JP3660096B2 - Dimensional stabilization method for wood - Google Patents

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JP3660096B2
JP3660096B2 JP06477497A JP6477497A JP3660096B2 JP 3660096 B2 JP3660096 B2 JP 3660096B2 JP 06477497 A JP06477497 A JP 06477497A JP 6477497 A JP6477497 A JP 6477497A JP 3660096 B2 JP3660096 B2 JP 3660096B2
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治郎 西尾
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は木質材の寸法安定化処理方法に関し、特に、木質材の内部に加熱水蒸気を供給することにより木質材の寸法安定性を向上させるようにした木質材の処理方法の改良に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
木材は水分の吸放出により膨潤又は収縮する。このことは無垢の挽き板、木材薄板(厚さ0.2mm〜10mm程度)や中質繊維板(MDF)、配向性ボード(OSB)やパーチクルボード(PB)、合板等でも同様である。建築用あるいは家具用材料として木質材を用いる場合には、環境により木質材が膨潤又は収縮することは好ましくなく、環境に左右されない寸法安定性を持つことが望まれる。
【0003】
そのための対策として、プレス盤で木質材を上下に挟持してオートクレーブ内に入れ、加熱水蒸気で数分間処理して木質材の寸法安定化を図る方法等が行われている。しかし、この方法は設備が大がかりであることに加え、木質材内部(中央部)への加熱水蒸気の浸透が難しく、木質材の中央部と周辺部での処理状態が異なる場合が生じる。
【0004】
本出願人は、その不都合を解消すべく多くの実験と研究を行い、従来の木材処理で用いられる熱盤を持つ平盤プレスの熱盤間に、自然乾燥状態にある処理すべき木質材を配置し、さらにその周囲に弾性シリコン材等の弾性密封材料とさらにその周囲にステンレス材等の所要の厚さ規制治具とを配置して密封した後、上下の熱盤に設けた蒸気供給孔から加熱水蒸気を供与して、木質材に含まれる水分を水蒸気化させ、木質材の寸法安定化を図る方法を提案した(特開平6−238616号公報)。この処理方法は、通常の熱盤を持つ平盤プレスを用いて木質材の寸法安定化処理を行うことから、処理が簡素化される利点を有する。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明者らは、上記処理方法を実施していく過程において、木質材の比重や厚さ・大きさ、その表面状態等によっては、木質材の内部に加熱水蒸気が均一に供与されず、その結果、所期の寸法安定性が達成されない場合があることを経験した。
【0006】
本発明の目的は、前記の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法をさらに改良することにあり、より具体的には、供給する水蒸気が木質材内部まで確実に透過して均一に供給されるようにし、それにより、木質材の種類によらず常に高い寸法安定性が付与されるようにした寸法安定化処理方法を提供することにある。さらに、本発明の目的は、より短い処理時間で高い寸法安定性が達成できる処理方法を提供することにある。
【0007】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記の課題は、本発明によれば、基本的に、木質材を密封空間内に収容し、該密封空間内に加熱水蒸気を供給することにより該木質材の寸法安定化を図るようにした木質材の寸法安定化処理方法において、木質材として、端面以外にも木口面の現出する部分を少なくとも一か所に形成したものを用いることによって達成される。
【0008】
本発明において、処理すべき木質材に特に制限はなく、単板等の無垢材や合板だけでなく、中質繊維板、配向性ボードやパーチクルボード等の木質加工材料も処理可能である。木質加工材料の場合に、プレス盤により加圧圧縮を施しながら、本発明の処理を行なうことは、寸法安定化処理ともに圧密化処理も行うことができることから、特に有効である。
【0009】
本発明において、端面以外に形成される木口面の現出する部分とは、木質材の表裏面及び周囲の端面以外の部分であって、密封空間内に供給された加熱水蒸気がその部分を通して木質材の内部に浸入できるように人為的に形成された部分をいい、処理木質材の種類、厚さや面積、さらには、供給する加熱水蒸気処理の条件、等に応じて、実験的に最適の形状や位置が定められる。
【0010】
形状は、木質材の厚み方向に形成した貫通孔あるいは半貫通孔、又は、木質材の厚み方向に形成した切欠き溝等であってよい。形成した孔あるいは溝の周側面あるいは底面をも通して加圧水蒸気は木質材内部に浸入することから、加熱水蒸気の木質材内部への均一な浸透は容易かつ確実となり、迅速に均一な加熱水蒸気処理が進行する。それにより、木質材の種類によらず、また、厚みや面積の大小によらず、高い寸法安定性が、より短い処理時間で達成される。加熱水蒸気の浸透効率を考慮すると、半貫通孔又は切欠き溝の場合に、その深さは、木質材の厚みの1/2以上であることが好ましい。
【0011】
本発明による処理を行う場合、端面以外に形成される木口面の現出する部分としての孔や切欠き溝は、寸法安定化処理が施された木質板の表面にそのまま残される。従って、孔や切欠き溝の個数は少数であることが望ましいが、処理効率の観点から複数個の孔や切欠き溝を形成することが望まれる場合には、ほぼ等しい分布となるように形成する。切欠き溝の場合には、木質板の両端に達する長さのものであってもよく、表面に部分的に形成したものであってもよい。処理済木質材の平面積の大きさによっては、使用時に小割りして用いられる場合があるが、そのような場合には、その鋸代となる部分に、前記孔や切欠き溝を形成することにより、最終製品の表面性状を悪化させることなく、所期の目的を達成することができる。
【0012】
本発明において、前記端面以外に木口面の現出する部分を少なくとも一か所に形成した木質材は密封空間内に収容される。密封空間は、加熱水蒸気の供給が可能であり、また、好ましくは真空引きが可能であることを条件に、従来用いられている木質材処理用の耐圧型圧力容器による密封空間であってもよく、木質材の圧締や複合材の製造に従来用いられる平盤プレスに装着されるプレス盤の間に形成される密封空間であってもよい。
【0013】
