Patent ID: 7607532

Claim:
A continuously operating machine for machining panel-shaped workpieces that are preferably made, at least in part, of wood or wood materials, said continuously operating machine comprising: at least one endlessly revolving belt designed to support conveyed workpieces at least sectionally, and a stationary guide member for said belt, said guide member having at least two deflection components on which said belt is deflected, and wherein said belt has a plurality of layers extending in the belt's longitudinal direction, at least one of said layers being designed as a flexible layer which, at least in the belt's transverse direction, is less rigid than at least one of the other layers, a conveyor having an endlessly revolving conveying member or a sliding surface, a conveying gap for holding and conveying said panel-shaped workpieces being formed between said endlessly revolving conveying member or said sliding surface and the belt, and wherein at least one machine tool or machining assembly is arranged in the region of said conveying gap.