Meinan Machinery Works, Inc.

Satoru Shimosaka

Masaru Koike

Nagara Aoyama

Yasumasa Hasegawa

Toshihiko Yoshizumi

Yukio Takagi

Yukinobu Kuno

Masuo Mizuno

In a veneer lathe having a pair of left and right double spindles, a small spindle is inserted in a large spindle in such a manner that the small one is relatively transferred in the axial direction freely and also is relatively rotated freely in the structure of the large one. Either one of the large or small spindle is driven at the one side of the left and right sides by a driving source at a required revolution.

Veneer lathe

A method of drying a veneer sheet is provided. The method comprises the steps of tenderizing, compressing, and drying a veneer sheet. The compressing and drying steps are performed at the same time. The tenderizing step is preferably be performed before the above two steps but may be done thereafter or at the same time. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed. The apparatus comprises tenderizing means, deceleration transfer means, and heating means. The deceleration and the heating means are combined into one section. A plurality of rollers are used as deceleration transfer means.

Method and apparatus for drying veneer sheet

Tenderizing device

Apparatus for drying veneer sheet

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Ohbu, Japan

Satoru Shimosaka