Patent ID: 6090452
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B27K

Abstract:
A method for treating wood, comprising the steps of:(a) loading the wood on a movable tram at a loading area at a first end of a closeable treatment chamber;(b) moving the tram loaded with wood in a first direction along a first trackway extending into the treatment chamber and closing the chamber;(c) treating the wood in the treatment chamber under pressure;(d) moving the tram out of a second end of the treatment chamber in the first direction along the first trackway to an unloading area;(e) unloading the treated wood from the tram;(f) connecting the first trackway with a second trackway parallel to the first trackway and outside and beneath the chamber; and(g) moving the tram along the second trackway in a second, opposite direction, from the unloading area to the loading area.