Patent ID: 7708132
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: B27B,B27C,B65G

Abstract:
1. An automated adjustment system for positioning a speed reduction belt assembly to receive an elongated wood article exiting a processing machine, the speed reduction belt assembly having opposite first and second ends, the system comprising: a horizontal adjustment mechanism operable to adjust an angle of the speed reduction belt assembly in a horizontal plane; a vertical adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the height of one of the first and second ends of the belt assembly relative to the other or the first and second ends of the belt assembly, thereby adjusting an inclination of the belt assembly, the vertical adjustment mechanism comprising first and second vertical supports for supporting the first and second ends of the belt assembly, each vertical support being positioned at a respective one of the first and second ends; and a control unit in communication with the horizontal and vertical adjustment mechanisms for sending control signals thereto, the control signals determining the angle and inclination of the belt assembly.