COMPOSITE SLEEPER SHAPING METHOD Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B27M3/14 

FIELD: woodworking industry.

SUBSTANCE: composite material is supplied to the press mould wherein angular holders are installed, and the mould itself and angular holders are connected to hydraulic cylinders which lift the mould to the pressing plate and composite sleeper is pressed. Then mould is lowered and angular holders retain the composite sleeper at the top; under free space between sleeper and mould there supplied is sleeper pickup device whereon a composite sleeper is lowered and it removes the sleeper from the pressing area.

EFFECT: implementation of the proposed method will allow shaping composite sleepers with required linear sizes without using expensive machines and equipment; at that, there is no processing waste and waste cleaning and utilising systems.

1 tbl, 6 dwg