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US 4,469,156 AGranted
Method and apparatus for shaping wood material into a predetermined configuration
OwnerMisato Norimoto, Kenji Hasegawainventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for shaping wood materials into a predetermined configuration wherein the wood material is substantially saturated with water, heated, shaped and dried, and wherein microwave energy is used for at least the heating stage of the method.
Claims15
A method for shaping a wood material into a predetermined configuration which comprises the steps of
- bringing the wood material into a substantially water saturated state;
- heating the water saturated wood material to a predetermined temperature;
- deforming the wood material into said predetermined configuration, and
- drying the wood material,
- wherein the heating of the water saturated wood material is accomplished through the use of microwave energy.
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An apparatus for shaping a wood material into a predetermined configuration which comprises
- a chamber,
- microwave generating means operatively associated with said chamber for heating the wood material,
- means disposed within said chamber for supporting the wood material to be deformed,
- means for bending the wood material into said predetermined or deformed shape, and
- means for drying the wood material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.