Patent ID: 7914175
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: B23Q,G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An enclosure assembly for a laser scanner used in a sawmill environment, comprising: an enclosure body, adapted to accommodate the mounting of a laser scanner therein for making measurements of a workpiece in the sawmill, wherein the enclosure body includes a front plate, which has an opening therein, through which a laser beam from the laser scanner is directed in operation; and a front end assembly connected to the enclosure body and extending from the front plate of the enclosure body, partially surrounding the laser beam provided by the laser scanner, wherein the front end assembly includes an air knife member mounted so as to produce a curtain of air in the direction of the workpiece, decreasing debris which would otherwise collect on the laser scanner wherein the front end assembly further includes a cover plate which extends outwardly beyond the air knife, and wherein the air knife is positioned within the front end assembly such that the curtain of air impacts the surface of the cover plate in the vicinity of a free end thereof.