Title:
DEVICE FOR LOPPING OFF TREE BRANCH AND BARKING TREE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5590303
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Apparatus for delimbing and barking trees or tree parts comprising a downwardly tapering trough for receiving the trees or tree parts, the trough having a generally horizontal axis and having one side formed by an upwardly and outwardly inclined endless conveyor which includes drivers projecting therefrom for circulating the trees or tree parts in the trough and for transporting wood upwardly; at least one elongated delimbing roll arranged parallel to the axis of the trough at the bottom thereof, the roll being adjacent the lower end of the conveyor and rotatable in a direction such that its upper surface rotates toward the conveyor; and at least one elongated barking roll arranged in side-by-side parallel relationship to the delimbing roll on the side thereof opposite the conveyor and rotatable in a direction such that its uper surface rotates toward the delimbing roll, the barking roll having longitudinally extending planar peripheral ribs for orienting the stems of the trees or tree parts into parallelism with the barking and delimbing rolls.
Inventors:
KARLSSON EINAR
Application Number:
JP16493079A
Publication Date:
July 08, 1980
Filing Date:
December 20, 1979
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KARLSSON EINAR
International Classes:
B27L1/00; B27L1/02; B27L1/10; (IPC1-7): B27L1/00