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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Steven L. Aylsworth, Chatfield, MN (US);
Inventor:
Steven L. Aylsworth, Chatfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
ACER Inc., Rushford, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27B 31/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01); B23Q 7/04 (2006.01); B65G 59/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B27B 31/00 (2013.01); B23Q 7/04 (2013.01); B25J 9/023 (2013.01); B25J 15/00 (2013.01); B25J 19/022 (2013.01); B65G 59/00 (2013.01); B23Q 2240/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automated lumber handling systems include one or more lumber-scanning sensors that travel independently of a board-carrying trolley to reduce board retrieval times and increase scanning accuracy and resolution. In some examples, the lumber handling systems retrieve various size boards from a series of spaced-apart stations, and deliver chosen boards in a certain sequence to a saw. The saw then cuts the boards to sizes suitable for making prefabricated roof trusses and/or wall frames.