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US 6,381,871 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for drying wood
AssigneeWood Drying Research Association
InventorTaira Uehara
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Abstract
A method of drying wood comprises the step of drying wood in a drying chamber at a controlled temperature and a controlled humidity. The temperature and the moisture content inside the wood while being dried are monitored continuously or intermittently, and the temperature and the humidity in the drying chamber are controlled based on the resulting data.
Claims6
A method of drying wood, comprising the steps of:
- drying wood in a drying chamber at a controlled temperature and a controlled humidity;
- either continuously or intermittently measuring the temperature inside the wood while being dried;
- either continuously or intermittently measuring the moisture content inside the wood while being dried;
- and
- controlling the temperature and humidity in the drying chamber based on the thus-measured temperature and moisture content inside the wood.
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Wood drying apparatus, comprising:
- a drying chamber in which wood is to be placed and dried;
- means for measuring the temperature inside the wood while being dried in said chamber;
- means for measuring the moisture content inside the wood while being dried in said chamber;
- and
- means for controlling the temperature and humidity in the chamber on the basis of the thus-measured temperature and humidity inside the wood.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.