Method and apparatus for cutting veneer sheets from a flitch
AssigneeMiller Veneers, Inc.
InventorsThomas A. Miller, Robert D. Brand
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for retaining a flitch on a staylog or slicer for slicing veneer from the flitch, the staylog or slicer having a plurality of expandable wedge-clamp dogs, the method comprising the steps of providing a flitch having a plurality of dados for receiving a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs, positioning the plurality of wedge-clamp dogs within the plurality of dados in the flitch, and expanding the wedge-clamp dogs to retain the flitch on the staylog or slicer.
Claims14
A method for retaining a flitch on a staylog for slicing veneer from the flitch, the staylog having a plurality of expandable wedge-clamp dogs, comprising the steps of
- providing a flitch having a plurality of dados perpendicular to the length of the flitch for receiving a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs that are arranged perpendicular to the length of the staylog, wherein each wedge-clamp dog includes a wedge, which when activated causes a right and left hand clamp plate to expand;
- positioning the plurality of wedge-clamp dogs within the plurality of dados in the flitch;
- and
- expanding the right and left hand clamp plate of each wedge-clamp dog with the wedge to secure the flitch to the staylog.
A method of retaining a flitch on a staylog for slicing veneer from the flitch, the staylog having a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs, comprising the steps of
- providing a flitch having a plurality of dados perpendicular to the length of the flitch for receiving the plurality of wedge-clamp dogs, the dados having a depth profile and the wedge-clamp dogs having flitch engaging portions configured to generally conform to the depth profile arranged perpendicular to the length of the staylog;
- positioning the plurality of wedge-clamp dogs in the plurality of dados;
- and
- engaging the flitch with the wedge-clamp dogs to retain the flitch on the staylog with a veneer producing zone maintained in parallel relation to a veneer slicing knife.
An apparatus for retaining a flitch on a staylog, the flitch including a plurality of dados formed in the flat underside surface thereof, comprising:
- a staylog for carrying a flitch;
- a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs that are arranged perpendicular to the length of the staylog attached to the staylog and positioned to be received by a plurality of dados arranged side-to-side in the flat underside of a flitch for engaging the flitch, and
- means for expanding the wedge-clamp dogs when engaged with a flitch to hold the flitch on the staylog.
An apparatus for retaining a flitch for slicing, comprising:
- a staylog having a mounting surface with a plurality of predetermined positions, and
- a plurality of wedge-clamp dogs located at the predetermined positions for engaging the flitch to retain the flitch on the staylog that are arranged perpendicular to the length of the staylog, wherein the distance between the mounting surface and the flitch at a predetermined position is proportional to the thickness of the flitch at the predetermined position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.