Centring device for elongated wooden elements - includes centring arm and driven mechanical guide system

摘要

The centring device for elongated wooden elements supplied on a conveyor to aa wood finishing machine has at least two spaced centring stations of which each has a pair of centring elements which are brought simultaneously into a force locking abutment with opposite side sections of the wooden element. Each centring station (6). As a centring arm (13) which extends over the conveyor plane (4) parallel thereto and across the conveyor direction. A motor or pneumatically driven mechanical guide system is mounted on the centring arm and the pair of centring elements (7,8) extend down to the conveyor plane (4). At least one centring element (7) can swivel aboutt an axis (9) parallel to the conveyor direction. The centring elements can be rigid rod or flat irons. USE/ADVANTAGE - The centring device can be used both for chain and roller conveyors.