Abstract:
A timber processing machine comprising a hollow rotor provided with barking and lopping knives. A tree trunk to be processed is fed longitudinally through the rotor. A non-rotable guide ring is coaxially fastened to the rotor at the inlet side of the knives. The front edge of the knives is sharpened along that portion of the knives which extends radially inside the guide ring. Said guide ring forces the branches of the tree trunk fed into the rotor to be bent into positions in parallel with the tree trunk and the knives cut the bent branches into pieces as the trunk is fed through the rotor.
Abstract:
Debarking apparatus comprising a rotatably driven drum and an anvil inside of the drum circumferentially surrounded by the latter and operatively associated therewith for restricting log movement with the drum during the drum rotation. The drum carries debarking tool means in the form of a plurality of individual, blunt, debarking tool elements which are shown as arcuately contoured on all working sides, said debarking tool elements being arranged in sets extending at least generally circumferentially of the drum at locations spaced longitudinally thereof; and adjacent ones of such sets of tool elements are eccentric to one another and in circumferentially stepped relationship.
Abstract:
A novel barker assembly which in one disclosed embodiment comprises a shell including a stationary housing and rotatable drive rings which are supported on trunnion rollers and located in spaced-apart slots in the housing, the drive rings being rotatably driven in excess of about 7.5 RPMs by suitable drive means. An inner portion of the housing forms a ''''battering'''' wall against which the logs are deflected by deflector means to assist in debarking as well as to absorb a major portion of the force of the logs to protect the drive rings. Each drive ring is provided with inwardly projecting pusher elements to move the logs around the contour of the housing. A grillage is provided in the bottom of the housing to permit removal and subsequent conveyance of bark therefrom in a more useable form. High speed roller assemblies are provided for introducing the logs into the barker assembly and to withdraw debarked logs.
Abstract:
A curving arm member and mounting assembly for use with a ring type log debarker. The mounting assembly comprises a shaft and cantilevered mounting plate to which the arm member is attached in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft. The arm member has front and rear faces reducing in width from base to tip and leading and trailing edges at opposite sides thereof. A bark cutting edge is provided at the tip. The front face and leading edge converge in a spiral-like log engaging climbing edge from the base to the top. The cutting edge and a substantial portion of the climbing edge are carried on a removable insert member.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a debarking machine comprising a hollow rotor carrying debarking tools pivotable to and from the axis of the rotor. The machine is of the type in which hydraulic power transmitting means are adapted to act upon the tools to move them onto the axis of the rotor, while pressure accumulator means are mounted on the rotor to supply pressurized liquid to said power transmitting means.