Class 144/212 - Knife or knife block

Subclass of Class 144 - Woodworking
Definition: Lathe including a knife of peculiar form or mechanism for
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 08/15/2006

Number	Title	Issue Date
7090154	Tap A tap has a flexible hose for delivering water and a support for the flexible hose. The support comprises a channel with an open mouth along its length. The flexible hose is removably mounted in the channel such that it is supported along at least the majority of it...	08/15/2006
7028729	Apparatus and method for manufacturing veneer Disclosed is a veneer slicing apparatus including a table assembly. A blade support is mounted on the table assembly. A blade is supported in the blade support. A carriage assembly is adapted to engage and hold a log generally parallel to the table assembly. A drive...	04/18/2006
6772809	Knife assembly for a veneer lathe The invention relates to a knife assembly for a veneer lathe, the knife assembly comprising heads having mounted therebetween a knife beam and a nose bar beam, the beams respectively supporting a peeling knife and a solid nose bar. The knife assembly is turnable abo...	08/10/2004
6476347	Laser-assisted cutting device The present invention provides an apparatus for cutting wood or other materials by separating the material along a line of controlled failure through the application of mechanical force in combination with laser light to break molecular bonds holding the ...	11/05/2002
6470931	Veneer lathe knife assembly A veneer lathe knife assembly includes a lower portion supporting a veneer cutting knife, and a upper portion supporting a backing nose bar. The upper portion includes adjustment screws, for example, for adjusting a position of the nose bar in the upper p...	10/29/2002
6298888	Cross-grained veneer and manufacturing method of the same Disclosed herein is a new kind of veneer which has the cross grain (such as wavy grain and interlocked grain) artificially formed on the surface of straight-grained veneer cut by quarter sawing from a species of wood which should yield the cross grain but...	10/09/2001
5979524	Veneer slicer A veneer slicer comprises apparatus for reciprocating a flitch from which veneer is to be sliced, apparatus for supporting a knife for slicing veneer from the flitch as the flitch is reciprocated, and apparatus for supporting a pressure bar for contacting...	11/09/1999
5662151	Veneer peeling knife and a method of fixing a knife adjusting bolt of said veneer peeling knife A method of fixing an adjusting bolt of a veneer peeling knife which is usually performed after adjusting the knife in a knife setting gauge to position its cutting edge at a desired height. The adjusting bolt is fixed by forcing the adjusting bolt by a f...	09/02/1997
5630454	Cutting blade holding device in veneer lathe A cutting blade holding device is disclosed which is capable of preventing damage to a blade stock per se to improve operational efficiency of a veneer lathe per se and to reduce a maintenance cost. The cutting blade holding device in a veneer lathe which...	05/20/1997
5417637	Knife changing method in a veneer lathe A knife changing method is disclosed which is applicable to a veneer lathe equipped with a knife carriage to which a veneer peeling knife is clamped with its cutting edge set at a predetermined elevation relative to the knife carriage. The knife carriage ...	05/23/1995
5385185	Round up control system for veneer lathe In a veneer lathe having a knife mounted to a knife support frame with a backing plate, a roundup control system for a veneer lathe is disclosed that recognizes or detects the production of usable veneer using the body of the knife as a signal source. Dur...	01/31/1995
5360042	Veneer manufacturing process A veneer manufacturing process comprising placing a log within a work station, the work station having chucks at either end thereof for releasably engaging respectively ends of the log such that the log is rotatable about its longitudinal axis, and then r...	11/01/1994
5333658	Veneer lathe A veneer lathe for the peeling of a continuous strip of veneer off a log is arranged to automatically adjust the peeling blade angle and the position of the pressure roll as the log being peeled decreases in diameter. A control, such as a computer, is pro...	08/02/1994
5031677	Veneer cutting machine for tree trunks with variable rake A rotary veneer-cutting machine for cutting sheets of veneer from tree trunks comprises a bladeholder unit (19) moving on a pair of support elements (21, 23) along guides (23) for drawing a blade (16) toward the axis of the trunk (14). Said support elemen...	07/16/1991
4913205	Continuously moving lathe knife A continuously moving lathe knife is provided which can be retrofit to an existing lathe carriage. The knife assembly includes a chain bar secured to the knife carriage with a pair of sprockets at either end of the chain bar. An endless loop chain extends...	04/03/1990
4796681	Continuously moving lathe knife A continuously moving lathe knife is provided which can be retrofit to an existing lathe carriage. The knife assembly includes a chain bar secured to the knife carriage with a pair of sprockets at either end of the chain bar. An endless loop chain extends...	01/10/1989
4794961	Veneer knife A knife, especially a veneer knife, having a wedge shaped body equipped with a leaf spring and a backing plate which retain a removable, disposable blade. The blade is inserted on the rake face of the tool under the leaf spring and wedged between the reta...	01/03/1989
4753278	Cutter block for rotary veneer cutting machines for converting a block of wood into veneers A cutter block for rotary veneer cutting machine for converting a block of wood into veneers is position-wise registrable with respect to the frame of the machine which supports it, so as to permit regulation of the cutting angle of the cutter, the cuttin...	06/28/1988
4529021	Block stabilizer for veneer lathe and method for operating same Apparatus for stabilizing a rotating block of wood from which veneer is being peeled in a veneer lathe, and a method for its operation. A block stabilizer includes a massive stabilizer head having paired rollers which extend along a majority of the length...	07/16/1985
4506714	Veneer lathe A lathe for cutting a spiral strip of veneer from the surface of a log includes motor-driven mechanisms for adjusting the knife blade pitch angle and edge height, and for moving a pressure head relative to the knife to adjust the vertical gap and horizont...	03/26/1985
4427043	Cord burying apparatus for veneer lathe A cord burying apparatus for a veneer sheet is provided. The apparatus comprises a cord burying knife and a piercing element having a plurality of piercing members thereon and provided on one side of the cord burying knife in axial juxtaposition therewith...	01/24/1984
4396049	Backup roll arrangement for wood veneer lathe A backup roll arrangement for peeling veneer from a log in a wood veneer lathe which includes a backup roll rotatably mounted on a carriage driven by a dc motor toward the center of the log during a veneer peeling operation. A control system coordinates t...	08/02/1983
4392519	Knife pitch control for veneer lathe A veneer lathe having power spindle means for rotating a log on the spindle axis, a knife carriage disposed for movement transversely of said spindle axis, a knife rockably mounted on the carriage for movement laterally of the spindle axis, means for adju...	07/12/1983
4289179	Veneer reinforcing unit and a veneer reinforcing device using the same A veneer reinforcing unit is provided. The unit comprises a first cutter which functions as a cutter for trimming a veneer sheet and a second cutter which extends from one or both sides of the blade of said first cutter. During a trimming action of the fi...	09/15/1981
4287462	Veneer lathe control system A control system for a veneer lathe feeds a knife into a rotating log to peel off a continuous sheet of veneer. When the knife is retracted, the orientation of the log is established and stored so that when the peeling operation is resumed, the knife moti...	09/01/1981
4239071	System for producing veneer from deteriorated core logs A system for producing veneer from deteriorated or hollow core logs. The log is rotated about its longitudinal axis in a lathe by means secured to the log at or near its outer circumferential surface. Two kerfs are cut around the circumference of the rota...	12/16/1980
4230165	Hydrostatic drive for lathes A veneer lathe for peeling a log has a knife carriage and a mechanism for moving the carriage towards and away from the log. There is an electric motor for moving the carriage towards the log at a rate of speed related to the rotational speed of the log s...	10/28/1980

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Class 144/212 - Knife or knife block