前記耐圧型圧力容器又はプレス盤は、熱源を有するもの、有しないものいずれであってもよいが、熱源を有するものが特に推奨される。熱源としては、耐圧型圧力容器あるいはプレス盤に組み込まれたヒーター、加熱蒸気、バンドヒーター等の電気的加熱手段、マイクロウェーブを含む高周波加熱、等任意であり、該熱源によって前記密封空間は予め昇温状態とされ、そこに、前記端面以外にも木口面の現出する部分が少なくとも一か所形成された木質材が収容される。昇温温度は、好ましくは加熱水蒸気による寸法安定化処理が進行する温度範囲、すなわち、約180℃〜220℃の範囲である。
【0014】
処理すべき木質材を収容後に、密封空間内を必要に応じて真空引し、加熱水蒸気を供給する。密封空間がプレス盤の間に形成され、かつ、プレス盤が外部に連通する多数の細孔を有するものである場合には、一方のプレス盤の該細孔を従来公知の加熱水蒸気発生源に適宜の配管及び弁手段等を介して接続し、他方のプレス盤の細孔を従来公知の好ましくは耐熱性の真空ポンプ等の真空引き源にやはり適宜の配管及び弁手段等を介して接続する。好ましくは、真空引き側の配管には吸引ブロアーが配置される。それにより、プレス盤を介して木質材に加熱水蒸気を供給し、かつ真空引きすることが可能となる。真空引きをすることなく、加熱水蒸気の供給を行ってもよい。密封空間が耐圧容器に形成される場合には、前記加熱水蒸気発生源に接続する配管を該耐圧容器に接続し、また、好ましくは真空ポンプ等の真空引き源に接続する配管を該耐圧容器に接続するかあるいは減圧バルブを取り付ける。
【0015】
加熱水蒸気の供給及び真空引きの他の方法として、上下のプレス盤と木質材との間に、多数の細孔を有しかつ耐圧性、耐熱性を有する別部材を配置して行なうようにしてもよい。その場合には、一方の前記別部材を加熱水蒸気発生源に接続し、他方の前記別部材を真空引き源に接続する。それにより、前記別部材の細孔を介して木質材に加熱水蒸気を供給し、かつ真空引きすることが可能となる。この種の別部材の好ましい態様は処理すべき木質材を収容できる内部空間を持つ箱状部材と該内部空間を密閉する蓋部材とから構成される。
【0016】
2枚のプレス盤間に密封空間を形成する方法には、例えば、処理すべき木質材の4周に、処理後の木質材の厚さよりも幾分高さの高い弾性密封材料を配置し、上下のプレス盤を接近させることにより、該弾性密封材料によって囲まれた内部空間が密封空間となるような方法は有効である。該弾性密封材料としては、プレス盤あるいは前記別部材から噴出する加熱水蒸気を外方に漏出しないだけの密封機能を持ちかつ耐熱性と圧縮性のある材料であれば使用可能であるが、シリコン弾性パッキン材は特に好ましい。その際に、好ましくは、2枚のプレス盤間に処理後の木質材の厚さを規制するための厚さ規制治具を配置する。厚さ規制治具の材料は必要な剛性と耐熱性を持つ部材であればよく、アルミ材、ステンレス材等が好ましく用いられる。他の方法として、例えば方形状をなす厚さ規制治具の下端あるいは上端に前記弾性密封材料と同様な密封材料を一体に取り付けたものによることもできる。また、前記のように、別部材として箱状部材と蓋部材とからなるものを用いる場合には、それ自体で厚さが規制された密封空間を形成することが可能である。
【0017】
加熱水蒸気の供給は、加熱水蒸気発生源側の回路を開き、好ましくは180℃以上の飽和水蒸気又は過熱水蒸気(飽和水蒸気より高い温度の水蒸気)を密封空間内に噴出させる。特に、真空引きを行う場合には、噴出する加熱水蒸気は、噴出力に加えて吸引力の作用を受け、運動エネルギーが増大する。それにより、従来法よりも短時間で木質材の内部にまで加熱水蒸気が確実に透過し、かつ等しくかつ均一に行き渡る。その結果、寸法安定化処理が速やかにかつ全域にわたり迅速に進行する。
【0018】
前記のように、本発明の方法において、処理すべき木質材は端面以外の部分にも木口面の現出する部分を少なくとも一か所形成しているので、上下の面及び周囲の側面(端面)に加えて、該端面以外に形成した木口面の現出する部分からも加圧水蒸気が木質材内部に浸入することができ、加熱水蒸気の木質材内部への均一な浸透は容易かつ確実となり、迅速に均一な加熱水蒸気処理が進行する。
【0019】
本発明において、処理すべき木質材として予め加熱乾燥処理を施したものを用いることもできる。この場合には、自然乾燥状態であるよりも高温状態とされかつ低含水率とされているので、加熱水蒸気処理が開始する温度までに木質材が昇温する時間が短縮され、また、木質材の含水率分の水蒸気化に要する供給加熱水蒸気のエネルギーの量を低減できる。
【0020】
真空引きを行い密封空間を減圧状態とした後に、バルブを遮断しかつ真空引きを停止し、減圧状態とされた密封空間内に加熱水蒸気を供給して木質材に加熱水蒸気を浸透させるようにしてもよい。この場合には、加熱水蒸気の外部への放出が確実に抑制されることから、蒸気のロスを無くすことができる。さらに、前記のようにして減圧状態とされた密封空間内に加熱水蒸気を所定量供給した後に、再び真空引きをしながら加熱水蒸気の供給を行うようにしてもよく、この場合には、加熱水蒸気の有効利用と共に処理の迅速化が可能となる。
【0021】
なお、処理条件は対象となる木質材の種類及び寸法等によって実験的に最適値が定められるが、加熱水蒸気の圧力は数kgf/cm2 〜30kgf/cm2 、温度は150℃〜230℃程度が好ましい。
【0022】
本発明において処理すべき木質材の初期厚さは、所望の最終製品の厚さとほぼ同じ厚さのものであってもよく、それよりも厚いものであってもよい。前者の場合はいわゆる圧密処理は施されないが、後者の場合は圧密処理と共に寸法安定化処理が施される。
【0023】
所定の加熱水蒸気の噴出を終えた後にすぐ解圧を行なってもよく、しばらく所定時間放置して解圧を行ってもよい。解圧は一定時間をかけて徐々に行うようにしてもよく、また熱盤に冷却水を供給していわゆるコールドの状態で行ってもよい。実験によれば徐々に解圧を行う場合よりもコールド状態で解圧を行う場合のほうが得られた最終製品の寸法変化率は小さくかつ表面状態も滑らかなものであった。
【0024】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、図面を参照しつつ本発明をさらに詳細に説明する。
図1、図2は、処理しようとする木質材Wに対して、4周の側面(端面)以外に木口面の現出する部分を形成したいくつかの例を示している。図1aでは、木質材Wのほぼ中央部分に木質材Wの厚みdの1/2以上の深さを持つ一個の半貫通孔hが形成されており、図1bでは、ほぼ等しい分布となるようにして二個の半貫通孔hが形成されている。図2aでは、木質材Wのほぼ中央位置にその全幅にわたって、木質材Wの厚みdの1/2以上の深さである切欠き溝gが一本形成されており、図2bでは、ほぼ等しい分布となるようにして二本の切欠き溝gが形成されている。図2cでは、両端が閉じた状態の一個の切欠き溝g’が形成されている。
【0025】
