Patent ID: 6581300
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
A method of drying veneer, comprising the steps of:(a) feeding veneer in a transport direction and in a transport plane to a drying station; (b) during the feeding of said veneer and upstream of said drying station imparting to said veneer an inclined orientation of fibers thereof of 20Â° to 60Â° in said plane to a line perpendicular to said transport direction; (c) conveying the veneer with said inclined orientation through said drying station and drying said veneer in said drying station while in said inclined orientation; (d) thereafter conveying the veneer with said inclined orientation through a cooling station and cooling dried veneer in said cooling station; (e) subjecting the veneer in at least one of said stations to a treatment selected from: (e1) multiple reroutings between a pair of belts, and (e2) application of pressure to the veneer; and (f) discharging cooled veneer from said cooling station.