EP0112070B1 - Treatment of timber - Google Patents
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- EP0112070B1 EP0112070B1 EP83307082A EP83307082A EP0112070B1 EP 0112070 B1 EP0112070 B1 EP 0112070B1 EP 83307082 A EP83307082 A EP 83307082A EP 83307082 A EP83307082 A EP 83307082A EP 0112070 B1 EP0112070 B1 EP 0112070B1
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- B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
- B27K—PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
- B27K3/00—Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
- B27K3/02—Processes; Apparatus
- B27K3/04—Impregnating in open tanks
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- This invention relates to the treatment of timber with liquid, for example, with preservative or fire- retardant agents, or with decorative paints, or stains such as anti-sapstains, or base coats, or indeed any treatment which involves the application of a liquid to the timber surface.
- apparatus for applying treatment liquid, by dipping, to a batch of timber comprising pieces with flat faces engaged together face to face comprising a container (2) for treatment liquid and a support (1) for said timber batch, the support being movable relative to the container between a timber receiving position, in which it'is arranged to receive a said timber batch with said interengaged faces substantially horizontal, and a dipping position in which the timber batch on the support is located in the said container with said faces at a substantial angle to the horizontal.
- Such apparatus is known from GB 2015601, the apparatus being used for applying treatment cycles of vacuum and applied pressures to the batch of timber.
- the container for treatment liquid is a closed vessel within which a rack for supporting the batch is rotatably mounted.
- the apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that the container (2) for treatment liquid is open topped so that dipping is carried out at atmospheric pressure, and in that the support for the timber batch comprises a cradle (1) pivotally mounted relative to the open topped container for movement into and out of the latterthrough an arc.
- the timber batch can be loaded onto the cradle when the latter is located above the treatment liquid, and the cradle can then be pivotally moved into the container into the dipping position.
- the angle of the interengaged faces to the horizontal is preferably in the region of 90°, so that the faces are substantially vertical.
- Tests have shown that when closed-packed timber is dipped using such apparatus for 15 minutes with its interengaging surfaces substantially vertical, between 89% and 92.5% of the boards were wetted over their whole surface. Furthermore the individual unwetted areas were substantially smaller than when the timber was dipped horizontally.
- the apparatus will generally operate by turning the batch of timber from a horizontal orientation, in which it will normally be transported to and from the dipping station, to a (preferably substantially vertical) dipping orientation, and subsequently turning the treated batch back again to the horizontal. Preferably such changes in orientation are carried out whilst the timber is being lowered into the treatment liquid and lifted out again, respectively.
- the said cradle is pivotally mounted above the said open topped container.
- the cradle may be elongate and of substantially L-shaped transverse cross-section, one arm of the L being arranged to support a batch of timber when the cradle is in the receiving position and the other arm being arranged to support the batch when the cradle is rotated into the dipping position.
- the cradle may comprise an elongate frame of substantially box-shaped transverse cross-section, one side of the frame being arranged to support a batch of timber when the cradle is in the receiving position and an adjacent side of the frame being arranged to support the batch when the cradle is rotated into the dipping position.
- Means for moving the cradle between its receiving and dipping positions may comprise, for example, one or more hydraulic cylinders pivotally connected to the cradle, or one or more vertical screw shafts mounting movable nuts pivotally connected to the cradle.
- the apparatus illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 comprises a timber support cradle 1 on which a batch of timber can be loaded, and secured by straps or chains, in the orientation in which it is normally handled by for example a fork lift truck, i.e. with the interengaging surfaces of the timber in the batch extending horizontally.
- the timber is thus located above the treatment liquid in an open-topped container 2.
- Mechanism for moving the L-shaped cradle 1 between timber receiving and timber dipping positions comprises two hydraulic cylinders 3, 4 which act through their piston rods 5, 6 on riders 7, 8 running in guides 9, 10, the riders being connected one to each of two linking arms 11, 12 which transfer their movement to the cradle 1 through bearings 13, 14 in such a way as to cause the cradle to rotate about pivot bearings 15 to 20.
- contraction of the cylinders 3, 4 causes the cradle and a batch of timber thereon to be lowered into the container 2 whilst at the same time the batch is re-orientated through 90° to a position in which the interengaging surfaces of the timber pieces are substantially vertical, for treatment.
