Machine and method for fabricating structural wood components
CA 2426404 A1 · Owner: Doyon, Raymond · Inventors: Hudon, Jean-Francois; Doyon, Raymond; Nadeau, Joe
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A machine and a method for fabricating structural wood components such, as joist building components, is described. The machine comprises a component assembling jig for assembling pre-cut wood pieces at predetermined positions corresponding to a structural wood component design. Magnetic elements are adapted to, position connector plates at predetermined locations in the machine. The assembled wood, pieces of the jig are displaced to a transfer platform where they are clamped with the wood, pieces positioned at interconnecting junctions. The transfer platform then displaces the, assembled and held wood pieces to a position adjacent magnetic connector plate applicators whereby the plates …
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- Filed April 23, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 23, 2023.
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