Automated door assembly and methods, press used therewith, and adhesive therefor
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B32B-037/18
B27D-003/02
B27M-003/18
B30B-007/02
B27D-005/00
E06B-003/72
E06B-003/82
E06B-003/70
출원번호
US-0445040
(2017-02-28)
등록번호
US-10232599
(2019-03-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Cucchi, George
Liang, Bei-Hong
MacDonald, Michael
출원인 / 주소
Masonite Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Berenato & White, LLC
인용정보
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0인용 특허 :
38
초록▼
A door pressing system for pressing interior passage doors, exterior entry doors, bi-fold doors, and/or closet doors features a multi-door pressing station including first and second presses, a loading device, and a discharging device. The pressing station is configured to alternatively move the fir
A door pressing system for pressing interior passage doors, exterior entry doors, bi-fold doors, and/or closet doors features a multi-door pressing station including first and second presses, a loading device, and a discharging device. The pressing station is configured to alternatively move the first and second presses into operative alignment with the loading and discharging devices. The press in operative alignment delivers a pressed assembled door to the discharging device and receives an assembled door layup to be pressed from the loading device. The other press that is out of operatively alignment presses an assembled door received therein. Additional methods and systems are also provided.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of making doors, comprising the steps of: providing a first pressing station comprising a first press including a first set of platens, anda second press including a second set of platens, each set of platens having at least one platen movable relative to the other platen between an open
1. A method of making doors, comprising the steps of: providing a first pressing station comprising a first press including a first set of platens, anda second press including a second set of platens, each set of platens having at least one platen movable relative to the other platen between an open state and a closed state;providing a second pressing station comprising a third press including a third set of platens, anda fourth press including a fourth set of platens, each set of platens respectively having at least one platen movable relative to the other platen of the set of platens between an open state and a closed state;successively delivering assembled doors in a layup state to the first and second pressing stations;discharging a pressed first assembled door from the first press of the first pressing station and loading a second assembled door in the layup state into the first press of the first pressing station while the first press is in operative alignment with first loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing a third assembled door in the second press of the first pressing station;moving the second press vertically into operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices; anddischarging the pressed third assembled door from the second press and loading a fourth assembled door in the layup state into the second press while the second press is in operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing the second assembled door in the first press;discharging a pressed fifth assembled door from the third press of the second pressing station and loading a sixth assembled door in the layup state into the third press of the second pressing station while the third press is in operative alignment with second loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing a seventh assembled door in the fourth press of the second pressing station;moving the fourth press vertically into operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices;discharging the pressed seventh assembled door from the fourth press and loading an eighth assembled door in the layup state into the fourth press while the fourth press is in operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing the sixth assembled door in the third press; andtransporting the assembled doors away from the first and the second discharging devices on a single conveyor. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first loading and discharging devices include a first loading device configured to deliver assembled doors to the first pressing station, and a first discharging device configured to receive the assembled doors that have been pressed by the first pressing station. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second loading and discharging devices include a second loading device configured to deliver assembled doors to the second pressing station, and a second discharging device configured to receive the assembled doors that have been pressed by the second pressing station. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first pressing station is configured to alternatingly move the first and second presses between: (i) a loading/unloading position, in which one of the first and second presses is in the open state and operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices; and(ii) a pressing position, in which the other of the first and second presses is in the closed state for pressing and is out of operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the second pressing station is configured to alternatingly move the third and fourth presses between: (i) a loading/unloading position, in which one of the third and fourth presses is in the open state and operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices, and(ii) a pressing position, in which the other of the third and fourth presses is in the closed state for pressing and is out of operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of holding the assembled doors that have been pressed in the first pressing station in a first accumulator downstream of the first pressing station while applied adhesive develops bond strength. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of holding the assembled doors that have been pressed in the second pressing station in a second accumulator downstream of the second pressing station while applied adhesive develops bond strength. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first discharging device comprises a first conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the first pressing station to the first accumulator, and wherein the second discharging device comprises a second conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the second pressing station to the second accumulator. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first discharging device comprises a first conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the first pressing station, and wherein the second discharging device comprises a second conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the second pressing station, and wherein the method further comprises the step of arranging the first conveyor and second conveyor parallel to the single conveyor. 10. The method of claim 7, including the step of providing a star conveyor as each of the first and second accumulators. 11. A method of making doors, comprising the steps of: providing a first pressing station comprising a first press including a first set of platens, anda second press including a second set of platens, each set of platens having at least one platen movable relative to the other platen between an open state and a closed state;providing a second pressing station comprising a third press including a third set of platens, anda fourth press including a fourth set of platens, each set of platens respectively having at least one platen movable relative to the other platen of the set of platens between an open state and a closed state;successively delivering assembled doors in a layup state to the first and second pressing stations;discharging a pressed first assembled door from the first press of the first pressing station and loading a second assembled door in the layup state into the first press of the first pressing station while the first press is in operative alignment with first loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing a third assembled door in the second press of the first pressing station;moving the second press vertically into operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices; anddischarging the pressed third assembled door from the second press and loading a fourth assembled door in the layup state into the second press while the second press is in operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing the second assembled door in the first press;discharging a pressed fifth assembled door from the third press of the second pressing station and loading a sixth assembled door in the layup state into the third press of the second pressing station while the third press is in operative alignment with second loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing a seventh assembled door in the fourth press of the second pressing station;moving the fourth press vertically into operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices;discharging the pressed seventh assembled door from the fourth press and loading an eighth assembled door in the layup state into the fourth press while the fourth press is in operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices, and simultaneously pressing the sixth assembled door in the third press;holding the assembled doors that have been pressed in the first pressing station in a first accumulator downstream of the first pressing station while applied adhesive develops bond strength;holding the assembled doors that have been pressed in the second pressing station in a second accumulator downstream of the second pressing station while applied adhesive develops bond strength; andtransporting the assembled doors away from the first and second accumulators by a single conveyor,wherein the first discharging device comprises a first conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the first pressing station to the first accumulator, and wherein the second discharging device comprises a second conveyor for transporting the assembled doors from the second pressing station to the second accumulator. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first loading and discharging devices include a first loading device configured to deliver assembled doors to the first pressing station, and a first discharging device configured to receive the assembled doors that have been pressed by the first pressing station. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second loading and discharging devices include a second loading device configured to deliver assembled doors to the second pressing station, and a second discharging device configured to receive the assembled doors that have been pressed by the second pressing station. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first pressing station is configured to alternatingly move the first and second presses between: (i) a loading/unloading position, in which one of the first and second presses is in the open state and operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices; and(ii) a pressing position, in which the other of the first and second presses is in the closed state for pressing and is out of operative alignment with the first loading and discharging devices. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the second pressing station is configured to alternatingly move the third and fourth presses between: a loading/unloading position, in which one of the third and fourth presses is in the open state and operative alignment with the second loading and discharging(ii) a pressing position, in which the other of the third and fourth presses is in the closed state for pressing and is out of operative alignment with the second loading and discharging devices. 16. The method of claim 11, including the step of arranging the first conveyor and second conveyor parallel to the single conveyor. 17. The method of claim 11, including the step of providing a star conveyor as each of the first and second accumulators.
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