APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING CHIPS DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF CHIPBOARDS

摘要

8.126 (a) APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING CHIPS DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF CHIPBOARDS (b) The present invention relates to an apparatus for longitudinally aligning particles, such as chips during the manufacture of chipboards, into a preferred direction by means of a parallel, vertical aligning plates spaced apart from each other. Sets of alternating spiked and solid discs are mounted above the vertical aligning plates intermeshing with them to prevent clogging and facilitates longitudinal alignment of the particles being fed. The solid discs may have different diameters to facilitate flow. Preloosening rollers are mounted above the aforementioned disc rollers at different levels to more uniformly distribute particles. The central preloosening rollers slightly overlap each other and rotate in opposite directions. Outer preloosening rollers also rotate in opposite directions.