Abstract: A machine for drying and butt-jointing unwound or sectioned wood veneer by continuous contact engagement comprises an effective drying and jointing zone, which includes an input conveyor and an output conveyor driven independently, each including an upper set and a lower set forming pairs of endless chains with pallets. The chains each have an active run and a return run; sprockets and roller means running on supporting guiderails drive said chains simultaneously. Pairs of said active runs face each other and compress the veneer therebetween and convey it in the longitudinal direction of the machine. The return runs are heated. First pressure means are positioned at the input of the effective zone, directly over the pairs of chains of the input conveyor; second pressure means are positioned at the output of the effective zone, directly over the pairs of chains of the output conveyor.

Abstract: A machine for drying and/or jointing by continuous contact engagement wood veneers fed by being unwound or sectioned, in which shearing forces are minimized and wherein the veneers are restrained and conveyed between facing and adjoiningly juxtaposed active runs of alternating endless chains of heating interarticulated elements pertaining to input and output conveyors, first and second pressure applicators such as slidable weighty elements adjustably pressed against rollers on the chains and operating selectively and respectively at the entrance of the input conveyor and at the exit of the output conveyor, the input conveyor being driven more quickly than the output conveyor, so that each veneer is urged longitudinally against the preceding one.