Abstract:
A butt flare reducing apparatus for logs is provided. The apparatus includes a machine frame, a stator ring assembly fixedly coupled to the machine frame, and a flare reducing tool adjustment assembly movably coupled to the stator ring assembly. The apparatus further includes an actuator coupled on one end to the machine frame and on the other end to the flare reducing tool adjustment assembly to move the flare reducing tool adjustment assembly between the opposing end positions, and a rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the stator ring assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor frame and at least one flare reducing tool movably coupled to the rotor frame to translate linearly toward and away from a longitudinal axis of rotation in direct correlation to movement of the actuator and flare reducing tool adjustment assembly to adjust a log processing diameter. Related methods are also provided.
Abstract:
Abstract An apparatus for determining one or more optimal operating parameters for debarking wood is provided. The apparatus has a scraper and an actuator configured to adjust the position of the scraper toward a sample portion of the wood to scrape a surface of the sample portion of the wood with a scraping force. The apparatus also has a force sensor operatively associated with the scraper for detecting the scraping force. A light source impinges light on a scraped surface of the sample portion. A light detector detects a light image defined by light from the light source reflected by the scraped surface. A controller is operatively associated with the force sensor and the light detector. The controller has processing means to determine the one or more optimal operating parameters based on signals relating to the scraping force and signals relating to the light image. The one or more optimal operating parameters are relevant to debarking wood proximal to the sample portion.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a bark- cutting device to be fitted to a barking machine comprising a rotatable, annular rotor with many barking arms (2). The bark-cutting device fits the area of a barking arm's free end adjacent a barking edge's (6,6') upstream end, in the log feeding direction, and comprises a bark-cutting edge (8), with a longitudinal extent substantially transverse the log feeding direction for pre-cutting bark before debarking occurs. The bark-cutting device is an accessory element (9), comprising an internally threaded or unthreaded hole (10) or a threaded shank and a wing (11), extending laterally from the shank or hole and provided with the bark- cutting edge (8), so the device is adapted for use as a nut, washer or bolt and is connected to the barking tool when connecting the barking tool (4) to the barking arm (2). The invention also concerns a combination barking tool and bark- cutting device, and a method of fitting a bark- cutting device to a barking machine.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for debarking logs are shown and described. The disclosed embodiments can be used for quickly and conveniently replacing contact surfaces, such as leading edges, of- swing arm assemblies (110). Some disclosed embodiments include a swing arm assembly having a replaceable insert (121) that defines a leading edge for engaging logs (130) moving along a processing line. The insert can be made of a wear resistant material for a prolonged life. A worn insert (121) can be replaced with another insert to ensure proper functioning of the debarker.
Abstract:
A barking tool for rotation-ring barking machines comprises a swinging arm (2) which has a front (31) facing the feeding direction of the logs fed to the machine and having a climb-up edge (15), as well as a back (30) opposite to the front. The arm (2) has a first portion (8) with at least a certain axial extension relative to the axis of rotation of the machine, as well as a second portion (12) which extends from the first portion and has a pronounced extension radially inwards to the axis of rotation from the first portion and which is situated further downstream in the feeding direction than the first portion, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the arm substantially from that end of the processing means (3) which is located closest to the front (31) of the arm, while the second portion extends in the logitudinal direction of the arm substantially from that end of the processing means which is located closest to the back (30) of the arm.
Abstract:
A method and system (22) for detecting and controlling the quality of debarking at the surface of a wooden log provide information on main parameters related to the debarking quality of the log surface, including fiber loss and residual bark. The debarking quality detecting method and system involve measurement of three-dimensional profile of at least a portion of the log surface to generate corresponding profile image data, which is processed to generate data indicative of the texture of the log surface. The texture data is then analyzed to generate resulting data on the debarking quality parameters. That quality indicative information can be generated on a continuous basis to provide an objective assessment of the quality performance in real-time in view of target productivity, and may then be used to perform optimal adjustments of the debarker operating parameters, either manually by the operator or automatically through feedback control.
Abstract:
In the positioning system for an operating cylinder (1), a valve or a set of valves (6; 10, 11) comprises means for allowing a free supply of hydraulic fluid from a pump fluid chamber (8) of a pump cylinder (7) into an operating fluid chamber (2) of the operat ing cylinder (1), for preventing the back flow of hydraulic fluid from the operating fluid chamber (2) into the pump fluid chamber (8) when the hydraulic fluid pressure on the control side (A) rises above a predetermined pressure limit, and for allowing a free back flow of hydraulic fluid from the operating fluid chamber (2) into the pump fluid chamber (8) when the hydraulic fluid pressure on the control side (A) goes below the predetermined pressure limit. An operating piston rod (3) follows closely the movement of a pump piston rod (9), and the valve or the set of valves (6; 10, 11) prevents pressure fluctuations from transmitting from the operating side (B) to the control side (A). The system can be used for instance in a hole-rotor- type barking machine (16) for positioning the operating cylinders of barking blades (17). The system can also be used for positioning the operating cylinders (1) operating the gripping jaws (19) of a hydraulic gripper (18) of a machine. Furthermore, the system can preferably be used for positioning the operating cylinders of pusher shafts, lift booms and articulated knuckle booms of a machine.
Abstract:
A curve-shaped wood cutting machine for forming a curve-shaped wood beam into a circular cross-sectional wood beam, and a rafter used in a traditional Korean-style house. The machine includes a fixing device fixing the side of the wood beam, a temporary fixing device fixing the other side of the wood beam, a moving device moved laterally along the rails while inserting the wood beam into the moving device, a cutting device having cutting tools for cutting the wood beam, a diameter adjusting device for adjusting the diameter of the wood beam, a rotation device rotating the cutting device and the diameter adjusting device, and a lateral moving device moving the cutting tools in the lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood beam, so that the cutting tools move along the wood beam so as to produce a circular cross-sectional wood beam.