METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING PRESSED ARTICLES FROM WOOD

摘要

This invention relates to a novel method and an apparatus which are useful for making formed articles from wood. The method involves conditioning the wood by plasticization prior to pressing and while the work piece is substantially uniform in cross section. Conditioning is followed by pressing the heated wood between forming dies to impress the desired form into the product. The conditioning and pressing stages are done in two steps involving apparatus that has separate conditioning and pressing parts. In another embodiment of the present invention the apparatus performs the conditioning and pressing stages within a single working chamber.