Apparatus for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on wooden boards or similar objects

Abstract

This invention relates to an apparatus () for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on a wooden board () or a similar object. The apparatus () comprises a movement system () comprising at least two chains or belts () that are at a distance from one another and substantially parallel to each other. The chains or belts () are slidable parallel to a movement path () and are and intended to support the wooden board (). The apparatus () also comprises a non-destructive inspection station () that is positioned on the movement path (), for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on the wooden board () that is supported by the chains or belts (). The non-destructive inspection station () comprises at least one operating component () that is positioned on the same side as the chains or belts () and emits or receives a signal or an image, with an emission or reception field () that faces towards a region between two chains or belts (). Each chain or belt () comprises an elongate flexible body () and at least one rest element () that is positioned on the elongate flexible body (). The at least one rest element () projects upwards from the elongate flexible body () and has a top face () with a width (L) that is less than the width (L) of the elongate flexible body (). The top faces () are intended to provide a surface on which the wooden board () can rest, so that the wooden board is kept at a distance from the elongate flexible body () of each chain or belt ().