- Extension of the cylinders after an appropriate dipping period returns the cradle and the batch to their starting position for the batch to be removed.
- Figure 4 illustrates a second embodiment in which the dipping position of the apparatus is shown by ghost lines.
- the mechanism for moving the cradle comprises a pair of screw shafts 21 vertically mounted one at each end of the cradle 1.
- the screw shafts are rotatably driven by individual motors 22 which are mechanically linked by a shaft (not shown) to ensure synchronization of the motion of both ends of the cradle.
- Each screw shaft mounts a nut 23 fixed against rotation and connected to a linking arm 24 which transfers its vertical movement to the cradle to bring about movement thereof similar to the movement of the cradle in the first embodiment.
- the method and apparatus of the invention are particularly useful for treating fresh sawn softwoods whose moisture content is so high as to make pressurised impregnation impracticable.
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Description
- This invention relates to the treatment of timber with liquid, for example, with preservative or fire- retardant agents, or with decorative paints, or stains such as anti-sapstains, or base coats, or indeed any treatment which involves the application of a liquid to the timber surface.
- It is known to apply treatment liquid by dipping at atmospheric pressure, by lowering the timber into an unpressurised open container of treatment liquid and holding it there for an appropriate time. A disadvantage of this process as carried out at present is that if the timber comprises batches of flat pieces, e.g. boards or planks, piled on each other in face to face relationship, and often indeed pressed together in a pack by binding straps, substantial areas of the unexposed surfaces of the timber fail to receive any treatment liquid. Tests have indicated that only between about 50% and 60% of the boards in a close banded pack were wetted over their whole surface when the packs were dipped for 15 minutes in the conventional manner, i.e. with the interengaging faces of the boards substantially horizontal.
- It is known to provide apparatus for applying treatment liquid, by dipping, to a batch of timber comprising pieces with flat faces engaged together face to face, comprising a container (2) for treatment liquid and a support (1) for said timber batch, the support being movable relative to the container between a timber receiving position, in which it'is arranged to receive a said timber batch with said interengaged faces substantially horizontal, and a dipping position in which the timber batch on the support is located in the said container with said faces at a substantial angle to the horizontal. Such apparatus is known from GB 2015601, the apparatus being used for applying treatment cycles of vacuum and applied pressures to the batch of timber. For this purpose the container for treatment liquid is a closed vessel within which a rack for supporting the batch is rotatably mounted.
- The apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that the container (2) for treatment liquid is open topped so that dipping is carried out at atmospheric pressure, and in that the support for the timber batch comprises a cradle (1) pivotally mounted relative to the open topped container for movement into and out of the latterthrough an arc. With such apparatus, the timber batch can be loaded onto the cradle when the latter is located above the treatment liquid, and the cradle can then be pivotally moved into the container into the dipping position.
- During dipping, the angle of the interengaged faces to the horizontal is preferably in the region of 90°, so that the faces are substantially vertical. Tests have shown that when closed-packed timber is dipped using such apparatus for 15 minutes with its interengaging surfaces substantially vertical, between 89% and 92.5% of the boards were wetted over their whole surface. Furthermore the individual unwetted areas were substantially smaller than when the timber was dipped horizontally.
- The apparatus will generally operate by turning the batch of timber from a horizontal orientation, in which it will normally be transported to and from the dipping station, to a (preferably substantially vertical) dipping orientation, and subsequently turning the treated batch back again to the horizontal. Preferably such changes in orientation are carried out whilst the timber is being lowered into the treatment liquid and lifted out again, respectively.
- Preferably the said cradle is pivotally mounted above the said open topped container.
- The cradle may be elongate and of substantially L-shaped transverse cross-section, one arm of the L being arranged to support a batch of timber when the cradle is in the receiving position and the other arm being arranged to support the batch when the cradle is rotated into the dipping position. Alternatively the cradle may comprise an elongate frame of substantially box-shaped transverse cross-section, one side of the frame being arranged to support a batch of timber when the cradle is in the receiving position and an adjacent side of the frame being arranged to support the batch when the cradle is rotated into the dipping position.
- Means for moving the cradle between its receiving and dipping positions may comprise, for example, one or more hydraulic cylinders pivotally connected to the cradle, or one or more vertical screw shafts mounting movable nuts pivotally connected to the cradle.
