Patent ID: 6602118
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
In combination:a coarse finish sanding device for preliminarily sanding a wood product; and an orbital finishing sander for finishing the coarsely sanded wood product, said sander comprising; a support frame; conveyor means mounted on said frame including moving belt means extending generally horizontally thereon; sander support means mounted on said frame and extending over and above said conveyor belt; at least one sanding device vertically movably mounted on said sander support means, said at least one sanding device between a lowered engagement position and a raised non-engagement position; at least one sanding device movement means operatively connected to said at least one sanding device for moving said at least one sanding device between said lowered engagement position and said raised non-engagement position; at least one switch means operatively connected to said at least one sanding device movement means to engage said at least one sanding device movement means to move said at least one sanding device between said lowered engagement position and said raised non-engagement position in response to said at least one switch means detecting a wood product to be sanded; and said at least one switch means and said at least one sanding device movement means cooperating to move said at least one sanding device downwards into said lowered engagement position with a coarsely sanded wood product when said at least one switch means detects the wood product being positioned beneath said at least one sanding device and moving said at least one sanding device upwards into said raised non-engagement position when said at least one switch means detects the wood product not being positioned beneath said at least one sanding device.