Global Patent Index - EP 0759137 B1

EP 0759137 B1 19980204 - METHOD FOR PROCESSING WOOD AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PROCESSING WOOD AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BEARBEITUNG VON HOLZ BEI ERHÖHTEN TEMPERATUREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DU BOIS A DES TEMPERATURES ELEVEES

Publication

EP 0759137 B1 19980204 (EN)

Application

EP 95918005 A 19950511

Priority

  • FI 9500252 W 19950511
  • FI 942209 A 19940511
  • FI 942210 A 19940511

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9531680A1] The invention relates to a method for processing wood at an elevated temperature. According to the method, the temperature of the wood is raised to a value at least exceeding 100 DEG C, whereby the temperature of the internal part of the wood and the temperature at the external surface of the wood, respectively, is measured during the treatment, and in raising the temperature, the difference between the internal and external temperatures of the wood is kept at least essentially constant at 10 to 30 DEG C. The treatment is preferably carried out in the presence of vapour. The invention can be used to effectively prevent the generation of internal cracks and the method can be applied for, e.g., rapid seasoning of wood as well as for modifying thermal processing of wood.

IPC 1-7

F26B 21/10; B27K 5/00

IPC 8 full level

B27K 1/00 (2006.01); B27K 5/00 (2006.01); F26B 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F26B 3/02 (2013.01); F26B 2210/16 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE DK ES FR GB NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9531680 A1 19951123; AT E163084 T1 19980215; AU 2410695 A 19951205; DE 69501588 D1 19980312; DE 69501588 T2 19980917; DK 0759137 T3 19980923; EP 0759137 A1 19970226; EP 0759137 B1 19980204

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 9500252 W 19950511; AT 95918005 T 19950511; AU 2410695 A 19950511; DE 69501588 T 19950511; DK 95918005 T 19950511; EP 95918005 A 19950511