Method in determining primarily the form and/or the position of elongate timber items and apparatus for carrying out the method

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Method primarily in scaling, sorting processing, cutting-, up and the like of elongate timber items (1) such as logs, or elements thereof with two substantially parallel longi-, tudinal surfaces achieved by processing preferably during, longitudinal feed of the item including determination of a, given lateral position and/or form of the timber item at at least one position along the item, a cross-section or cross-sectional element, with the aid of sensing means (3). The method is particularly distinguished by the determination taking place with the aid of touch-free distance-sensing means (3) with predetermined measuring directions preferably fixed and discrete, for determining distances to …