EP1068056A2 - A method and apparatus for increasing the hardness intensity of wood - Google Patents
A method and apparatus for increasing the hardness intensity of woodInfo
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- EP1068056A2 EP1068056A2 EP99941860A EP99941860A EP1068056A2 EP 1068056 A2 EP1068056 A2 EP 1068056A2 EP 99941860 A EP99941860 A EP 99941860A EP 99941860 A EP99941860 A EP 99941860A EP 1068056 A2 EP1068056 A2 EP 1068056A2
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- Prior art keywords
- wood
- forming die
- compression
- ultrasonic wave
- chuck means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27M—WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
- B27M1/00—Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B - B27L, e.g. by stretching
- B27M1/02—Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B - B27L, e.g. by stretching by compressing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27M—WORKING OF WOOD NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B27B - B27L; MANUFACTURE OF SPECIFIC WOODEN ARTICLES
- B27M1/00—Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B - B27L, e.g. by stretching
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a compression method and apparatus for increasing the hardness ' and intensity of a wood, and more particularly to a compression method and apparatus capable of enhancing the quality of a wood product by reprocessing a log to increase the hardness of the wood.
- the water contained in the wood has to be substantially removed during the processing of the exploited log.
- Conventional wood processing method used a natural drying method or an artificial drying method for reducing the percentage of water contained in the wood, but these methods require much drying time for the wood, thereby causing the cost of the product to be increased.
- the water contained in the wood is uniformly removed through a special reprocessing process without using conventional drying method.
- the wood fiber is regularly contracted without being destroyed, whereby the density of the wood is increased.
- the present invention has advantages capable of improving the reprocessing of the wood and preventing a waste of wood resources caused by flaws in the product.
- Wood harvested from growing trees contains a maximum amount of a water in the fiber of thereof.
- the fiber containing the water is laid in a continuous distribution state which defines minute water storages.
- minute water storages In the case of providing a maximum drying of the water contained in the wood, since the water storages become empty, the density of the fiber is lowered, and accordingly the hardness of the wood is reduced.
- the hardness and durability of the wooden product may be weakened and therefore it is preferable that the wood possesses a low percentage of water and a high density.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a compression method and apparatus for increasing the hardness and the intensity of wood while eliminating the formation of crevices and distortions, etc., occurring in the wood due to the evaporation of the water form the wood wherein a wood product is compressed to reduce the volume thereof.
- the compression of the wood is facilitated by the application of sound-wave generation to the wood and the use of a rotational device in the conveyance of the wood.
- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a device in accordance with the present invention:
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure 1 :
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of Figure 2: and
- Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- a compression shape-forming mold 2 having a cylindrical pipe-type configuration with the ability to resist high intensity pressure, e.g., an iron pipe, is obliquely installed in the upper portion of a shape-forming device 1 so that a fixed gradient ⁇ may be maintained.
- a plurality of holes 2a are disposed in the main surface of the compression shape-forming moid 2 for guiding sap removed from wood to a reception plate 14.
- a cylindrical compression shape-forming die 3 into which a log is inserted is installed in the front of the compression shape-forming mold 2.
- An ultrasonic wave generator 15 is installed to the upper part of the shape-forming die 3, and an ultrasonic wave concentrator 16 is installed in a lower part of the ultrasonic wave generator 15 so as to be slightly inclined to one side of the axis direction of a wood 10.
- an oil pressure piston 4 is provided with an axis direction 0-0'corresponding to that of the compression shape-forming mold 2 and the shape-forming die 3.
- a chuck 6 capable of holding the wood 10 is assembled with a washer 7, a bolt 8 and a jaw 7 with teeth to hold the wood 10 while it is rotating in the right and left directions.
- a cam guide 13 which is fixed in the axial direction of the wood 10 is installed at one side of the chuck 6, and a cam slot 12 is provided within the cam guide 13 so that a cam 1 1 , which extends from both sides of the chuck 6, is slidingly guided within the slot 12.
- the wood 10 is forcedly inserted into the compression shape-forming mold 2 while alternately rotating clockwise and counterclockwise: that is, performing a twist motion upon being pushed into the shape- forming die 3.
- the wood used in the present invention includes wood in a non-dried state as well as wood in a state right after being harvested.
- the wood 10 to be processed is introduced to the opening pipe of the shape-forming die 3 so that the front of the wood 10 may be inserted thereto.
- the end of the wood 10 is held by the jaw 9 of the chuck 6 for insertion in the axial direction of the shape-forming mold 2 by applying a constant pressure with the position 4. Since the cam 1 1 extending from the side of the chuck 6 is guided in the slot 12, the operation of the position 4 causes the wood 10 to alternately rotate clockwise and counterclockwise: that is, perform a twisting motion.
- a unilateral sound oscillation V generated in the ultrasonic wave generator 15 is divided into stereophonic sound oscillations V1 , V2, and V3.
- V1 is transmitted in the axial direction of the shape-forming die 3, and V3 in a tangent direction of the shape-forming die 3.
