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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Meinan Machinery Works, Inc., Obu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Meinan Machinery Works, Inc, Obu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27B 31/06 (2006.01); B27L 5/02 (2006.01); B27B 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B27B 25/04 (2013.01); B27B 31/06 (2013.01); B27L 5/022 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A log feeding apparatus for feeding a log to first and second cutting spindles is provided, in which a log is fed to a second receiving position when centering spindles have reached a second delivery position that is away from the second receiving position downstream in the direction of log transport by a distance equal to or greater than an assumed maximum diameter of the log. That is, a new log is transported to the second receiving position by placing sections when the log held between the centering spindles reaches a position that will avoid contact with the new log. As a result, the time can be reduced for transporting the log to the cutting spindles.