Apparatus for forming a monolithic compressed wood pallet with increased load capacity

An apparatus for forming monolithic compressed wood pallets with increased load capacity, the apparatus comprises a loading surface and at least two underlying resting stringers formed integrally in a monolithic body that is obtained by forming a mixture based on loose wood material and adhesive materials, comprising:

• a storage component comprising a chamber for the collection of said mixture inside which a first conveyor belt is accommodated for feeding a substantially uniform layer of said mixture toward an outlet, the first belt being wound around at least one first motorized roller and entrained by it with a feed speed;
• a pressing component comprising a lower mold part and an upper mold part between which a receptacle for forming a pallet is provided and which are alternately movable between a spaced loading configuration and a closer pressing configuration;
• a second conveyor belt interposed between said storage component and said pressing component, which is wound around at least one second motorized roller which drives it with an advancement speed and is associated with an actuation component having an alternating translational motion in a substantially horizontal direction with a translation speed, the upper portion of the second belt being substantially horizontal and translating with a transfer speed obtained from the combination of the advancement speed and of the translation speed,
• during loading, the second conveyor belt is arranged below the outlet so as to obtain the deposition on the upper portion of a mat of said mixture and during unloading the second conveyor belt is interposed between said mold parts in a spaced configuration for the transfer of the mat within the lower mold part,
• and comprising a modulation component configured for varying at least one among said feed speed, said advancement speed, and said translation speed so as to obtain an adjustment of the quantity of mixture loaded/unloaded on/from the upper portion of said second belt along the extension of said mat.