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7370680 Lathe having movable spindles and method  
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...
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...
7275571 Method and apparatus of locating the optimum peeling axis of a log and the maximum radius portion thereof with respect to the optimum peeling axis  
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...
7025099 Drive system for veneer slicer  
A drive mechanism for reciprocating a flitch table ( 114 ), the drive mechanism comprising a drive shaft ( 118 ) having an output end, a prime mover coupled to the drive shaft ( 118 ) for rotating...
6923228 Veneer-slicing machine  
In prior art veneer-slicing machines, the blade is always mounted so that its cutting edge is parallel to the plane of the table, inside of which a wooden beam can be clamped. As a result, it is...
6896018 Vacuum flitch table system  
Vacuum flitch-retaining systems use vacuum valves having pressure-operated reciprocatable pistons capable of high valve closure forces to provide the reliable closure of their associated valve...
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 ( 7 c ) is...
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...
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...
6412529 Method for determining the point to start rounding in the turning of veneer  
The present invention relates to a method for determining the starting point of rounding turning in the turning of veneer. For turning a log, the knife carriage of the lathe is withdrawn into a...
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...
6305448 Lathe charger  
To make coincide cutting centers of two end surfaces of raw wood with the axis of spindles of a veneer lathe, at least two axial corrections which are performed in a state in which the raw wood is...
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...
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...
6176282 Apparatus and method for centering and feeding log  
A pair of centering spindles are disposed away from cutting spindles and movably in the direction of Z or parallel with the axial center line of cutting spindles. A plurality of log center...
6047622 Veneer scarfing machine  
An apparatus for scarfing edge portions of a veneer sheet to produce a joint suited for joining the veneer sheets in an edge to edge relation. A conveyor system aligns, conveys and flattens the...
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...
5819828 Method and apparatus for preparing a flitch for cutting  
The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing a flitch for slicing where the flitch includes a veneer-producing zone and a staylog-engaging zone. The apparatus comprises a drill...
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...
5711199 Clipping trash gate for trimming strip of sheet material  
A trimming apparatus and method for cutting a strip of sheet material, such as wood veneer, is described including a clipping trash gate. A strip cutter including a cutter knife mounted on the...
5711358 Method and apparatus for making vertical grain wood strands  
A veneer lathe is provided with back-up rolls modified to include serrating knives to effect cutting a log longitudinally at predetermined circumferentially spaced apart intervals to define the...
5678619 Method and apparatus for cutting veneer from a tapered flitch  
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for cutting veneer from a tapered flitch so as to minimize the amount of waste veneer taken from the outside, or veneer-producing zone, of a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
5398741 Method and apparatus for rotary-cutting a timber in a veneer lathe  
A method and apparatus for rotary-cutting a timber to peel off a veneer by a cutting knife from the outer periphery of a timber while rotating the timber around its longitudinal axis. The timber is...
5383504 Flexible station for cutting veneer from wood logs  
A veneer cutting station (10) for a wood log (12) comprises a veneer cutting machine (11) producing a continuous sheet of rotary-cut veneer sent to transverse cutting means and at least one...
5381841 Tangential rotary slicer  
A veneer slicer includes a mandrel for holding multiple flitches. The mandrel has a first axis about which it is rotated. A knife and pressure bar assembly is provided on a first reciprocable...
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...
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...
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...
5170824 Wood chuck for a veneer lathe  
A chuck having first and second ends is provided with releasably fastening means at the first end for connection to a veneer lathe. The second end includes a plurality of blades extending from the...
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...
5150746 Flitch table  
A flitch table is provided for mounting a flitch for slicing of veneer from the flitch by a knife. The flitch includes a mounting side which lies adjacent the table when the flitch is mounted to...
5143129 Apparatus for adjusting the pitch angle of a knife blade in a veneer lathe  
A veneer lathe including a knife blade which is adjustable to different pitch angles. The veneer lathe includes a feed carriage mounted for movement on guides fixed to a lathe frame and a blade...
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...
5067534 Spindle drive for a veneer lathe  
The invention concerns a spindle drive for a veneer lathe. In view of reducing the mobile masses of the drive gear equipment making the lathe better adaptable to different log lengths, the opposite...
5052455 Block positioner  
Apparatus for positioning a block which may be used as a charger for a lathe. The apparatus includes opposed primary chucks, each taking the form of a tapered receptacle for receiving the end of a...
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...
4989651 Automatic veneer lathe trash gate  
The system includes a veneer lathe, a conveyor or apron (50) onto which the veneer from the lathe is initially directed, followed by a combination of an anvil roller (54) and a rotating clipper...
4934228 System for diverting veneer sheets having offsize defects  
A system for detecting offsize defects and for segregating the veneer sheets containing the defects from the non-defective sheets. Scanners are positioned along the in-feed conveyor leading to the...
4930556 Lay-up for laminated-veneer-lumber  
This invention relates to a process of preparing a novel form of laminated-veneer-lumber. More particularly, this invention pertains to a process of producing a laminated-veneer-lumber which is...
4916989 Strip tensioning system for a strip peeling machine  
A strip tensioning system for a strip peeling machine is arranged to control the tension exerted on a metal strip being peeled from a rotating billet by a cutting tool. Regulation of the peeled...
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...
4809754 Curve veneer clipper  
A method and apparatus for tapered peeling of veneer to form a curved veneer and clipping the curved veneer into discreet sheets by adjusting the angular relationship of the clipping knife to the...
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...
4754788 Chuck for a veneer lathe  
A four-bladed chuck for attachment to a drive spindle of a veneer lathe. The blades include a first flat side for providing a driving area and a second side in a plane perpendicular to the first...
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