上記のようにして形成された半貫通孔hや切欠き溝g、g’の壁面(側周面)や底面が本発明でいう「端面以外の木口面の現出する部分」を構成するものであり、木質材Wの表裏面と4周の側面(端面)に加えて、該壁面や底面から加熱水蒸気が木質材Wの内部に浸入する。なお、図示しないが、孔の場合に、それが貫通孔であっても所期の目的が達成される。
【0026】
次に、上記の処理が施された木質材Wを加熱水蒸気処理する装置と方法について説明する。図3において、1a、1bは、従来の木材処理で用いられる平板プレスに装着されると同様のプレス盤であり、それぞれに熱源としてのヒータ2a、2bが設けられ、さらに、処理すべき木質材Wと衝接することとなる表面部分には多数の細孔3a、3bが形成されている。上方のプレス盤1aに形成された細孔3aは配管4a及び開閉弁Vを介して加熱水蒸気発生源Sに接続しており、下方のプレス盤1bに形成された細孔3bは配管4bを介して真空ポンプVPに接続している。真空ポンプに変えてブロアー(図3には示されない)を用いてもよい。
【0027】
この装置を用いて本発明による処理方法を実施するに際しては、まず、前記孔や切欠き溝が成形された平板状の木質材W(この例では、両端が閉じた状態の一個の切欠き溝g’が形成されたものを図示している)を、下方のプレス盤1bの該細孔3bが形成されている位置に載置する。一方、上方のプレス盤1aには前記木質材Wを収容できる位置にステンレス材等からなる方形状の厚さ規制治具10をネジ止め(図示されない)等により固定する。なお、11は厚さ規制治具10の下端縁に取り付けた弾性シール材である。この厚さ規制治具10は下方のプレス盤1bに固定的に取り付けてもよく、いずれの場合であっても、厚さ規制治具10の高さは、木質材Wの厚さと同じであるか幾分高いものとする。
【0028】
次に、プレス盤1a、1bを該厚さ規制治具10により規制されるまで接近させ、停止させる。図示しないが、前記のように木質材Wの周囲に密封材料を配置して、プレス盤1a、1bの間に密封空間を形成するようにしてもよい。
【0029】
その状態で加熱水蒸気発生源S側の配管4aに設けた開閉弁Vを開き、プレス盤1aに形成した細孔3aから加熱水蒸気を噴出させる。必要に応じて、真空ポンプVP(又は、ブロアー)を作動させて、下方のプレス盤1bに形成した細孔3bから真空引きを行なう。予め真空引きをして減圧状態とした後で、加熱水蒸気の噴出を行ってもよい。細孔3aから木質材Wに向けてあるいは密封空間に向けて噴出する水蒸気は、噴出力に加えて吸引力による力を受け、木質材Wの表裏面と4周の側面(端面)に加えて、表面に形成した切欠き溝g’の内周面や底面からも加熱水蒸気が木質材Wの内部に浸入する。それにより、木質材Wの内部にまで容易にかつ均一に到達することができる。さらに、この例においては、真空引きが行なわれていることから、外部に加熱水蒸気が漏洩することはなく、加熱水蒸気の無駄を無くすと共に周囲の安全も補償される。
【0030】
所望量の加熱水蒸気の噴出を終えた後、あるいは、その直前に、真空ポンプVP(又は、ブロアー)を停止し、解圧及び冷却工程を行なうことにより、本発明による木質材の寸法安定化処理方法は終了する。
【0031】
図4は本発明の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置の他の例を示している。この例は、プレス盤に外部に連通する細孔が設けられていない平板プレスを本発明の処理方法に用いる場合に好適な例であり、蒸気噴出用の細孔23aを有する平板状の第1の別部材20aがネジ21aを用いて上方のプレス盤1aに固定され、さらに、真空引き用の細孔23bを有する平板状の第2の別部材20bがネジ21bを用いて下方のプレス盤1bに固定されている。そして、それぞれの細孔23a、23bは、図2に示した装置の場合と同様に、加熱水蒸気発生源S及び真空ポンプVPに接続している。この装置の使用方法は図3の場合と実質的に同じである。
【0032】
図5は本発明の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置のさらに他の例を示している。この装置は、図4に示した装置と比較して、第2の別部材30bが上方側を開放した開放空間35を持つ有底箱状の耐圧容器である点、及び、該第2の別部材30bの上端面にはパッキン36が取り付けられている点で相違している。この装置では、厚さ規制治具10や密封材を別途配置することなく、プレス盤の間に容易に密封空間を形成することができる利点がある。
【0033】
図6は本発明の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置のさらに他の例を示している。図4に示した装置と比較して、第2の別部材30bが上方側を開放した開放空間35を持つ有底箱状の耐圧容器である点、及び、第1の別部材30aは該開放空間35の断面形状とほぼ同じ断面形状を有する挿入用凸部31aを有し、該挿入用凸部31aの先端面にまで細孔33aは達している点、で相違している。そして、前記第1の別部材30aの凸部31aの周囲にはパッキン36が取り付けられる。この装置では、プレス盤の間に容易に密封空間を形成することができると共に、プレス盤1a、1bの距離を調整することにより、異なった厚さの木質材Wに対しても寸法安定化処理を施すことができる利点がある。
【0034】
なお、いずれの装置を用いる場合であっても、密封空間内を減圧することは必ずしも必要でなく、場合によっては、上下のプレス盤から密封空間内に加熱水蒸気を噴出するようにしてもよい。また、本発明の方法において、処理すべき木質材Wに対して別途加熱乾燥処理を予め施し、自然状態であるよりも高温かつ低含水率状態としていてもよい。その場合には、加熱水蒸気処理の開始温度までに木質材が昇温する時間は短縮され、また、木質材の含水率分の水蒸気化に要する供給高圧水蒸気のエネルギーの量を低減できる。それにより、加熱水蒸気処理でのエネルギーの損失は回避され、処理時間も短縮される。
【0035】
【実施例】
以下、実施例に基づき本発明を説明する。
〔実施例1〕
16×1000×2000mmの内寸法を持つ密閉耐圧容器を前もって200℃に温めておいて、その容器内に、厚さ15×幅900×長さ1800mmサイズのOSBを配置し、この容器内に15kgf/cm2 、200℃の高圧水蒸気を10分間噴射注入させる処理を行った。
【0036】
この際に、OSBには、幅方向から450mm、長さ方向から900mmの位置に、深さ10mm、直径20mmの孔を一個予め穿設しておいた。
蒸気の供給を停止した後、解圧バルブを開いて常圧に戻し、処理済の木質材を取り出した。
【0037】
〔比較例1〕
実施例1と同様のOSBに孔を設けないで、実施例1と同様の処理を行った。ただし、高圧水蒸気の供給は14分間とした。
〔比較例2〕
実施例1と同様のOSBになんの処理も行わなかった。
【0038】
〔実施例2〕
厚さ16×幅900×長さ1800mmサイズのMDFに実施例1と同様の処理を行った。
