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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1995
Gordon G Shofner, Louisville, KY (US);
William N Perry, Sonora, CA (US);
Durand-Raute Industries Ltd., British Columbia, CA;
Thermex-Thermatron, Inc., Bay Shore, NY (US);
Abstract
A continuous layup LVL press having upper and lower parallel, opposed platens separated by a variable distance. An RF energy source is coupled between the platens. RF deflectors are provided on each opposed end of each platen, with the deflectors projecting outwardly away from respective inner edges of the platens. The deflectors may be triangular in a cross-sectional plane of the press; or, they may be arcuate in cross-section. Additional RF deflectors may be provided on each opposed longitudinal edge of each platen, with the additional deflectors projecting outwardly away from respective inner longitudinal edges of the platens.