Patent ID: 9170035
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B27K,C10L,F24V,F26B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for thermo-transformation of wood planks, comprising: a chamber delimited by a first upright perforated wall, a second upright perforated wall, a top wall and end walls and having a closable entry for receiving wood planks into the chamber; a shell surrounding the chamber and spaced therefrom to define a first vertical plenum with the first perforated wall, and a second vertical plenum with the second perforated wall, and a horizontal plenum with the top wall; a ventilation system in fluid communication with the plenums to produce a flow of heated air in the plenums; and vanes in at least one of the plenums being actuatable to close/open access to the vertical plenums, to allow heated air into at least one of the vertical plenums, through the chamber via the perforated walls, and out from at least the other of the vertical plenums, to return to the ventilation system.