この際に、MDFには、幅方向から300mmと600mmの位置に、長さ方向に沿うようにして400mmの位置から1400mmの位置まで深さ10mmの溝を切り欠いた。
【0039】
〔比較例3〕
実施例2と同様のMDFに溝を設けないで、実施例1と同様の処理を行った。ただし、高圧水蒸気の供給は14分間とした。
〔比較例4〕
実施例2と同様のMDFになんの処理も行わなかった。
【0040】
〔実施例3〕
図3に示すプレス盤を用い、両プレス盤の表面には2mmφの細孔を40mm間隔で縦横に形成した。上方のプレス盤の細孔群を加熱水蒸気発生源に接続し、下方のプレス盤の細孔群を真空ポンプに接続した。
【0041】
処理材として、厚さ15×幅900×長さ1800mmサイズであり、その幅方向から450mm、長さ方向から900mmの位置に、深さ10mm、直径20mmの孔を一個予め穿設したOSBを、ヒータにより200℃に加熱された下方のプレス盤に形成した細孔群上に配置し、やはり200℃に加熱された上方のプレス盤を移動して、50kgf/cm2 のプレス圧で圧締した。
【0042】
次に下方プレス盤に形成した細孔群に連続する真空ポンプを稼働させながら、上方プレス盤に形成した細孔群から15kgf/cm2 、200℃の高圧水蒸気を10分間噴出させた。真空ポンプを停止し、蒸気の供給も停止した後、解圧し処理済の木質材を取り出した。
【0043】
〔比較例5〕
実施例3と同様のOSBに溝を設けないで、実施例3と同様の処理を行った。ただし、高圧水蒸気の供給は14分間とした。
【0044】
〔評価試験〕
前記の実施例品1〜3、比較例品1〜5について、JIS吸水試験、飽水試験及び曲げ強さ試験を測定した。その結果を表1、表2、表3に示す。
【0045】
なお、JIS吸水試験は、1辺が5cmの正方形の試験片を作り、この試験片を20±1℃の水中に24時間浸漬させ、吸水前に測定した厚さt1 と吸水後に測定した厚さt2 から、次式により厚さ膨潤率を求めることにより行った。
厚さ膨張率(%)=(t2 −t1 )/t1 ×100
【0046】
飽水試験は、1辺が5cmの正方形の試験片を作り、絶乾状態にした試験片を1時間減圧吸水させた後、23時間冷水浸漬させ、絶乾状態時での厚さt1 と飽水後に測定した厚さt2 から、次式により厚さ膨潤率を求めることにより行った。
厚さ膨張率(%)=(t2 −t1 )/t1 ×100
【0047】
曲げ強さ試験は、両端部近傍を自由支持した試験片の表面中央部から、平均変形速度葯10mm/minの荷重を加え、その最大荷重Pを測定し、次式により曲げ強さを求めた。
【0048】
曲げ強さ(kgf/cm2 )=(3×P×L)/(2×b×t2
P:最大荷重(kgf/cm2
L:支持間のスパン(mm)
b:試験片の幅(mm)
t:試験片の厚さ(mm)
【0049】
【表1】

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【0050】
【表2】
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【0051】
【表3】
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【0052】
〔考察〕
表1〜表3に示されるように、本発明品では孔又は溝を形成したことにより、中央部と端部とでほぼ同じ物性値を達成されており、大判のものでも均質な製品を得ることができる。また、加熱水蒸気を供給する時間が短い(処理時間が短い)にもかかわらず、高い処理効果が得られており、さらに、孔や溝の形成が強度劣化を実質的に伴っていない。
【0053】
【発明の効果】
本発明による木質材の寸法安定化処理方法によれば、特に広い平面積を持つ木質材に対して、従来法に比較して、短い加熱水蒸気処理時間で、より均質な寸法安定性と処理効果を上げることが可能となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】処理に用いる木質材の一例を示す斜視図。
【図2】処理に用いる木質材のさらに他の例を示す斜視図。
【図3】木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置の一例を示す図。
【図4】木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置の他の例を示す図。
【図5】木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置のさらに他の例を示す図。
【図6】木質材の寸法安定化処理方法を実施する装置のさらに他の例を示す図。
【符号の説明】
1a、1b…プレス盤、2a、2b…ヒータ、3a…加熱水蒸気噴出用細孔、3b…真空引き用細孔、4a…加熱水蒸気供給用配管、5b…真空引き用配管、10…厚さ規制治具、W…木質材、h…貫通孔又は半貫通孔、g、g’…切欠き溝、S…加熱水蒸気供給源、VP…真空ポンプ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a timber material dimensional stabilization method, and more particularly to an improvement in a timber material processing method in which dimensional stability of a timber material is improved by supplying heated steam into the timber material.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Wood swells or shrinks due to moisture absorption and release. This also applies to a solid saw board, a thin wood board (thickness of about 0.2 mm to 10 mm), a medium fiber board (MDF), an orientation board (OSB), a particle board (PB), and a plywood board. When a wood material is used as a building or furniture material, it is not preferable that the wood material swells or shrinks depending on the environment, and it is desirable to have dimensional stability that is not influenced by the environment.
