Patent ID: 8104604
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: B27B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A lumber transfer system for transferring pieces of lumber along a conveying path, the lumber transfer system comprising: a feeding conveyor having a conveying surface for receiving the pieces of lumber in a substantially transverse orientation with respect to the conveying path, and for conveying the pieces of lumber therealong toward an exit, the feeding conveyor further defining a detection corridor oriented substantially transversely with respect to the conveying path; detectors being spaced apart along the detection corridor of the feeding conveyor, each detector being used for locally monitoring a lumber presence and for producing a corresponding detection signal; blocking fingers located in proximity to the detectors and spaced apart transversely along the conveying surface, each of the blocking fingers being independently operable between a blocking configuration for locally blocking the pieces of lumber and an unblocking configuration for locally conveying the pieces of lumber; and a controller having: