Method of inserting connecting elements in the end faces and/or longitudinal sides of technical wood products

1. A method of inserting wooden or plastic connecting elements into end faces of technical wood products which are continuously conveyed along a device, the technical wood products having two opposing planar surfaces, the end faces connecting the opposing planar surfaces and having a relatively small surface area compared to the two opposing planar surfaces, at least one of the end faces having grooves for receiving the connecting elements, the method comprising:

providing an inventory of pre-fabricated connecting elements;

cutting and separating the connecting elements;

transferring the connecting elements from the inventory into magazines;

grasping individual ones of the connecting elements from the magazines with a transfer device and lifting or lowering the individual connecting element to the height of the groove in the technical wood products; and

pressing the individual connecting element into the groove of the continuously conveyed technical wood products with a press-in unit in a program-controlled manner.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing the technical wood products as panels.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising providing the panels as floor panels.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing the press-in unit as an oblique plane.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing the press-in unit as a press roller.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising providing the press-in unit as a press-in configuration working transversely to the conveyer device.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising driving the press-in configuration with a lifting system which is moved linearly.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising driving the press-in configuration with a lifting system influenced by a cam runner.