US 12,083,704 B1
Method and apparatus for processing random length boards into cabinet, entry door, or window frame rails
Adam Britton, Chico, CA (US); Miles Dillion, Redding, CA (US); and Steve Samons, Anderson, CA (US)
Assigned to VOORWOOD COMPANY, Anderson, CA (US)
Filed by VOORWOOD COMPANY, Anderson, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/710,747.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/169,999, filed on Apr. 2, 2021.
Int. Cl. B27M 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B27M 1/08 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for processing random lengths of boards into cabinet, entry door, or window frame rails, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a staging area for a board to be processed, the staging area including a reference location;
(b) a first sensor associated with the reference location and configured for determining distance of a first edge of the board away from the reference location;
(c) a second sensor associated with the staging area and configured for locating position of a second edge of the board;
(d) a stationary shaper;
(e) a mobile shaper;
(f) a reflective sensor associated with the mobile shaper;
(q) a controller comprising one or more processors;
(h) a non-transitory memory storing executable instructions that are executed by the one or more processors to:
(i) use the first sensor to determine distance of the first edge of the board from the reference location;
(ii) use the second sensor to locate the second edge of the board and position the mobile shaper to an approximate location of the second edge;
(iii) use the reflective sensor to position the mobile shaper to the exact location of the second edge of the board;
(iv) use the exact location of the second edge of the board and distance of the first edge of the board from the reference location to determine a measured length of the board; and
(v) control operation of the stationary shaper and the mobile shaper to process the board to an intended length approximate to the measured length and to make double cope cuts in the board.