Whole tree reducing apparatus

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1977-01-07

1978-03-14

Schran, Donald R.

Woodworking

Slicer

Rotary disk

144242R, 144247, 144246F, 241 92, 2411017, 241278R, B27L 1102

Patent

active

040785904

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for reducing whole trees having attached limbs and branches to chips wherein a power driven disc chipper is mounted on a frame and a tree or brush feeding and conditioning mechanism is driven at a coordinated feeding speed for feeding trees and tree parts into the chipper while folding projecting limbs and branches inwardly toward the trunk. A pair of power driven feed rolls, mounted for rotation about generally horizontal axes above and below a feed path, are supported for both coordinated generally vertical movement relative to the frame and for relative vertical movement, and power actuated means are provided for selectively varying the vertical spacing between the pair of feed rolls. The power actuated means are so arranged that when a squeezing action is applied, as to crush vertically projecting limbs, the upward force exerted by the lower roll exceeds the downward force exerted by the upper roll to reduce the frictional force exerted by any obstructing tree parts on the support platform.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2983291 (1961-05-01), Dick
patent: 3661333 (1972-05-01), Smith
patent: 3724518 (1973-04-01), Zehavi et al.
patent: 3955765 (1976-05-01), Gaitten

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