Stick laying apparatus and stick distributing unit for laying a plurality of spacer sticks over a board layer

    公开(公告)号:US11858759B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-02

    申请号:US17661477

    申请日:2022-04-29

    IPC分类号: B65G57/26 B65G57/18

    CPC分类号: B65G57/26 B65G57/18

    摘要: A stick distributing unit and corresponding method for laying spacer sticks over a board layer is provided. The unit includes a frame defining a stick-receiving area for receiving sticks and a hold-and-release mechanism configured to dispense each stick one-by-one. The hold-and-release mechanism includes a lower holding member selectively operable to hold and release a bottommost stick, and an upper holding member selectively operable to hold and release a penultimate stick. The unit also includes a controller configured to operate the lower and upper holding members to release the bottommost stick from the stick-receiving area and knock on the penultimate stick. The unit further has a stick-laying mechanism configured to receive and lay the released bottommost stick over the board layer.

    Lumber bin sorter
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11986858B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17597075

    申请日:2020-07-03

    IPC分类号: B07C5/14 B27B31/08

    CPC分类号: B07C5/14 B27B31/08

    摘要: A bin sorter for sorting lumber is provided. The bin sorter includes a plurality of bins disposed in a side-by-side configuration. Each bin includes a pair of spaced-apart walls defining a compartment therebetween for receiving lumber. Each compartment has a compartment inlet provided at a top end thereof, and a compartment outlet provided at a bottom end thereof. At least one of the plurality of bins has a support assembly for supporting one or more piles of lumber within the compartment. The support assembly includes a pair of support members having a support base vertically displaceable between the top and bottom ends of the compartment and a support arm connected to the support base and extending within the compartment towards the other support arm. Each support arm is adapted to support a respective pile of lumber or cooperate with one another to support a single pile of lumber.

    STICK LAYING APPARATUS AND STICK DISTRIBUTING UNIT FOR LAYING A PLURALITY OF SPACER STICKS OVER A BOARD LAYER

    公开(公告)号:US20230183026A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US17661477

    申请日:2022-04-29

    IPC分类号: B65G57/26 B65G57/18

    CPC分类号: B65G57/26 B65G57/18

    摘要: A stick distributing unit and corresponding method for laying spacer sticks over a board layer is provided. The unit includes a frame defining a stick-receiving area for receiving sticks and a hold-and-release mechanism configured to dispense each stick one-by-one. The hold-and-release mechanism includes a lower holding member selectively operable to hold and release a bottommost stick, and an upper holding member selectively operable to hold and release a penultimate stick. The unit also includes a controller configured to operate the lower and upper holding members to release the bottommost stick from the stick-receiving area and knock on the penultimate stick. The unit further has a stick-laying mechanism configured to receive and lay the released bottommost stick over the board layer.