Workpiece positioning system
AssigneeUsnr, LLC
InventorsMike Dockter, Petri Saastamo
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a log positioning system configured to transport a log through one or more chipper/profiler modules to produce a cant with four chipped/profiled sides. In some embodiments, a log processing system may include an infeed, a positioning feed module downstream of the infeed, and one or more chipper/profiler modules disposed proximal to the positioning feed module. The positioning feed module may include a sharp chain coupled to one or more pairs of vertical positioning rolls. The positioning feed module may be selectively skewed, slewed, and/or tilted to match the vertical and angular orientation of the infeed.
Claims28
A system for cutting a log, the system comprising:
- a conveyor with a sharp chain, the conveyor configured to transport the log in a first direction on the sharp chain;
- a first pair of chippers positioned along opposite sides of the sharp chain, the first pair of chippers configured to chip generally vertical flat faces along corresponding opposite sides of the log;
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- at least one pair of vertical feed rolls operatively coupled with the conveyor and disposed on opposite sides of the sharp chain downstream of the first pair of chippers, the at least one pair of vertical feed rolls configured to engage the generally vertical flat faces,
- wherein the sharp chain and the at least one pair of vertical feed rolls are vertically repositionable in concert to thereby tilt the log while the generally vertical flat faces are engaged by the at least one pair of vertical feed rolls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.