ENGINEERED WOOD BOARD PRODUCTION INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENGINEERED WOOD BOARD

• US 20170087892A1
• Filed: 01/22/2015
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd
• Original Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd
• Inventors: SKORZIK, Timo, HABETHA, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 9,796,194 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B27N 3/04 from fibres
• CPC Class Codes: B27N 7/005 Coating boards, e.g. with a finishing or decorating layer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/0022 using convection means, e.g. by using a fan for blowing or sucking air
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/0009 control of the transport of the copy material
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/407 for marking on special material
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 5/04 Ornamental plaques, e.g. decorative panels, decorative veneers

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a wood material board production installation for producing a wood material board, in particular a high density fiberboard, the installation having a wood material board workpiece production device for producing a wood material board workpiece and a digital printing device for printing the wood material board workpiece. A temperature measurement device is provided which is disposed to determine an entering temperature of the wood material board workpiece during printing.

Claims

1. A wood material board production installation for producing a wood material board, comprising:

(a) a wood material board workpiece production device for producing a wood material board workpiece,

(b) a digital printing device for printing the wood material board workpiece, and

(c) a temperature measurement device that is disposed to determine an entering temperature of the wood material board workpiece during printing.

2. The wood material board production installation according to claim 1, wherein:

the wood material board workpiece production device comprises a priming device for priming the wood material board workpiece, the priming device having a dryer, and

the temperature measurement device is connected to the dryer for regulation of a drying temperature such that the entering temperature can be set by altering the drying temperature.

3. The wood material board production installation according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit:

that

is connected to the temperature measurement device and the digital printing device, and

is installed to automatically generate a temperature warning signal if the entering temperature lies outside of a predetermined target interval and/or to automatically interrupt the printing if the entering temperature lies outside of a predetermined target interval.

4. The wood material board production installation according to claim 1, wherein the temperature measurement device

comprises at least three temperature sensors that are placed at a distance from one another, and

is installed to determine a temperature difference and to generate a temperature difference warning signal if the temperature difference lies outside of a predetermined temperature difference interval.

5. The wood material board production installation according to claim 1, wherein;

a dryer is designed to locally heat up the wood material board workpiece, and

is connected to the temperature measurement device in such a way that the temperature difference can be reduced.

6. The wood material board production installation according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature control unit that is designed to bring the wood material board to a predetermined temperature and/or a predetermined temperature distribution, at least on its surface.

7. The wood material board production installation according to claim 6, wherein the temperature control unit comprises locally effective heating elements, by means of which at least the surface of the wood material board workpiece can be locally heated to a predetermined temperature.

8. The wood material board production installation according to claim 6, wherein the temperature control unit comprises locally effective cooling elements, by means of which at least the surface of the wood material board workpiece can be locally cooled to a predetermined temperature.

9. A method for producing a wood material board, in particular a high density fiberboard, comprising:

(i) production of a wood material board workpiece,

(ii) printing of the wood material board workpiece with a decoration,

(iii) determination of an entering temperature of the wood material board workpiece prior to printing, and

(iv) generation of a temperature warning signal if the entering temperature lies outside of a predetermined target interval.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the printing is interrupted if the entering temperature lies outside of a predetermined target interval.

11. The method according to one of the claim 9, further comprising:

priming of the wood material board workpiece before printing the wood material board workpiece, said priming comprising drying at a drying temperature, and

regulation of the drying temperature so that the entering temperature lies in the target interval.

12. The method according to one of the claim 9, further comprising:

determination of a temperature difference at locations placed at a distance from one another with regards to a transverse direction that runs perpendicular to a direction of material flow, and

regulation of a local distribution of the drying temperature so that the temperature difference lies in a predetermined temperature difference interval.

13. The method according to one of the claim 9, further comprising:

tempering of the wood material board workpiece to an entering temperature, at least on its surface, which lies within the predetermined target interval if the entering temperature lies outside of the predetermined target interval.