(19)
(11) EP 2 353 814 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/32

(21) Application number: 11153509.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B27B 31/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 05.02.2010 FI 20100050 U

(71) Applicant: Martek-Sapientia Oy
32201 Loimaa (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ylitalo, Matti
    32200, LOIMAA (FI)

(74) Representative: Suominen, Kaisa Liisa 
Turun Patenttitoimisto Oy P.O.Box 99
20521 Turku
20521 Turku (FI)

   


(54) Wood block handling


(57) The invention comprises an arrangement and a method in wood block (2) handling. The method comprises
- sawing blocks (2) of a desired length from an elongated wood material with one or more automatic cutting saws, which blocks have a longitudinal direction (S);
- separating the blocks (2) after the automatic cutting saw into different grades according to a desired position of the sawed block (2);
- transferring the blocks in a transfer device (1) in their longitudinal direction (S) toward a next handling stage;
- turning the sawed blocks (2) around their longitudinal axis into the desired position before they are fed into the next handling stage,
- turning the sawed blocks (2) around their longitudinal axis in the turning chute (3) arranged in connection with the transfer device (1) at the same time as the blocks (2) are transferred in the longitudinal direction toward the next handling stage.







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