[0003]
As a countermeasure for this, there is a method in which a wooden material is sandwiched up and down by a press board and placed in an autoclave and treated with heated steam for several minutes to stabilize the size of the wooden material. However, in this method, in addition to the large-scale equipment, it is difficult to permeate the heated water vapor into the wood material (central part), and the processing state at the central part and the peripheral part of the wood material may be different.
[0004]
The applicant has conducted many experiments and researches to eliminate the inconvenience, and the wood material to be processed in a naturally dry state is placed between the hot plates of a flat plate press having a hot plate used in conventional wood processing. Vapor supply holes provided in the upper and lower heating plates after placing and sealing an elastic sealing material such as elastic silicon material around it and further placing a required thickness regulating jig such as stainless steel around it Proposed a method of stabilizing the dimensions of the wood material by supplying heated steam from the water to vaporize the water contained in the wood material (JP-A-6-238616). This processing method has an advantage that the processing is simplified because the dimensional stabilization processing of the wooden material is performed using a flat plate press having a normal hot platen.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the course of carrying out the treatment method, the present inventors do not uniformly provide heated steam to the inside of the wood material depending on the specific gravity, thickness, size, surface state, etc. of the wood material, As a result, we experienced that the desired dimensional stability might not be achieved.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to further improve the method for stabilizing the size of a wood material. More specifically, the water vapor to be supplied is surely permeated into the wood material and supplied uniformly. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a dimensional stabilization processing method in which high dimensional stability is always provided regardless of the type of wood material. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a processing method that can achieve high dimensional stability in a shorter processing time.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, basically, the above-described problem is that a wooden material is housed in a sealed space, and heated wood vapor is supplied into the sealed space to stabilize the size of the wooden material. In the method for stabilizing the size of a material, this is achieved by using a wood material in which at least one portion where the end face appears is formed in addition to the end face.
[0008]
In the present invention, the wood material to be treated is not particularly limited, and not only a solid material such as a single plate or a plywood, but also a wood-worked material such as a medium-quality fiberboard, an orientation board, or a particle board can be treated. In the case of woody processed materials, it is particularly effective to perform the processing of the present invention while applying pressure and compression with a press board, since both the dimensional stabilization processing and the consolidation processing can be performed.
[0009]
In the present invention, the part where the end face is formed other than the end face is a part other than the front and back surfaces of the wood material and the surrounding end face, and the heated steam supplied into the sealed space passes through the part. This is an artificially formed part so that it can enter the interior of the wood. It is the optimum shape experimentally according to the type, thickness and area of the treated wood material, and the conditions of the heated steam treatment to be supplied. And position.
[0010]
The shape may be a through hole or a half through hole formed in the thickness direction of the wood material, or a notch groove formed in the thickness direction of the wood material. Pressurized water vapor enters the wood material through the peripheral side or bottom surface of the formed hole or groove, so that uniform infiltration into the wood material of the heated water vapor is easy and reliable, and the uniform heat water vapor treatment is performed quickly and uniformly. Progresses. As a result, high dimensional stability can be achieved in a shorter processing time regardless of the type of wood material, and regardless of the thickness and area. Considering the penetration efficiency of the heated steam, the depth of the half through hole or the notch groove is preferably 1/2 or more of the thickness of the wood material.
[0011]
When the treatment according to the present invention is performed, the hole and the notch groove as the portion where the end face formed other than the end face appears are left as they are on the surface of the wood board subjected to the dimension stabilization treatment. Therefore, it is desirable that the number of holes and notch grooves is small, but when it is desired to form a plurality of holes and notch grooves from the viewpoint of processing efficiency, the holes and notch grooves are formed so as to have an approximately equal distribution. To do. In the case of the notch groove, it may have a length that reaches both ends of the wooden board, or may be formed partially on the surface. Depending on the size of the flat area of the treated wood material, it may be used by dividing it at the time of use. In such a case, the hole or the notch groove is formed in a portion that becomes a saw margin. As a result, the intended purpose can be achieved without deteriorating the surface properties of the final product.
[0012]
In the present invention, the wood material in which at least one portion where the end face appears in addition to the end face is accommodated in the sealed space. The sealed space may be a sealed space using a pressure-resistant pressure vessel for wood material treatment that is conventionally used on condition that heated steam can be supplied and vacuuming is preferable. Alternatively, it may be a sealed space formed between press plates mounted on a flat plate press conventionally used for pressing a wooden material or manufacturing a composite material.
[0013]
The pressure-resistant pressure vessel or press panel may be either one having a heat source or one having no heat source, but one having a heat source is particularly recommended. The heat source is arbitrarily selected from a pressure-type pressure vessel or a heater built in a press board, heating steam, an electric heating means such as a band heater, high-frequency heating including microwaves, etc., and the sealed space is previously raised by the heat source. A temperature state is set, and the wood material in which at least one portion where the end face appears is formed in addition to the end face. The temperature rise temperature is preferably a temperature range in which the dimensional stabilization treatment with heated steam proceeds, that is, a range of about 180 ° C to 220 ° C.
[0014]
After accommodating the wood material to be processed, the sealed space is evacuated as necessary and heated steam is supplied. When the sealed space is formed between the press plates and the press plate has a large number of pores communicating with the outside, the pores of one of the press plates can be used as a conventionally known heating steam generation source. Connected through appropriate piping and valve means, etc., and the pores of the other press panel are connected to a vacuum source such as a conventionally known and preferably heat-resistant vacuum pump through the appropriate piping and valve means. . Preferably, a suction blower is disposed on the vacuum side piping. Thereby, it is possible to supply heated steam to the wooden material through the press board and to evacuate it. Heated steam may be supplied without evacuation. When a sealed space is formed in the pressure vessel, a pipe connected to the heated steam generation source is connected to the pressure vessel, and preferably a pipe connected to a vacuum source such as a vacuum pump is connected to the pressure vessel. Connect or install a pressure reducing valve.
