A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer. The system can be operated continuously, with workpieces being loaded sequentially into the buffer, removed from the buffer by the robot, and sorted onto the deposit device.

An intelligent plate parts machining production line combining universal equipment and special equipment. Four special machining tools are located on first to fourth stations, respectively, and a universal machining tool is located on a fifth station. The stations are sequential from an automatic feeding device. Truss conveying devices are behind the first to fourth stations, and four mechanical arms are on the truss conveying devices. A four-axis manipulator is between the fourth and fifth stations for transferring materials between the two stations and discharging finished products. Industrial cameras are on the second-station mechanical arm and the four-axis manipulator. Waste boxes are between the first and second stations and between the fourth and fifth stations. A discharging box is on the front side of the fifth station. A scrap conveying mechanism is below the production line. Flexible clamps and sliding rail cylinders are used, so that the production line is flexible.

An intelligent plate parts machining production line combining universal equipment and special equipment. Four special machining tools are located on first to fourth stations, respectively, and a universal machining tool is located on a fifth station. The stations are sequential from an automatic feeding device. Truss conveying devices are behind the first to fourth stations, and four mechanical arms are on the truss conveying devices. A four-axis manipulator is between the fourth and fifth stations for transferring materials between the two stations and discharging finished products. Industrial cameras are on the second-station mechanical arm and the four-axis manipulator. Waste boxes are between the first and second stations and between the fourth and fifth stations. A discharging box is on the front side of the fifth station. A scrap conveying mechanism is below the production line. Flexible clamps and sliding rail cylinders are used, so that the production line is flexible.

A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer. The system can be operated continuously, with workpieces being loaded sequentially into the buffer, removed from the buffer by the robot, and sorted onto the deposit device.

A feeding device includes a material rack configured to support a carrier board, a ratchet mechanism disposed outside the material rack, a locking mechanism disposed outside the material rack, and a triggering mechanism. The locking mechanism can engage with the ratchet mechanism. The triggering mechanism an drive the ratchet mechanism to move back and forth in a first direction, thereby controlling the locking mechanism to move back and forth in a second direction different from the first direction, so that the material rack alternates between a locked state and an unlocked state.

A feeding device includes a material rack configured to support a carrier board, a ratchet mechanism disposed outside the material rack, a locking mechanism disposed outside the material rack, and a triggering mechanism. The locking mechanism can engage with the ratchet mechanism. The triggering mechanism an drive the ratchet mechanism to move back and forth in a first direction, thereby controlling the locking mechanism to move back and forth in a second direction different from the first direction, so that the material rack alternates between a locked state and an unlocked state.

Workpiece handling apparatus for handling at least one panel-type workpiece which preferably consists at least in part of wood, wood-containing material, composite material or plastics material, comprising a lifting unit and a gripping unit, wherein the gripping unit is adapted to perform a displacement movement parallel to at least a first direction, and the gripping unit has a workpiece pick-up device which is so configured that it is able to enter into a reversible, force-based and/or form-fitting connection with at least one panel-type workpiece, characterised in that the gripping unit is so configured that the workpiece pick-up device can perform a displacement movement parallel to a second direction which is different from the first direction, and the lifting unit has at least one guide element which is configured to perform a displacement movement parallel to the second direction, and which is additionally configured to limit at least one degree of freedom of movement of the at least one panel-type workpiece.

A first plate-like member on a bottom surface side is disposed in a horizontal direction. A second plate-like member is disposed in a vertical direction. A first position restricting mechanism is engaged with a first end portion including a first side that opposes the first plate-like member in a workpiece in a state where the workpiece stands while a front surface and a rear surface of the plate-like workpiece are along a vertical direction, and restricts the position of the first end portion in a plate thickness direction. A second position restricting mechanism is engaged with a second end portion including a second side that opposes the second plate-like member in the workpiece, and restricts the position of the second end portion in the plate thickness direction.

A wood-processing system having a buffer, which receives and buffers planar workpieces of wood materials or wood substitute materials, and a deposit device, onto which workpieces removed from the buffer can be deposited. At least one robot is included to remove the workpieces from the buffer and to deposit said workpieces on a deposit element of the deposit device and/or at another deposit location in the buffer.

A first plate-like member on a bottom surface side is disposed in a horizontal direction. A second plate-like member is disposed in a vertical direction. A first position restricting mechanism is engaged with a first end portion including a first side that opposes the first plate-like member in a workpiece in a state where the workpiece stands while a front surface and a rear surface of the plate-like workpiece are along a vertical direction, and restricts the position of the first end portion in a plate thickness direction. A second position restricting mechanism is engaged with a second end portion including a second side that opposes the second plate-like member in the workpiece, and restricts the position of the second end portion in the plate thickness direction.