- the characteristic of the stereophonic sound oscillations V1 , V2, and V3 transmitted to the shape-forming die 3 is that a sound wavelength transmitted in a perpendicular direction to the axis of the shape-forming die 3 is longer than the size of the surface of the shape-forming die 3.
- the wood 10 provided in the shape-forming die 3 is contracted in the axil direction of the shape-forming die 3 by the constant pressure of the piston 4 and the stereophonic sound oscillations V1 , V2, and V3 and accordingly is introduced into the compression shape-forming mold 2 while being compressed to correspond with the shape of the opening of the shape-forming die 3. A uniform hardness and intensity over the overall volume of the wood is thus achieved.
- the constant pressure and the stereophonic sound oscillation condense the biretta and pores which stored the water, whereby the water and sap is extracted from the wood 10 which hardens the wood without transforming the structure of the wood.
- the frictional force resulting from contact with the inside wall of the compression shape-forming mold 2 makes transfer of the wood difficult.
- a high constant pressure has to be applied in the axial direction of the shape-forming die 3 and, thus the structure of the wood may be distroyed.
- the quality of the wood may be transformed due to stress occurring in the wood.
- the alternate rotational force is spontaneously generated by the cam reception slot 12 formed in the cam guide 13 while the wood 10 is linearly transferred. Accordingly, the friction with the inside wall of the compression shape-forming mold 2 is reduced by the sound oscillation, the constant pressure and the alternate, rotational force and thus the wood 10 is smoothly conveyed.
- the wood can be easily compressed by a small amount of pressure and also uniformly maintains the high density over the entire volume thereof without damage.
- the stress applied to the wood due to the rotation oscillation has the effect of alternately shaking the wood 10 thereby, easily extracting the water from the wood, the wood is processed so as to maintain the uniform density and hardness thereof without being transformed.
- the radiation surface of the ultrasonic wave concentrating device 16 is installed in an opening provided in the shape-forming die 3 where the wood 10 is inserted for maximizing the concentration of the sound energy to the opening of the shape-forming die 3. This achieves maximum efficiency of processing together with maintaining the most economical condition that the sound wavelength is transmitted.
- the alternate rotational force produced by the cam 1 1 and the cam guide4 13 is applied to the wood 10 as the constant pressure of the piston 4 is also applied to the wood in the shape-forming die 3, in the axis direction thereof.
- the unilateral sound oscillation V generated in the ultrasonic wave generator 15 is concentrated in the ultrasonic wave concentrator 16 and the stereophonic sound oscillations V1 , V2, V3 are transmitted to the wood 10 through the shape-forming die 3.
- the wood 10 is transferred to the shape-forming mold 2 while being compressed in the same shape as the shape-forming die 3.
- the wood processed through the above method can be used as a high quality wood having uniform density and hardness.
- the water contained in the wood is removed during the compression process through the holes 2a of the shape-forming mold 2 and accordingly the water extracted from the wood can be used as a health beverage after special processing.
- the inventive compressing method achieves an additional economic benefit capable of producing a health beverage utilizing the water extracting device.
- a semi-manufactured piece of aspen wood (diameter: 61 mm, length: 500 mm, 0.42g/c ⁇ f) is inserted into a conical opening of a shape-forming device having a diameter of 54 mm, A constant pressure of 4,900 kg is applied to the wood by a piston 4 at a speed of 61 mm/sec while a sound wavelength is transmitted to the ultrasonic wave concentrator.
- the semi-manufactured goods are alternatively rotated as mentioned above, and the first rotation angle is set to 0.9°, and when the semi manufactured goods enter into the shape-forming device, it is set at 0.2°, The linear speed of alternate rotation is set to 0.12/sec.
- the density of the wooden product is increased by 1 .5 times, the diameter becomes 53 mm, the durability is increased 2.0 times and the intensity is increased by 1 .8 times.
- the structure of the wood is uniformly compressed.
- the difference in the density from the surface to the center reaches from 8% to 10%, and in case of a long piece of wood, more excellent results can be obtained.
- the sound oscillation increases the compression effect of the wood by accelerating the molecular movement which makes the structure of the wood compact.
- the ultrasonic wave is not applied to the center part of the wood 10 but rather is obliquely transmitted thereto by the bilateral shape-forming die 3. Accordingly, there is the advantage of uniformly transmitting sound oscillation to the structure of the wood to obtain a uniform contraction density.
- the present invention is very economically efficient in producing a dense wooden product, particularly, the present invention has the advantage of producing a wooden product substantially free from flaws such as crevices, distortions and transformation and accordingly can be used in many fields, for example, for building materials, furniture, etc.
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KR1019980037645A KR100272767B1 (en) | 1998-03-11 | 1998-09-09 | Compression of log processing method |
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PCT/KR1999/000529 WO2000013865A2 (en) | 1998-09-09 | 1999-09-08 | A method and apparatus for increasing the hardness intensity of wood |
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