[0015]
As another method of supplying heated steam and evacuating, a separate member having a large number of pores and having pressure resistance and heat resistance is arranged between the upper and lower press panels and the wood material. Also good. In that case, one said another member is connected to a heating steam generation source, and the other said other member is connected to a vacuum suction source. This makes it possible to supply heated steam to the wood material through the pores of the separate member and to evacuate it. A preferred embodiment of this type of separate member is composed of a box-shaped member having an internal space capable of accommodating a wood material to be processed and a lid member for sealing the internal space.
[0016]
In the method of forming a sealed space between two press panels, for example, an elastic sealing material that is somewhat higher than the thickness of the treated wood material is arranged on the four circumferences of the wood material to be treated, A method is effective in which the inner space surrounded by the elastic sealing material becomes a sealed space by bringing the upper and lower press plates closer. As the elastic sealing material, any material can be used as long as it is a material having a sealing function that does not leak the heated water vapor ejected from the press plate or the separate member to the outside and is heat resistant and compressible. A packing material is particularly preferred. In that case, Preferably, the thickness control jig | tool for controlling the thickness of the wooden material after a process is arrange | positioned between two press boards. The material for the thickness regulating jig may be a member having necessary rigidity and heat resistance, and aluminum material, stainless steel material or the like is preferably used. As another method, for example, a sealing material similar to the elastic sealing material may be integrally attached to a lower end or an upper end of a rectangular thickness regulating jig. In addition, as described above, when a member made up of a box-shaped member and a lid member is used as a separate member, it is possible to form a sealed space whose thickness is regulated by itself.
[0017]
Supplying heated steam opens a circuit on the heated steam generation source side, and preferably causes saturated steam or superheated steam (steam having a temperature higher than saturated steam) of 180 ° C. or higher to be ejected into the sealed space. In particular, when evacuation is performed, the heated steam that is ejected is subjected to the action of a suction force in addition to the ejection power, and the kinetic energy increases. As a result, the heated water vapor surely permeates into the wood material in a shorter time than the conventional method, and spreads equally and uniformly. As a result, the dimensional stabilization process proceeds promptly and throughout the entire area.
[0018]
As described above, in the method of the present invention, the wood material to be processed forms at least one portion where the end surface appears in the portion other than the end surface, so that the upper and lower surfaces and the surrounding side surfaces (end surfaces) ) In addition, the pressurized steam can enter the wood material from the part of the end of the mouth that is formed other than the end face, and uniform penetration into the wood material of the heated steam becomes easy and reliable. Uniform heating steam treatment proceeds quickly.
[0019]
In the present invention, it is also possible to use a wood material that has been preliminarily heat-dried as the wood material to be treated. In this case, since the temperature is higher than that in the natural dry state and the moisture content is low, the time for raising the temperature of the wood material to the temperature at which the heating steam treatment is started is shortened. It is possible to reduce the amount of energy of the supply heating steam required for the steaming of the water content.
[0020]
After evacuating and making the sealed space decompressed, shut off the valve and stop evacuation, and supply heated steam into the sealed space that has been decompressed so that the heated steam penetrates into the wooden material. Also good. In this case, since the release of heated steam to the outside is surely suppressed, steam loss can be eliminated. Further, after supplying a predetermined amount of heated steam into the sealed space that has been reduced in pressure as described above, the heated steam may be supplied while evacuating again. It is possible to speed up the processing with effective use of.
[0021]
In addition, although the optimum value is experimentally determined depending on the type and size of the target wood material, the pressure of the heated steam is several kgf / cm 2 to 30 kgf / cm 2 and the temperature is about 150 ° C. to 230 ° C. Is preferred.
[0022]
The initial thickness of the wood material to be treated in the present invention may be approximately the same as the desired final product thickness, or may be thicker. In the former case, the so-called consolidation process is not performed, but in the latter case, the dimension stabilization process is performed together with the consolidation process.
[0023]
The decompression may be performed immediately after the ejection of the predetermined heated steam, or the decompression may be performed by leaving for a predetermined time. The depressurization may be performed gradually over a certain time, or may be performed in a so-called cold state by supplying cooling water to the hot platen. According to the experiment, the dimensional change rate of the final product obtained when the pressure was released in the cold state was smaller and the surface state was smoother than when the pressure was gradually released.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show some examples in which a portion where the end face appears is formed in addition to the side surfaces (end surfaces) of the four circumferences of the wood material W to be processed. In FIG. 1a, one half through-hole h having a depth of 1/2 or more of the thickness d of the wooden material W is formed in the substantially central portion of the wooden material W. In FIG. Thus, two half through holes h are formed. In FIG. 2a, one notch groove g having a depth of ½ or more of the thickness d of the wooden material W is formed at almost the center position of the wooden material W over the entire width thereof. In FIG. Two notched grooves g are formed so as to be distributed. In FIG. 2c, a single notch g ′ is formed with both ends closed.
[0025]
The wall surface (side circumferential surface) and the bottom surface of the half through hole h and the notched grooves g and g ′ formed as described above constitute the “part where the end face other than the end face appears” in the present invention. In addition to the front and back surfaces of the wooden material W and the side surfaces (end surfaces) of the four circumferences, heated steam enters the wooden material W from the wall surface and the bottom surface. Although not shown, in the case of a hole, the intended purpose is achieved even if it is a through hole.
[0026]
Next, an apparatus and method for heating and steaming the wood material W that has been subjected to the above treatment will be described. In FIG. 3, 1a and 1b are press boards similar to those mounted on a flat plate press used in conventional wood processing, each provided with heaters 2a and 2b as heat sources, and further a wood material to be processed A large number of pores 3a and 3b are formed in the surface portion that comes into contact with W. The pores 3a formed in the upper press panel 1a are connected to the heated steam generation source S through the pipe 4a and the on-off valve V, and the pores 3b formed in the lower press panel 1b are connected through the pipe 4b. Connected to the vacuum pump VP. A blower (not shown in FIG. 3) may be used instead of the vacuum pump.
