Patents Assigned to Fezer S.A. Industrias Mecanicas
  • Opposed belt drying apparatus for sliced wood veneers
    Patent number: 6108942
    Abstract: A drying apparatus for sliced veneer sheets having a conveying system comprising two superposed conveyor belts lying one above the other which are guided over a drying path around guide members. The drying path includes both rectilinear and curvilinear sections and includes a three roller configuration for making a one hundred eighty degree turn in the drying path. The drying path is designed to provide for pressing of the veneer and to allow for the effects of shrinking of the veneer during the drying process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Fezer S.A. Industrias Mecanicas
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Fernando Fezer
  • Apparatus for clamping flitches on vertical slicers
    Patent number: 5996656
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding flitches for slicing in a vertical slicing process. The apparatus includes a clamp having a centrally located vacuum pocket disposed between two opposed clamping dogs. The clamp provides a vacuum assisted clamp for vertical slicing of thin veneers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Fezer S.A. Industrias Mecanicas
    Inventor: Carlos Alberto Fernando Fezer