Power converting device from timber drive rollers to an attached implement
AssigneeGse Technologies, LLC
InventorsGlen Raymond Simula, David Jon McKinstry
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A transmission device 10 coupled to a processor energy source 12 having one or more processor driving rollers 14. The processor 12 provides energy to the transmission device 10. Multiple driven winch drive rollers 32 are supported by the body 18. A vertically-oriented propeller shaft 36 coupled with an implement such as a chipper are attached to the body 18.
Claims11
A transmission device coupled to a timber processor energy source having a plurality of processor driving rollers, the processor energy source providing energy to an attached implement through the transmission device, the transmission device comprising
- a body having a front face, a back face, lateral side faces, a top, a bottom, an imaginary horizontal axis extending between the lateral side faces, an imaginary vertical axis extending between the top and the bottom, the body being detachably attachable to the processor energy source;
- two pairs of driven rollers, each pair being driven by one of the processor driving rollers, the driven rollers being supported between the top and the bottom of the body so that they are rotatable about axes that are parallel to the vertical axis in response to the processor driving rollers;
- two reverse gears, each of the reverse gears being in communication with each pair of driven rollers, each reverse gear transferring rotational energy from the driven rollers;
- an idler roller in communication with one of the reverse gears;
- and
- a propeller shaft and associated propeller shaft gear, the propeller shaft gear rotating in unison with the idler roller and one of the reverse gears, the propeller shaft being supported by the body and extending between the top and bottom faces, the propeller shaft having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the vertical axis of the body and delivering rotational energy to the attached implement.
A method for operating a transmission device, the transmission device being coupled to a movable processor having one or more driving processor rollers, the processor providing energy to the transmission device that delivers rotational energy to a propeller shaft and to an attached implement, the transmission device comprising:
- a body having a front face, a back face, lateral side faces, a top, a bottom, an imaginary horizontal axis extending between the lateral side faces, an imaginary vertical axis extending between the top and the bottom, the body being detachably attachable to the processor energy source;
- two pairs of driven rollers, each pair being driven by one of the processor driving rollers, the driven rollers being supported between the top and the bottom of the body so that they are rotatable about axes that are parallel to the vertical axis in response to the processor driving rollers;
- two reverse gears, each of the reverse gears being in communication with each pair of driven rollers, each reverse gear transferring rotational energy from the driven rollers;
- an idler roller in communication with one of the reverse gears;
- and
- a propeller shaft and associated propeller shaft gear, the propeller shaft gear rotating in unison with the idler roller and one of the reverse gears, the propeller shaft being supported by the body and extending between the top and bottom faces, the propeller shaft having an axis of rotation that is parallel to the vertical axis of the body and delivering rotational energy to the attached implement,
- the method including the steps of:
- A. lowering the processor and the driving processor rollers over the transmission device;
- B. engaging the driving processor rollers with the driven rollers so that each processor driving roller engages a pair of driven rollers;
- C. securing the attached implement to the propeller shaft;
- D. rotating the processor driving rollers and the driven rollers to deliver rotational force to the propeller shaft and the attached implement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.