[0027]
In carrying out the treatment method according to the present invention using this apparatus, first, the flat wooden material W in which the holes and the notch grooves are formed (in this example, one notch groove with both ends closed) (where g ′ is formed) is placed at the position where the pores 3b of the lower press board 1b are formed. On the other hand, a square-shaped thickness regulating jig 10 made of stainless steel or the like is fixed to the upper press panel 1a by screws (not shown) or the like at a position where the wood material W can be accommodated. Reference numeral 11 denotes an elastic sealing material attached to the lower end edge of the thickness regulating jig 10. This thickness regulating jig 10 may be fixedly attached to the lower press board 1b, and in any case, the thickness of the thickness regulating jig 10 is the same as the thickness of the wood material W. Somewhat expensive.
[0028]
Next, the press panels 1a and 1b are brought close to each other until they are regulated by the thickness regulating jig 10 and stopped. Although not shown, a sealing material may be disposed around the wood material W as described above to form a sealed space between the press panels 1a and 1b.
[0029]
In this state, the opening / closing valve V provided in the piping 4a on the heating steam generation source S side is opened, and heating steam is ejected from the pores 3a formed in the press panel 1a. If necessary, the vacuum pump VP (or blower) is operated to evacuate from the pores 3b formed in the lower press board 1b. The heated steam may be ejected after evacuating in advance to reduce the pressure. The water vapor ejected from the pores 3a toward the wooden material W or toward the sealed space is subjected to the force of suction in addition to the jet power, and in addition to the front and back surfaces of the wooden material W and the four circumferential side surfaces (end surfaces). The heated water vapor enters the interior of the wood material W also from the inner peripheral surface and the bottom surface of the notch groove g ′ formed on the surface. Thereby, the inside of the wooden material W can be easily and uniformly reached. Further, in this example, since the vacuuming is performed, the heated steam does not leak to the outside, and the waste of the heated steam is eliminated and the surrounding safety is compensated.
[0030]
After finishing the ejection of the desired amount of heated steam, or just before that, the vacuum pump VP (or blower) is stopped, and the decompression and cooling steps are carried out, whereby the wood material is stabilized in size. The method ends.
[0031]
FIG. 4 shows another example of an apparatus for carrying out the timber dimensional stabilization method of the present invention. This example is a suitable example in the case where a flat plate press in which pores communicating with the outside are not provided in the press panel is used in the processing method of the present invention, and is a flat plate-like first having a vapor ejection pore 23a. The separate member 20a is fixed to the upper press platen 1a using screws 21a, and the flat plate-like second separate member 20b having the vacuum evacuation pores 23b is used to press the lower press platen 1b using screws 21b. It is fixed to. And each pore 23a, 23b is connected to the heating steam generation source S and the vacuum pump VP similarly to the case of the apparatus shown in FIG. The method of using this device is substantially the same as in FIG.
[0032]
FIG. 5 shows still another example of an apparatus for carrying out the method for stabilizing the size of a wood material according to the present invention. This device is different from the device shown in FIG. 4 in that the second separate member 30b is a bottomed box-shaped pressure vessel having an open space 35 with the upper side open, and the second separate member 30b. The difference is that a packing 36 is attached to the upper end surface of the member 30b. This apparatus has an advantage that a sealed space can be easily formed between the press panels without separately arranging the thickness regulating jig 10 and the sealing material.
[0033]
FIG. 6 shows still another example of an apparatus for carrying out the method for stabilizing the size of a wood material according to the present invention. Compared with the apparatus shown in FIG. 4, the second separate member 30 b is a bottomed box-shaped pressure-resistant container having an open space 35 whose upper side is open, and the first separate member 30 a is open. This is different in that it has an insertion convex portion 31a having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as that of the space 35, and the pore 33a reaches the tip surface of the insertion convex portion 31a. A packing 36 is attached around the convex portion 31a of the first separate member 30a. In this apparatus, it is possible to easily form a sealed space between the press machines, and to adjust the distance between the press machines 1a and 1b, so that the dimensional stabilization process can be applied to the wood material W having different thicknesses. There is an advantage that can be applied.
[0034]
In any case, it is not always necessary to depressurize the sealed space, and depending on the case, heated steam may be ejected from the upper and lower press panels into the sealed space. Further, in the method of the present invention, the wood material W to be treated may be separately subjected to a heat drying treatment in advance so as to have a higher temperature and lower water content than in the natural state. In that case, the time for which the wood material is heated up to the start temperature of the heating steam treatment is shortened, and the amount of energy of the supplied high-pressure steam required for steaming for the moisture content of the wood material can be reduced. Thereby, the loss of energy in the heated steam treatment is avoided, and the treatment time is shortened.
[0035]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on examples.
[Example 1]
A sealed pressure-resistant container having an internal dimension of 16 × 1000 × 2000 mm is preheated to 200 ° C., and an OSB having a thickness of 15 × width of 900 × length of 1800 mm is placed in the container, and 15 kgf is placed in the container. / Cm 2 , 200 ° C. high-pressure steam was injected and injected for 10 minutes.
[0036]
At this time, one hole having a depth of 10 mm and a diameter of 20 mm was previously drilled in the OSB at a position 450 mm from the width direction and 900 mm from the length direction.
After stopping the supply of steam, the pressure relief valve was opened to return to normal pressure, and the treated wood material was taken out.
[0037]
[Comparative Example 1]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed without providing a hole in the OSB as in Example 1. However, the high-pressure steam was supplied for 14 minutes.
[Comparative Example 2]
No processing was performed on the same OSB as in Example 1.
[0038]
[Example 2]
The same processing as in Example 1 was performed on an MDF having a size of thickness 16 × width 900 × length 1800 mm.
At this time, in the MDF, a groove having a depth of 10 mm was cut from the position of 400 mm to the position of 1400 mm along the length direction at positions of 300 mm and 600 mm from the width direction.
[0039]
[Comparative Example 3]
The same treatment as in Example 1 was performed without providing grooves in the same MDF as in Example 2. However, the high-pressure steam was supplied for 14 minutes.
[Comparative Example 4]
No processing was performed on the same MDF as in Example 2.
[0040]
Example 3
Using the press machine shown in FIG. 3, pores of 2 mmφ were formed vertically and horizontally at 40 mm intervals on the surfaces of both press machines. The upper press panel pore groups were connected to a heated steam generation source, and the lower press panel pore groups were connected to a vacuum pump.
