Combination planar molder
AssigneeR. B. Industries, Inc.
InventorsVerle L. Rice, Dwight E. Check
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Abstract
This invention relates to a combination planar molder for wood products. A support framework mounts a removable shaft for mounting either a planing knife or a molding bit. The shaft is mounted in bearing means at least one of which is pivotal about its housing so as to permit the shaft to be raised and lowered at an angle and slipped laterally for insertion and removal. This allows one shaft to be utilized for the planing head and a separate shaft to be utilized for a molding head. This eliminates time consuming balancing of the shaft as a result of changing a conventional planing head into a molding head.
Claims9
A combination planar molder for wood comprising:
- a support framework;
- shaft means mounting either a planing knife or a molding bit;
- means for removably mounting said shaft means on said framework and comprising a sheave rigid with said shaft and bearing means mounted in said framework for pivotal movement and adapted to receive one end of said shaft means;
- prime mover means for turning said shaft means;
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- drive means for moving a length of wood past said planing knife or said molding bit.
A combination planar molder for wood comprising:
- a support framework;
- means mounting either a planing knife or a molding bit on said framework,
- said mounting means comprising a shaft, a first sheave rigid with said shaft, a second sheave integrally formed into said shaft and first and second bearing means for receiving said shaft;
- prime mover means mounted on said framework and rotatably coupled with said first sheave for rotating said shaft;
- first and second drive rollers disposed on said frame on opposite sides of said mounting means;
- reduction drive means for driving said first and second drive rollers;
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- means coupling said second sheave with said reduction drive means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.