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US 2008/0289722 A1Published application
Forest Products Lineal Cutter Assembly and Method
AssigneeMcGehee Development Company LLC
InventorRonald W. McGehee
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Abstract
A forest products lineal cutter assembly comprises a work piece scanning assembly, an outfeed conveyor assembly and a cutting station. The lineal cutter assembly also includes first and second work piece hold down elements above the scan belt at a first exit end of the scan belt and above the outfeed belt at a second entrance end of the scan belt. In some embodiments the first and second work piece hold down elements comprise hold down rollers.
Claims14
A forest products lineal cutter assembly comprising:
- a work piece scanning assembly comprising a scanning conveyor and a scanner, the scanning conveyor having a scan belt with a first entrance end and a first exit end, the scanner located between the first entrance end and the first exit end;
- an outfeed conveyor assembly comprising an outfeed belt having a second entrance end;
- a cutting station positioned between and adjacent to the first exit end and the second entrance end;
- a first work piece hold down element above the scan belt at the first exit end;
- and
- a second work piece hold down element above the outfeed belt at the second entrance end.
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A method for working on a forest products work piece comprising:
- directing a work piece onto a first entrance end of a moving scan belt of a scanning conveyor;
- moving the work piece on the moving scan belt past a work piece scanner and to a first exit end of the scan belt;
- biasing the work piece against the scan belt at the first exit end;
- moving the work piece on the moving scan belt from the first exit end directly to a cutting station, the cutting station being adjacent to the first exit end;
- passing the workplace through the cutting station and directly to a second entrance end of an outfeed belt of an outfeed conveyor assembly to create a modified work piece, the cutting station being adjacent to the second entrance end;
- biasing the modified work piece against the outfeed belt at the second entrance end;
- and
- moving the modified work piece along the outfeed belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.