Wood-processing system and wood-processing method
AssigneeIMA Schelling Deutschland GmbH
InventorDirk Niebur
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Abstract
A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer. The system can be operated continuously, with workpieces being loaded sequentially into the buffer, removed from the buffer by the robot, and sorted onto the deposit device.
Claims18
A wood-processing system comprising:
- a buffer (1), which receives and buffers planar workpieces (7) made of wood or wood-substitute materials;
- a feed apparatus (8), which feeds the workpieces (7) to the buffer (1);
- a depositing device (4), on which workpieces (7) removed from the buffer (1) are deposited;
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- at least one robot (2), arranged between the buffer (1) and the depositing device (4), which at least one robot (2) is configured to remove the workpieces (7) from the buffer (1) and to deposit the workpieces (7) on a deposit means (41-44) of the depositing device (4),
- wherein the buffer (1) is a moving buffer in which the workpieces (7) fed to the buffer (1) are held in motion,
- wherein the buffer (1) has a hedgehog-shaped configuration comprising a plurality of fingers (12) arranged in rows that rotate endlessly in a racetrack pattern for buffering and keeping individual workpieces (7) separate from each other in buffer (1).
A wood-processing method in which planar workpieces (7) made of wood or wood-substitute material in a wood-processing system, comprising:
- feeding workpieces (7) to a buffer (1) and buffering the workpieces (7) in the buffer (1) using a feed apparatus (8) to feed the workpieces (7) to the buffer (1);
- removing buffered workpieces (7) from the buffer (1) by a robot (2) in accordance with control criteria;
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- depositing the buffered workpieces (7) in a predetermined deposit position in a depositing device (4) that is separate from the buffer (1) or in another deposit position in the buffer (1) itself,
- wherein the buffer (1) is a moving buffer in which the workpieces (7) fed to the buffer (1) are held in motion,
- wherein the buffer (1) has a hedgehog-shaped configuration comprising a plurality of fingers (12) arranged in rows that rotate endlessly in a racetrack pattern for buffering and keeping individual workpieces (7) separate from each other in buffer (1).
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