Improvements in Veneering Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th June, 1896-Accepted, 1st Aug., 1896'
[Communicated from abroad by THE BROCK VENEERED LUMBER COMPANY, of
West Troy, County Albany, State of New York, U.S.A.]
Improvements in Veneering Machines.
I SAMUEL SIDNEY BROMHEAD of 97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in. what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to machines for veneering mouldings or similar irregular
surfaces and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts: as
hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawing:-
Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a veneering machine. embodying my invention;
showing a moulding in position.
Fig. 2 is a bottom or inner plan view thereof, with the moulding reversed; and
Fig. 3 is an end view showing the parts in engagement with a moulding and
veneer.
The machine is designed to be slid or moved longitudinally along a moulding to
press the veneer thereon, and it comprises parallel sections adapted to engage the
veneer and conform it to and press it upon the different surfaces of a moulding one
after another. With this end in view the machine has a main section A conforming
to the body portion or main member of a moulding, a bead section A", conforming in
cross section to the hollow a¹ of a moulding. This section A' is arranged somewhat
in the rear of the forward end of the main section A. The lateral section A² is
arranged parallel with the main section A and conforms to one of the surfaces of
the moulding to be veneered.
The section A is arranged parallel with and adjacent to the section A¹ and
somewhat to the rear of the forward end of said section A' and each of these
sections A, A1, A2, A3 are adapted to conform the veneer.to and press it upon one
of the surfaces or faces of a moulding.
The swinging sections A A are designed to turn and press the edges of the
veneer against the under edge or side of the moulding by means of their inwardly
turned flanges a², the swinging sections are trunnioned in bearings, extended from
the machine.
I have shown a machine adapted for veneering but one form of moulding, but it
is obvious that machines embodying the features set forth may be adapted or made
for different styles of mouldings having regular or straight longitudinal surfaces.
In operation, after the required adhesive shall have been applied the veneer is
laid thereon, when the main section A of the machine is placed on the veneer and
the whole machine moved longitudinally forward in the direction of the arrow
shown in Fig. 1. As the machine moves forward the following sections will engage
their respective parts, and press the veneer into place, the sections A and A' being
fastened down beneath at the proper time by any suitable clamps. After the main
member A has first pressed the veneer upon the main surface or member of the
moulding, then the section A¹ which is adjacent to section A presses the veneer
against the adjacent surface of the moulding, and afterward section A¹, the
sections A, A, A', and A' are each brought into operation in such a manner that
the veneer is first pressed home upon one surface of the moulding, after which the

page_text: veneer is consecutively pressed upon each adjacent surface of the moulding and
thus the tearing or breaking of the veneer is prevented as if the veneer were caught
and held between all of the sections of the mould and the moulding, it would be
impossible to press it into any of the hollows of the moulding without breaking or
tearing it. Obviously the veneer may be applied by a reverse action, that is by
drawing it and the moulding through the machine. The machine may be elevated
from the moulding at any time by first raising and swinging outwards the
sections A and A.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A veneering machine consisting of a sliding mould, formed of a main mould
section and an adjacent mould section arranged laterally with respect to the main
mould section and with its front end to the rear of the forward end of the
main mould section; such sections being respectively adapted to engage the veneer
over adjacent surfaces which do not lie in the same plane, conform it successively
to said adjacent surfaces and hold it there with a sliding pressure substantially as
set forth.
2. In a veneering machine the combination with a main section, a lateral section
arranged somewhat to the rear of the forward end of the main section, and swinging
sections arranged to the rear of the forward end of the lateral sections substantially
as specified.
3. In a veneering machine the combination with a main section, a bead section
arranged somewhat to the rear of the forward end of the main section, and lateral
sections arranged somewhat to the rear of the forward end of the adjacent sections
and swinging sections substantially as specified..
4. A veneering machine composed of a main section or sections, and swinging
sections arranged somewhat to the rear of the forward end of the adjacent sections,
to which they are attached.
Dated this 26th day of June 1896.
S. S. BROMHEAD.