include log manipulation features emphasizing engagement of the log only at its opposing ends during and after scanning and especially during transfer from one manipulating device to another, avoidance of end engagement by two different manipulating devices in identical end areas of the log, minimal movement of log positioning devices by the employment of dual scanning steps and features for retaining the accuracy of the manipulation devices despite wear thereof. The charger further includes features for improving its rate of production by reducing time delays between successive log manipulating steps.
摘要:
A veneer lathe charger system utilizing automated equipment for scanning and positioning a log to obtain optimum production of veneer therefrom. The charger has mechanical features specially designed to provide a degree of accuracy in the physical manipulation of the log comparable to the degree of accuracy provided by the automated scanning and positioning equipment. These include log manipulation features emphasizing engagement of the log only at its opposing ends during and after scanning and especially during transfer from one manipulating device to another, avoidance of end engagement by two different manipulating devices in identical end areas of the log, minimal movement of log positioning devices by the employment of dual scanning steps and features for retaining the accuracy of the manipulation devices despite wear thereof. The charger further includes features for improving its rate of production by reducing time delays between successive log manipulating steps.
摘要:
A veneer lathe charger system utilizing automated equipment for scanning and positioning a log to obtain optimum production of veneer therefrom. The charger has mechanical features specially designed to provide a degree of accuracy in the physical manipulation of the log comparable to the degree of accuracy provided by the automated scanning and positioning equipment. These include log manipulation features emphasizing engagement of the log only at its opposing ends during and after scanning and especially during transfer from one manipulating device to another, avoidance of end engagement by two different manipulating devices in identical end areas of the log, minimal movement of log positioning devices by the employment of dual scanning steps and features for retaining the accuracy of the manipulation devices despite wear thereof. The charger further includes features for improving its rate of production by reducing time delays between successive log manipulating steps.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for centering logs and veneer blocks by determining the largest inscribed cylinder that the veneer block can contain. Sensors located along the log length measure the critical dimensions and feed their measurements into a computer circuit for determining in less than a minute, the proper end centers of the log under examination for the maximum dimension of the cylinder which can be obtained from the log in veneering operations. The sensing elements may also be optical or accoustical, and thus avoid direct contact with the log surface.
摘要:
Apparatus for centering the longitudinal axis of a log on a reference axis comprises two scanning or sensing devices which determine the horizontal and vertical deviation of the longitudinal axis from the reference axis and which sense the log in each case at two sensing points, and a device controllable by the sensing devices for aligning the log in the vertical and horizontal directions corresponding to the signals supplied by the sensing devices.
摘要:
This invention relates to a centering apparatus for peeler logs with substantially noncircular cross sections, slight taper and some circular sweep, known to have two critical cross sections at about one sixth of the length from each end. The center points of the maximum circles in each of these two critical cross sections define, for geometrical reasons, the peeling axis of the log. Each periphery of a critical cross section of the log is determined by a number of points on the periphery. Each point is sensed by a displacement transmitter and simultaneously duplicated in a periphery duplicating unit. In each duplicated periphery the center point of the maximum circle is found. One means for finding the center point is a free floating variable diameter cylinder contracting or expanding within the duplicated periphery. Another means is a rigid free floating cylinder within the duplicated periphery, which is grasped firmly by the proportionally contracting periphery.
摘要:
A method for locating an optimum peeling axis of a log and a maximum radius point on peripheral surface of the log with respect to the located optimum peeling axis and an apparatus for practicing the method are disclosed. A plurality of swingable members are provided, each member having a contact surface which is swingable in contact with the peripheral surface of the log thereby to follows the peripheral profile of the log while it is being rotated about its preliminary axis. Angular positions of the contact surfaces are measured with respect to a reference position at a number of angularly spaced positions of the log. On the basis of the measured angular positions of the contact surfaces, radial distances of the log from a plurality of predetermined locations on the optimum peeling axis to selected contact surfaces are computed for comparison such radial distances. The distance having the greatest value is regarded as the maximum radius point of the log.