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Backup roll arrangement for wood veneer lathe
Assignee: CALVERT MANUFACTURING Inc A CORP OF FA
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Filing: 1981-02-05
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Granted: 1983-08-02
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Expires: 2001-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A backup roll arrangement for peeling veneer from a log in a wood veneer lathe which includes a backup roll rotatably mounted on a carriage driven by a dc motor toward the center of the log during a veneer peeling operation. A control system coordinates the position of the backup roll with the position of a veneer knife blade on a knife carriage as it advances toward the axis of the rotating log to peel veneer. The backup roll is positioned intermediate the ends of the log and is controlled to be fed toward the log axis in coordination with the knife so as to prevent bending or bowing of the log core, particularly during the later stages of the veneer peeling operation. The backup roll assembly has a frame mounted generally above the veneer lathe such that as the backup roll carriage moves downwardly, the axis of rotation of the backup roll moves toward the axis of rotation of the log at a constant small angle from vertical.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry B. Calvert
- 👤 Dewell M. Nelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 05:14
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/72; B23Q1/76; B27; B27L; B27L5/00; B27L5/02; B27L5/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A backup roll arrangement for laterally supporting a log in a high speed veneer lathe having a frame, headstock means for rotating a log in the frame, a knife carriage assembly mounted on the frame including an elongated knife and pressure bar extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the log, and means for advancing the knife carriage assembly toward the rotational axis of the log as the latter is rotated to peel veneer therefrom, comprising, in combination:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A backup roll arrangement for laterally supporting a log in a high speed veneer lathe having a frame, headstock means for rotating a log in the frame, a knife carriage assembly mounted on the frame including an elongated knife and pressure bar extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the log, and means for advancing the knife carriage assembly toward the rotational axis of the log as the latter is rotated to peel veneer therefrom, comprising, in combination:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
(a) means for determining the position of the knife relative to the axis of rotation of the log; (b) a backup roll carriage mounted on the frame and a backup roll journaled on said carriage, the axis of rotation of said backup roll being substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the log; (c) guide means on the frame supporting said backup roll carriage for reciprocating motion causing said backup roll to move relative to the log in a plane passing through the rotational axis thereof, said plane being the plane of the forces tending to push up the log during the veneer cutting operation; (d) means for determining the position of said backup roll relative to the axis of rotation of the log, and (e) means for driving said backup roll carriage to position said backup roll adjacent the log dependent upon the knife position identified by the knife position determining means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
154 words
(a) means for determining the position of the knife relative to the axis of rotation of the log; (b) a backup roll carriage mounted on the frame and a backup roll journaled on said carriage, the axis of rotation of said backup roll being substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the log; (c) guide means on the frame supporting said backup roll carriage for reciprocating motion causing said backup roll to move relative to the log in a plane passing through the rotational axis thereof, said plane being the plane of the forces tending to push up the log during the veneer cutting operation; (d) means for determining the position of said backup roll relative to the axis of rotation of the log, and (e) means for driving said backup roll carriage to position said backup roll adjacent the log dependent upon the knife position identified by the knife position determining means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The arrangement of claim 1 in which the means for driving said backup roll carriage comprises a dc servo motor and the means for determining the position of said backup roll relative to the axis of rotation of the log comprises a pulse generator coupled to the shaft of said motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
The arrangement of claim 2 in which the means for determining knife position comprises a pulse generator coupled to a dc motor for driving the knife carriage assembly, and the means for positioning said backup roll comprises a microprocessor-based control system which correlates position information from the knife motor pulse generator and the backup roll pulse generator to control the backup roll motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The arrangement of claim 1 in which said backup roll carriage carries a single backup roll.
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