Patent ID: 7975830

Claim:
A method for measuring a property of a moving object such as a wooden semi-finished product, the method comprising the steps of: transporting an object ( 100 ) on a first conveyor ( 2 ) having a first transport speed (T 1 ) which is constant; transferring the object ( 100 ) from the first conveyor ( 2 ) to a second conveyor ( 8 ) having a second transport speed (T 2 ) which is constant and which is greater than the first transport speed (T 1 ) so that the object ( 100 ) is accelerated relative to the first transport speed; transferring the object ( 100 ) to a third conveyor ( 10 ) having a third transport speed (T 3 ) which is constant and which is less than the first transport speed (T 1 ); transporting the object ( 100 ) on the third conveyor ( 10 ) at the constant third transport speed (T 3 ) past a station ( 5 ) where a predetermined property of the object ( 100 ) is measured, so that the measuring is conducted while the object is moving at the constant third transport speed (T 3 ); thereafter transferring the object ( 100 ) to the first conveyor ( 2 ).