Veneer sheet feed device for multistage veneer sheet dryer

A veneer sheet feed device for multistage veneer sheet dryer, comprising:

• feed conveyors provided between a carry-in conveyor a terminal end of which on a conveyance downstream side is provided so as to be pivotable up and down around a predetermined pivot shaft on a conveyance upstream side and a veneer sheet dryer including a plurality of upper and lower stages of conveyance units in which a plurality of pairs of upper and lower feed rollers is arranged in a conveyance direction, the feed conveyors for feeding veneer sheets carried in from the carry-in conveyor to the conveyance units for each of a plurality of upper and lower conveyance stages arranged corresponding to the conveyance units, wherein
• the feed conveyors are arranged so as to be radially spread across the upper and lower conveyance stages from the conveyance upstream side to the conveyance downstream side corresponding to carry-in positions determined in advance defined by pivot positions of the terminal end of the carry-in conveyor,
• the veneer sheets are set to be sequentially carried in from the carry-in conveyor through guide members belonging to the conveyance stages to the feed conveyors in predetermined order,
• each of the guide members is provided such that a starting end on the conveyance upstream side is pivotable up and down around a predetermined pivot shaft on the conveyance downstream side, and
• a pivot mechanism that allows the starting end of the guide member belonging to the conveyance stage immediately above the conveyance stage in which a veneer sheet is carried from the carry-in conveyor this time to pivot to a portion above a horizontal position of a terminal end of this guide member.