Moisture extraction press and moisture removal from wood materials
AssigneeIdaho Forest Group, LLC
InventorsMarc BRINKMEYER, Antonio CARVALHO, Allen SELANDER
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Abstract
The technology disclosed relates to moisture removal from wood materials. In particular, it relates to a press that includes a continuous and liquid permeable sheet metal band that makes use of viaways, grooves, perforations, or combinations thereof allowing liquid to permeate therethrough. The press can also include a first pressing roller located above the sheet metal band and a first anvil roller located below the sheet metal band and forming a first nip with the first pressing roller and the sheet metal band, such that the sheet metal band being located between the first pressing roller and the first anvil roller.
Claims11
A method of extracting moisture from wood material, the method comprising:
- depositing the wood material on a continuous and liquid permeable sheet metal band including viaways allowing liquid to permeate therethrough, the sheet metal band being located between a first pressing roller and a first anvil roller;
- transporting the wood material by moving the sheet metal band at a speed selectable within a range;
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- passing the wood material through a first nip formed by the first pressing roller, the first anvil roller and the sheet metal band to extract a portion of the moisture away from the wood material,
- wherein at least a portion of the extracted portion of the moisture permeates through the viaways of the sheet metal band without using a suction device, a blowing device or a scraping device, and
- wherein the sheet metal band is conveyed at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.