Method of manufacturing nail-laminated timber (NLT) and machine therefor
Assignee1000110154 Ontario Inc.
InventorMichael Krans
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Abstract
There is provided a nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine. The machine includes a press. The machine includes an infeed via which first and second boards are received in the press. The machine includes a positioning member via which a size of a gap between the first and second boards is programmable, adjustable and/or customizable. Actuation of the press promotes fixing in place of the boards so positioned and/or the size of the gap thereafter. The machine includes a nail gun configured to nail together the first and second boards so fixed in place.
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A nail-laminated timber (NLT) manufacturing assembly comprising:
- a wood planing machine via which boards are planed to create planed boards in the form of dimensioned lumber;
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- a NLT machine downstream of the wood planing machine, the NLT machine comprising i) a positioning member via which a size of a gap between adjacent planed boards is customized and/or adjusted, ii) a press, with actuation of the press promoting fixing in place of the adjacent boards so spaced, and iii) a nail gun which nails together the adjacent boards so spaced and pressed and/or held in place.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) manufacturing assembly comprising:
- a finger-jointing unit via which a plurality of shorter boards are finger jointed together to form longer boards;
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- a NLT machine downstream of the finger-jointing unit, the NLT machine comprising i) a positioning member via which a size of a gap between adjacent longer boards is customized and/or adjusted, ii) a press, with actuation of the press promoting fixing in place of the adjacent boards so spaced, and iii) a nail gun which nails together the adjacent boards so spaced and pressed and/or held in place.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) manufacturing assembly comprising:
- a wood coating unit via which boards are coated with a wood sealer;
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- a NLT machine downstream of the wood coating unit, the NLT machine comprising i) a positioning member via which a size of a gap between adjacent coated boards is customized and/or adjusted, ii) a press, with actuation of the press promoting fixing in place of the adjacent boards so spaced, and iii) a nail gun which nails together the adjacent boards so spaced and pressed and/or held in place.
A method of manufacturing a panel comprising nail-laminated timber (NLT) in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the method comprising:
- inputting into a processor desired dimensions of the panel;
- forming a gap between adjacent boards via a positioning member, including indexing the positioning member to control, customize and/or adjust the size of the gap between said adjacent boards in real-time based on actual dimensions of the boards and said desired dimensions of the panel;
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- nailing together said adjacent boards so positioned to form of the plurality of nailed-together boards.
A method of manufacturing a panel comprising nail-laminated timber (NLT) in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the method comprising:
- inputting into a processor desired dimensions of the panel;
- forming a gap between adjacent boards via a positioning member, including indexing the positioning member to control, customize and/or adjust the size of the gap between said adjacent boards in real-time based on real-time moisture content of the boards and said desired dimensions of the panel;
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- nailing together said adjacent boards so positioned to form of the plurality of nailed-together boards.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced, wherein the positioning member customizes the size of the gap between successive said adjacent boards in real-time prior to the adjacent boards being fixed in place and nailed together, so as to manufacture the panel comprising NLT.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards, wherein the positioning member abuts with a first of the adjacent boards, with the positioning member being incrementally moveable in an outfeed direction thereafter to create a space substantially equal to said gap so sized and a thickness of a second of the adjacent boards, with the second of the adjacent boards being received in said space;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards, wherein the positioning member is servo-controlled;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- a processor via which the positioning member is indexed, with the processor enabling the size of the gap to be programmable;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- a processor configured to adjust positioning of and/or index the positioning member and/or customize the size of the gap between respective said adjacent boards, based on desired overall dimensions of the panel;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- a processor configured to adjust positioning of and/or index the positioning member and/or customize the size of the gap, based at least in part on a moisture content of the adjacent boards;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- a processor configured to adjust positioning of and/or index the positioning member and/or customize the size of the gap, based one or more actual dimensions of the adjacent boards measured or determined in real-time;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- one or more linear actuators via which the positioning member is indexable along an outfeed axis/plane;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced.
A nail-laminated timber (NLT) machine for manufacturing a panel comprising NLT in the form of a plurality of nailed-together boards, the machine having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
- an end stop member selectively moveable along said longitudinal axis based on a desired overall length of the panel;
- a positioning member configured to customize and/or adjust a size of a gap between adjacent boards;
- a press, with actuation of the press promoting fixing in place of the adjacent boards so spaced;
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- a nail gun configured to nail together the adjacent boards so spaced and pressed and/or held in place.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.