- An embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a timber dipping apparatus according to the invention, with the timber support cradle in its position for receiving a batch of timber to be treated;
- Figures 2 and 3 are diagrammatic end views of the apparatus of Figure 1, illustrating two stages in the dipping of a batch of timber; and
- Figure 4 is a diagrammatic end view of a second embodiment.
- The apparatus illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3 comprises a timber support cradle 1 on which a batch of timber can be loaded, and secured by straps or chains, in the orientation in which it is normally handled by for example a fork lift truck, i.e. with the interengaging surfaces of the timber in the batch extending horizontally. The timber is thus located above the treatment liquid in an open-
topped container 2. Mechanism for moving the L-shaped cradle 1 between timber receiving and timber dipping positions comprises twohydraulic cylinders 3, 4 which act through theirpiston rods guides 9, 10, the riders being connected one to each of two linkingarms 11, 12 which transfer their movement to the cradle 1 throughbearings pivot bearings 15 to 20. Thus contraction of thecylinders 3, 4 causes the cradle and a batch of timber thereon to be lowered into thecontainer 2 whilst at the same time the batch is re-orientated through 90° to a position in which the interengaging surfaces of the timber pieces are substantially vertical, for treatment. Extension of the cylinders after an appropriate dipping period returns the cradle and the batch to their starting position for the batch to be removed. - Figure 4 illustrates a second embodiment in which the dipping position of the apparatus is shown by ghost lines. In this embodiment, the mechanism for moving the cradle comprises a pair of
screw shafts 21 vertically mounted one at each end of the cradle 1. The screw shafts are rotatably driven byindividual motors 22 which are mechanically linked by a shaft (not shown) to ensure synchronization of the motion of both ends of the cradle. Each screw shaft mounts anut 23 fixed against rotation and connected to a linkingarm 24 which transfers its vertical movement to the cradle to bring about movement thereof similar to the movement of the cradle in the first embodiment. Thus, rotation of the screw shafts in one direction lowers the cradle into the dipping position, while reversing the rotation returns it to the starting position. In this embodiment, as the ends of the cradle are unobstructed in the starting position, batches of timber may be delivered to and removed from the cradle in the direction of its length, for example on suitable conveyors. - The method and apparatus of the invention are particularly useful for treating fresh sawn softwoods whose moisture content is so high as to make pressurised impregnation impracticable.
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GB8233019 | 1982-11-19 | ||
GB8233019 | 1982-11-19 |
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EP0112070A1 EP0112070A1 (en) | 1984-06-27 |
EP0112070B1 true EP0112070B1 (en) | 1987-01-21 |
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EP83307082A Expired EP0112070B1 (en) | 1982-11-19 | 1983-11-18 | Treatment of timber |
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DE (2) | DE112070T1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES8504518A1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI834218A (en) |
NO (1) | NO834250L (en) |
PT (1) | PT77691B (en) |
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FR2620644B1 (en) * | 1987-09-23 | 1990-01-05 | Peters Cie Sa Ets | IMMERSION WOOD PROCESSING MACHINE |
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FR1242871A (en) * | 1959-06-02 | 1960-10-07 | Device for soaking wooden parts, in particular parquet boards, to protect them against destructive agents, such as insects or fungi | |
GB2015601B (en) * | 1977-12-28 | 1982-03-17 | Cuprinol Ltd | Treatment of timber |
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- 1983-11-17 FI FI834218A patent/FI834218A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1983-11-18 EP EP83307082A patent/EP0112070B1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-11-18 PT PT77691A patent/PT77691B/en unknown
- 1983-11-18 DE DE198383307082T patent/DE112070T1/en active Pending
- 1983-11-18 NO NO834250A patent/NO834250L/en unknown
- 1983-11-18 DE DE8383307082T patent/DE3369271D1/en not_active Expired
- 1983-11-18 ES ES527384A patent/ES8504518A1/en not_active Expired
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PT77691B (en) | 1986-02-12 |
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NO834250L (en) | 1984-05-21 |
FI834218A0 (en) | 1983-11-17 |
DE3369271D1 (en) | 1987-02-26 |
PT77691A (en) | 1983-12-01 |
ES8504518A1 (en) | 1985-05-01 |
EP0112070A1 (en) | 1984-06-27 |
FI834218A (en) | 1984-05-20 |
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