摘要 |
<p>Embodiments provide grade annunciator systems that allow a lumber workpiece traveling in a workflow path to be to be labeled with a projected image that conveys information about the grade, a cut line, and/or the location of a defect in the workpiece. In some embodiments, the system includes a conveyor configured to convey lumber workpieces in a workflow path, and a projector or series of projectors configured to project an image or symbol onto a surface of the workpiece, wherein the image or symbol indicates grade, a cut line, and/or the location of a defect in the workpiece. Other embodiments are methods of labeling a lumber workpiece in a workflow path, the methods includes conveying the lumber workpiece along the workflow path, and projecting an image or symbol onto a surface of the workpiece as it is conveyed along the workflow path.</p> |
申请人 |
USNR/KOCKUMS CANCAR COMPANY |
发明人 |
BLOMQUIST, CHRISTOPHER W.;FLATMAN, CARL;WAHLSTROM, CARL;O'HERON, MIKE;SUNDER, NICK |