Claims
- 1. A method of sanding wood products comprising:
- placing a product on a conveyor belt;
- securing an abrasive sheet onto an elongate platen that is positioned substantially across the conveyor;
- mechanically moving the abrasive sheet and platen in a first motion and a second motion, wherein said first and second motions move simultaneously, so that the first motion and the second motion are superimposed on the abrasive sheet and the platen, and where the abrasive sheet's motion is solely dependent on and controlled by the platen's motion and where the first motion is a circular orbital motion and the second motion is a circular orbital motion;
- conveying the product on the conveyor belt adjacent the abrasive sheet; and
- abrading the product by the motion of the abrasive sheet.
- 2. An orbital sander for abrading wood products comprising:
- a frame,
- a first motor mounted on the frame,
- a first drive shaft rotatable by the first motor and extending from the first motor,
- a movable brace supported by the frame and linked to the first drive shaft, so that the brace moves when the first drive shaft is rotated by the first motor,
- a second motor mounted on the brace,
- second and third shafts supported by the brace and rotatable by the second motor,
- an elongate, movable platen having a flat bottom surface, where the platen is supported by the second and third shafts, and where the platen moves in a translational orbit when the second and third shafts are rotated by the second motor,
- a sheet of sandpaper secured over the platen's flat bottom surface so that the sandpaper moves when the platen moves, and
- a conveyor supported by the frame and positioned beneath the platen's flat bottom surface.
- 3. The sander of claim 2, where the brace moves in a circular orbit when the first drive shaft is rotated.
- 4. The sander of claim 2 further comprising two timing pulleys, one on the second shaft and one on the third shaft, and a timing belt driven by the second motor and extending around the two timing pulleys so that when the second and third shafts are rotated by the second motor, the shafts move in time.
- 5. An orbital sander for abrading wood products comprising:
- a frame,
- a first motor mounted on the frame,
- a first drive shaft extending from the first motor,
- a brace supported by the frame and linked to the first drive shaft,
- a second motor mounted on the brace,
- second and third shafts supported by the brace,
- a belt connecting the second and third shafts with the second motor,
- an elongate platen having a flat bottom surface, where the platen is supported by the second and third shafts,
- a sheet of sandpaper secured over the platen's flat bottom surface, and
- a conveyor supported by the frame and positioned beneath the platen's flat bottom surface.
- 6. The sander of claim 2 further comprising at least one rotating brush adjacent the conveyor.
- 7. The sander of claim 4 further comprising at least one rotating brush adjacent the conveyor.
- 8. The sander of claim 5 further comprising at least one rotating brush adjacent the conveyor.
- 9. The sander of claim 2 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 10. The sander of claim 4 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 11. The sander of claim 5 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 12. The sander of claim 6 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 13. The sander of claim 7 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 14. The sander of claim 8 further comprising first and second bearings mounted on the brace and third and fourth bearings mounted on the platen, where the first and third and second and fourth bearings support the second and third shafts, respectively.
- 15. The sander of claim 2 where the sheet of sandpaper is secured over the platen's flat bottom surface by an adhesive.
- 16. The sander of claim 5 where the sheet of sandpaper is secured over the platen's flat bottom surface by an adhesive.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/006,379 filed Jan. 19, 1993 which will issue as U.S. Pat. No. 5,321,913 on Jun. 21, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/787,897, filed Nov. 5, 1991, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,181,342 on Jan. 26, 1993, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/558,902 filed Aug. 17, 1990, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,081,794 on Jan. 21, 1992.
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