Edge veneering
OwnerEdward P. Jordeinventor
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Abstract
Complex edges of workpieces are veneered by stretching a thin flexible veneer strip over the edges and moving the workpiece edge against a yieldably mounted heated bar having a complementary surface to seat the strip and bond it the workpiece edge. The yieldably mounted bar moves in a second direction as it is moved by the workpiece to fully seat the veneer strip before the adhesive previously applied to the edge is heat-set by the bar.
Claims20
A method of veneering an edge having a complex surface of a workpiece comprising the steps of forming the edge in the shape desired, stretching a flexible veneer strip across the edge, and pressing the veneer strip against the edge with a fully complementary surface.
A method of veneering an edge having a complex surface of a workpiece comprising the steps of forming the edge in the shape desired, stretching a flexible veneer strip across the edge, and pressing the veneer strip against the edge with a complementary surface, wherein pressing the veneer strip with a complementary surface involves moving the workpiece edge against a yieldable bar having the complementary surface.
Apparatus for veneering the edge of a workpiece, comprising a bar having a surface fully complementary to that of the edge, and means for automatically positioning the bar surface with respect to the edge surface as one of the bar and workpiece is moved into engagement with the other.
Apparatus for veneering the edge of a workpiece, comprising a bar having a surface complementary to that of the edge, and means for automatically positioning the bar surface with respect to the edge surface as one of the bar and workpiece is moved into engagement with the other, wherein the bar is movably mounted on a frame, wherein the bar is slidably mounted on the frame and is movable by the workpiece.
Apparatus for veneering the edge of a workpiece, comprising a bar having a surface complementary to that of the edge, and means for automatically positioning the bar surface with respect to the edge surface as one of the bar and workpiece is moved into engagement with the other, wherein the means for automatically positioning the bar surface with respect to the edge surface includes an element for positioning the workpiece so that its edge surface and the bar surface properly meet.
Apparatus for veneering the edge of a workpiece, comprising a bar having a surface complementary to that of the edge, and means for automatically positioning the bar surface with respect to the edge surface as one of the bar and workpiece is moved into engagement with the other, wherein the bar is movably mounted on a frame, wherein the frame includes a horizontal component for supporting it, a vertical component for supporting the bar, and an upwardly inclined component extending in the direction of the oncoming workpiece for forcing the bar downwardly as it is moved by the workpiece engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.