Patent ID: 7625331
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a wood veneered substrate into a blank, the method, comprising: providing a wood veneered substrate stock comprising a wood veneer outer layer and one or more paper base layers, some of which may be of fluted paper; simultaneously pre-crushing the wood veneer outer layer and one or more paper base layers; measuring a thickness of the wood veneer outer layer and one or more paper base layers in a compressed condition and then using a processing apparatus having (a) a non-resilient support surface for supporting the substrate stock during processing thereof, (b) a rule holder positioned adjacent to and spaced from the support surface such that the substrate stock is disposed between the rule holder and the support surface with the wood veneer outer layer being first contacted and penetrated by the rules in the rule holder first during processing of the substrate stock, (c) at least one slit scoring rule mounted on the rule holder, the slit scoring rule having a cutting edge for penetrating one or more layers of the substrate stock, and (d) at least one cutting rule mounted on the rule holder for cutting through the entire thickness of the wood veneered substrate stock; and calculating a fixed distance D that is substantially equal to the aggregate thickness of the paper layers or substantially equal to the total aggregate thickness of the substrate layers minus the sum of the thickness of the wood veneer layer and up to approximately 50% of the thicknesses of die paper layers.