[0041]
As a treatment material, a thickness 15 × width 900 × length 1800 mm size, an OSB in which one hole having a depth of 10 mm and a diameter of 20 mm is previously drilled at a position 450 mm from the width direction and 900 mm from the length direction, It was placed on the pore group formed in the lower press plate heated to 200 ° C. by the heater, moved on the upper press plate also heated to 200 ° C., and pressed with a press pressure of 50 kgf / cm 2 . .
[0042]
Next, high pressure water vapor of 15 kgf / cm 2 and 200 ° C. was ejected from the pore group formed on the upper press plate for 10 minutes while operating the vacuum pump continuous to the pore group formed on the lower press plate. After the vacuum pump was stopped and the supply of steam was stopped, the pressure was released and the treated wood was taken out.
[0043]
[Comparative Example 5]
The same treatment as in Example 3 was performed without providing a groove in the OSB as in Example 3. However, the high-pressure steam was supplied for 14 minutes.
[0044]
〔Evaluation test〕
About the said Example goods 1-3 and the comparative example goods 1-5, the JIS water absorption test, the water saturation test, and the bending strength test were measured. The results are shown in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3.
[0045]
In the JIS water absorption test, a square test piece having a side of 5 cm was prepared, the test piece was immersed in water at 20 ± 1 ° C. for 24 hours, and the thickness t 1 measured before water absorption and the thickness measured after water absorption. From the thickness t 2 , the thickness swelling rate was obtained by the following formula.
Thickness expansion rate (%) = (t 2 −t 1 ) / t 1 × 100
[0046]
Water-saturated test, one side makes a test piece of 5cm square, after 1 hour under reduced pressure water the test pieces to absolute dry condition, by 23 hours cold water immersion, and the thickness t 1 at the time of absolute dry condition From the thickness t 2 measured after saturation, the thickness swelling rate was obtained by the following equation.
Thickness expansion rate (%) = (t 2 −t 1 ) / t 1 × 100
[0047]
In the bending strength test, a load with an average deformation rate of 10 mm / min was applied from the center of the surface of the test piece that freely supported the vicinity of both ends, the maximum load P was measured, and the bending strength was determined by the following equation. .
[0048]
Bending strength (kgf / cm 2 ) = (3 × P × L) / (2 × b × t 2 )
P: Maximum load (kgf / cm 2 )
L: Span between supports (mm)
b: Width of test piece (mm)
t: thickness of test piece (mm)
[0049]
[Table 1]
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[0050]
[Table 2]
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[0051]
[Table 3]
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[0052]
[Discussion]
As shown in Tables 1 to 3, in the products of the present invention, almost the same physical property values are achieved at the center and the end by forming the holes or grooves, and a uniform product is obtained even in a large format. be able to. Moreover, despite the short time for supplying heated steam (processing time is short), a high processing effect is obtained, and the formation of holes and grooves is not substantially accompanied by deterioration in strength.
[0053]
【The invention's effect】
According to the wood material dimensional stabilization treatment method according to the present invention, a more uniform dimensional stability and treatment effect can be obtained with a short heating steam treatment time compared to the conventional method, especially for wood materials having a large flat area. Can be raised.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a wood material used for processing.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing still another example of a wood material used for processing.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an apparatus for carrying out a dimensional stabilization processing method for a wood material.
FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of an apparatus for carrying out a dimensional stabilization processing method for a wood material.
FIG. 5 is a view showing still another example of an apparatus for carrying out a dimensional stabilization processing method for a wood material.
FIG. 6 is a view showing still another example of an apparatus for carrying out a dimensional stabilization processing method for a wood material.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a, 1b ... Press board, 2a, 2b ... Heater, 3a ... Heating steam ejection pore, 3b ... Vacuum suction pore, 4a ... Heating steam supply piping, 5b ... Vacuum suction piping, 10 ... Thickness regulation Jig, W ... wood material, h ... through hole or half through hole, g, g '... notch groove, S ... heating steam supply source, VP ... vacuum pump

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木質材を2枚のプレス盤の間に形成される密封空間内に収容し、該密封空間内にプレス盤から又はプレス盤と木質材との間に配置した別部材から加熱水蒸気を木質材に供給することにより該木質材の寸法安定化を図るようにした木質材の寸法安定化処理方法において、木質材として、端面以外にも木口面の現出する部分を少なくとも一か所に形成したものを用いることを特徴とする木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。A wooden material is accommodated in a sealed space formed between two press boards, and heated steam is supplied to the wooden material from the press board or another member disposed between the press board and the wooden material in the sealed space. In the method of stabilizing the size of a wood material, which is intended to stabilize the size of the wood material by supplying the wood material, the wood material is formed with at least one portion where the end face appears in addition to the end surface A method for dimensional stabilization treatment of a wooden material, characterized in that 前記端面以外の木口面の現出する部分は、木質材の厚み方向に形成した貫通孔あるいは半貫通孔であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  2. The method for stabilizing a size of a woody material according to claim 1, wherein a portion where the end face other than the end surface appears is a through hole or a semi-through hole formed in a thickness direction of the woody material. 前記端面以外の木口面の現出する部分は、木質材の厚み方向に形成した切欠き溝であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  2. The method for stabilizing a size of a wood material according to claim 1, wherein the portion where the end face other than the end surface appears is a notch groove formed in the thickness direction of the wood material. 前記半貫通孔又は切欠き溝の深さは、木質材の厚みの1/2以上であることを特徴とする請求項2又は3記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  4. The method for stabilizing a size of a wood material according to claim 2, wherein the depth of the half through hole or the notch groove is 1/2 or more of the thickness of the wood material. 前記密封空間は予め加熱された状態とされることを特徴とする請求項1ないし4いずれか記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  The method for stabilizing a size of a woody material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sealed space is preheated. 前記密封空間から真空引きを行い、該密封空間を減圧した後に前記加熱水蒸気の供給を行うことを特徴とする請求項1ないし4いずれか記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  5. The method for stabilizing a size of a woody material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heated water vapor is supplied after evacuation is performed from the sealed space and the sealed space is decompressed. 前記密封空間内で木質材を加圧圧縮しながら前記処理を行うことを特徴とする請求項1ないし4いずれか記載の木質材の寸法安定化処理方法。  5. The method for stabilizing a size of a wood material according to claim 1, wherein the treatment is performed while compressing and compressing the wood material in the sealed space.
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