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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337813 | Veneer lathe and method of cutting wood block by the veneer lathe A method of cutting a wood block for production of veneer by a rotary veneer lathe. The veneer lathe includes a veneer knife, a number of rotatable peripheral drive wheels placed parallel to the veneer knife and each having a number of tooth-like projections piercea... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7225843 | Veneer lathe and method of cutting wood block by the veneer lathe A method of cutting a wood block for production of veneer by a rotary veneer lathe. The veneer lathe includes a veneer knife, a number of rotatable peripheral drive wheels placed parallel to the veneer knife and each having a number of tooth-like projections piercea... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7147023 | Method for peeling veneer from logs The invention concerns a method for peeling veneer from a log, wherein the centering device is calibrated during the peeling process without interrupting the production. In the method in accordance with the invention, the around-contour of the log is defined by mean... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7108031 | Method of making patterns in wood and decorative articles of wood made from said method A method for providing a decorative wood surface that is two-dimensional but creates a three-dimensional visual pattern. The upper surface of a wood member is embossed to form ridges, valleys, and transition zones. After embossing, the upper portions of the ridges a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6701983 | Peripherally driven veneer lathe A peripherally driven veneer lathe employs a knife with an improved shape which increases the deflection resistance of the cutting edge and improves its cutting ability. A cutting edge (7c) is positioned on the flank side a predetermined distance (H) away... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6648036 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe that can provide a veneer produced by cutting out a log, which is substantially free from surface scratches, and thus can be used as a surface sheet for plywood. A roller bar drives a log while pushing its peripheral surface on the upstream... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6484768 | Knife assembly for veneer lathe The invention relates to a veneer lathe knife assembly comprising supported by a frame assembly a knife mounting beam (4) and a nose bar beam (5), both of which having a front portion (4'; 5') for holding a cutting knife (6) and a nose bar (7), respective... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6357496 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe comprising a piercing roller and a guiding member for producing a veneer which is free from piercing scars. A third rotational shaft (25) is raised from the position where the piercing projections (27a) of the piercing rolls (27) are pierce... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6206061 | Veneer cutting machine and nose bar device therefor A nose bar device for a veneer lathe which is equipped with a knife carriage movable toward and away from a log from which a veneer sheet is cut, and a knife mounted on the knife carriage and having at the tip end thereof a cutting edge extending horizont... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6010585 | Manufacturing apparatus for a construction material made of woody material and mortar A manufacturing apparatus for a woody strand cement board, in which a woody group material and cement are combined to form a construction material. The construction material is fire resistant and has a strength comparable to a lumbered raw wood product. T... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5971045 | Veneer lathe A veneer lathe comprising a knife (2) for peeling a log (1), which is secured rotatably to a knife stock, and a roller bar (3) disposed to press a circumferential surface of the log (1) at an upstream side, in relative to said knife (2), of a rotational d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967208 | Method and apparatus for rotary cutting of wood veneer An improved apparatus and method for use in the rotary cutting of wood veneer is disclosed. The improved apparatus and method are preferably employed in connection with a conventional lathe having a pressure bar. Such a lathe is of the type that is used t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927360 | Rotary veneer lathe A centerless rotary veneer lathe comprises a slidable backup device which is disposed on the opposite side of a peeler log from a knife carriage of the lathe. The backup device has a pair rotatable rolls located one above the other with the axes thereof e... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5791388 | Method for controlling the feed of backup rolls in a veneer lathe and a backup roll apparatus in a veneer A method of controlling the feed of the backup rolls of a log backup apparatus for use in a veneer lathe for preventing a log from bowing while veneer is peeled from the log. The method comprises the step of centripetally feeding the backup rolls from a c... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787949 | Method of controlling feed in a spindleless veneer lathe and apparatus to which the method is applied A method of controlling the clearance angle of a veneer knife in a veneer lathe under a spindleless condition is applied to a veneer lathe that includes the veneer knife, at least three rollers, feed mechanisms coupled to at least two of the rollers for f... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5715879 | Nose bar and drive assembly A veneer lathe is disclosed having a nose bar and drive assembly in place thereon. A nose bar shaft is splined lengthwise and supported by lathe mounted bearing assemblies. Rolls include splined inserts for shaft engagement. Roll surfaces are grooved for ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5490548 | Method and apparatus for controlling veneer lathe knife clearance angle A method of controlling the clearance angle of a veneer lathe knife in a veneer lathe having a knife holder beam rotatably mounted on a knife carrier. The beam's vibration frequency is continuously measured and compared with a stored representation of a v... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5452220 | Automatic adjustment of veneer lathe nose bar height relative to knife during peeling A veneer lathe apparatus and method are described in which the height of the nose bar roller relative to the knife is automatically adjusted during peeling by a computer control system. In addition, the two veneer exit gaps between the nose bar and the kn... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5447185 | Chip-replaceable nose bar and veneer peeling machine using the same A nose bar is disclosed which is used in a veneer peeling machine which peels off a veneer with a cutting blade applied to a log for causing a chip to abut upon the peripheral surface of the log in the vicinity of the cutting blade, said nose bar comprisi... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5419381 | Wood pelletizer apparatus and method A peripheral drive log lathe having no sliding surfaces susceptible to wear in either the log pinching apparatus or in the knife assembly. All loads are transferred to the frame members through rotary bearings. The knife assembly is self aligning to the t... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5411066 | Method of producing veneer A method of producing a veneer having a given thickness requires cutting of a stock material by a mechanism including a rotary lathe blade and a nose bar. The nose bar is arranged at the outer periphery of the stock material in the vicinity of the tip of ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5355921 | Process and apparatus for self sharpening a pellet lathe knife A process for selectively abrading one surface of a veneer knife at a higher rate that the other face and includes a novel way of providing lubricating and cooling fluid to the faces of the knife wherein the majority of the lubricant is provided to the fa... | 10/18/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5329977 | Pellet veneer lathe Methods and apparatus for using a veneer type lathe of compact design for the pellitizing of a log portion directly from the log without intermediate steps. A log saddle with slide guides for the axles of the incisor rolls enables a significant reduction ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5215135 | Pellitizer methods and apparatus A new type of fuel pellet and method and apparatus for manufacturing. Pellets are cut directly from logs without requiring grinding and extruding. A veneer type lathe and rolls hold a log and the rolls incise the log surface to a depth larger than the ven... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5159963 | Pressure bar for veneer slicing machines A veneer slicing machine having a cutting knife and a pressure bar spaced from the knife having a face for contacting the wood for creating pressure on the wood to be sliced, the region of the pressure bar before the face on the entrance side of the knife... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5141038 | Apparatus for feed controlling in a centerless veneer lathe An apparatus for controlling the knife carriage feed is disclosed herein which is applicable to a centerless type veneer lathe wherein a peeler log is driven to rotate by peripheral drive system without use of conventional spindles. The apparatus includes... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5058639 | Method for applying pressure to a driving roller for a veneer lathe Pressure is applied at a plurality of locations to the driving roller of a peripheral driving veneer lathe. The pressure at each location is selectively and independently controlled to achieve a desired degree of engagement by the driving roller over the ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5018561 | Veneer lathe In a veneer lathe having a pair of left and right double spindles, a small spindle is inserted in a large spindle in such a manner that the small one is relatively transferred in the axial direction freely and also is relatively rotated freely in the stru... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5016692 | Veneer cutting machine for tree trunks with improved antibending device A rotary veneer-cutting machine for tree trunks including a blade holder unit (15, 16, 17, 18) that laterally approaches the axis of a trunk (12) to be cut and top rollers (25) and side rollers (31) counteracting the bending of the trunk (12) caused by th... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4979120 | Control system for automatic adjustment of lathe knife pitch An electrical control system is described for automatic adjustment of the pitch angle of a lathe knife in a veneer lathe apparatus in response to reduction of the diameter of the log during peeling. The control system includes a digital computer having a ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4922979 | Log core steady rest A mechanism for adjusting the orientation of the arms that carry the backup rollers in a core steady rest. The rollers are rendered fixed relative to each other and relative to the arms. The arms are adjusted toward and away from the log as necessary to m... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4901777 | Veneer lathe There is disclosed a veneer lathe comprising a pair of spindles one of which spindles is powered to impart rotating torque to the log and the other of which is non-powered and rotatable with the log, means for detecting the rotation of the non-powered spi... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4893663 | Control system and method for automatic adjustment of lathe components in response to temperature of log A veneer lathe apparatus control system and method are described for automatic adjustment of lathe components which engage the log during peeling in response to reduction of the log diameter and to changes in the surface temperature of the log. The lathe ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4815508 | Veneer lathe with dual powered backup rolls A veneer lathe has a frame, a support for rotatably drivingly supporting a peel block, and a knife for peeling veneer from the block. First and second "backup" rolls rotatably, drivingly engage the block during peeling thereof. The first roll is positione... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4791970 | Veneer lathes having veneer thickness sensor and thickness control A wood veneer lathe that includes a sensor carried by the nose bar and co-acting with the peeling knife to detect and provide an output signal in response to and proportioned to deviations from a predetermined spacing of the nose bar and knife relative to... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790360 | Wood tenderizing apparatus and method A wood incising roller where the teeth are formed by grooves in the roller surface and where some of such grooves cross others. Each cutting tooth has a knife-like cutting edge of finite length that is in one instance perpendicular to the axis of rotation... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4781229 | Spindleless veneer lathe A veneer lathe having a fixed roller, a slidably positionable pressure roller and a slidably positionable following roller. A following roller positioning means selectably positions the following roller with respect to the fixed and pressure rollers in re... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4765380 | Drive roller assembly of veneer lathe for rotating log and veneer lathe A roller assembly of a veneer lathe for rotating a log is disclosed. It comprises a rotatable element, an elastic element provided on the rotatable element, and a plurality of ring shaped members each having a periphery for being urgedly contacted the per... | 08/23/1988 |
