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Sweep-data-responsive, high-speed, continuous-log-travel bucking apparatus
Assignee: Brunette Machine Works Ltd
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Filing: 1985-12-09
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2005-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A high-throughput, high-end-product-recovery log-bucking system featuring continuous log travel. The system includes a flying-saw, log-bucking mechanism in combination with an upstream scanner which is capable of producing data related to a log's "sweep." A computer which is interposed the bucking mechanism and the scanner makes a decision at least partially based on log-sweep data, as developed by the scanner, to determine the optimum bucking position(s) along a log's length to obtain the maximum recovery of usable end-product.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Hards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:18
CPC Classifications
B; B27; B27B; B27B1/00; B27B1/002; B27B1/007; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/04; G06Q10/043; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/141; Y10T83/148; Y10T83/155; Y10T83/465; Y10T83/4653; Y10T83/4656; Y10T83/4659; Y10T83/4664; Y10T83/525; Y10T83/531; Y10T83/533; Y10T83/541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
High-throughput, high-end-product-recovery log-bucking apparatus featuring continuous log travel comprising transport means defining an endo log-transport path for the continuous movement of a log endo along the path, flying-saw log-bucking mechanism disposed along said path for bucking a log, while the same travels continuously along the path, at one or more selected locations along the length of the log, log-configuration-determining means located adjacent said path, upstream from said log-bucking mechanism, including means for generating data related to a log's sweep as the log travels toward said log-bucking mechanism, and control/decision means operatively connected both to said log-bucking means and to said log-configuration-determining means, responsive to log-sweep data generated by the latter, relative to a traveling log, to control bucking of the log by the former in a manner facilitating, ultimately, the optimum recovery of usable wood end-product from the log.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
High-throughput, high-end-product-recovery log-bucking apparatus featuring continuous log travel comprising transport means defining an endo log-transport path for the continuous movement of a log endo along the path, flying-saw log-bucking mechanism disposed along said path for bucking a log, while the same travels continuously along the path, at one or more selected locations along the length of the log, log-configuration-determining means located adjacent said path, upstream from said log-bucking mechanism, including means for generating data related to a log's sweep as the log travels toward said log-bucking mechanism, and control/decision means operatively connected both to said log-bucking means and to said log-configuration-determining means, responsive to log-sweep data generated by the latter, relative to a traveling log, to control bucking of the log by the former in a manner facilitating, ultimately, the optimum recovery of usable wood end-product from the log.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
142 words
High-throughput, high-end-product-recovery log-bucking apparatus, featuring continuous log travel comprising transport means defining an endo log-transport path for the continuous movement of log endo along the path, flying-saw log-bucking mechanism disposed along said path for bucking a log, while the same travels continuously along the path, at one or more selected locations along the length of the log, log-configuration-determining means located adjacent said path, upstream from said log-bucking mechanism, including means for generating data related to a log's length, sweep and diameter characteristics as the log travels toward said log-bucking mechanism, and control/decision means operatively connected both to said log-bucking mechanism and to said log-configuration-determining means, responsive to the data generated by the latter, relative to a traveling log, to control bucking of the log by the former in a manner facilitating, ultimately, the optimum recovery of usable wood end-product from the log.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
142 words
High-throughput, high-end-product-recovery log-bucking apparatus, featuring continuous log travel comprising transport means defining an endo log-transport path for the continuous movement of log endo along the path, flying-saw log-bucking mechanism disposed along said path for bucking a log, while the same travels continuously along the path, at one or more selected locations along the length of the log, log-configuration-determining means located adjacent said path, upstream from said log-bucking mechanism, including means for generating data related to a log's length, sweep and diameter characteristics as the log travels toward said log-bucking mechanism, and control/decision means operatively connected both to said log-bucking mechanism and to said log-configuration-determining means, responsive to the data generated by the latter, relative to a traveling log, to control bucking of the log by the former in a manner facilitating, ultimately, the optimum recovery of usable wood end-product from the log.
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