Interchangeable debarking rings apparatus and method
AssigneeBid Group Technologies Ltd
InventorSimon Potvin
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Abstract
The present invention is a debarking ring apparatus to prevent operational downtime of logs debarking by having two debarking rings placed on the same vertical plan, perpendicular to the flow of incoming and outgoing logs, and parallel to each other. Only one ring may be operational at a time. As such, maintenance may be done on one of the rings while the other is in operation. Debarking rings may have varying sizes and shapes independent from each other. Each debarking ring may further have its own frame, actuator and control and motorization modules. A sliding system, supported by a frame, may further direct the lateral displacement of both rings. Also presented is a method of processing logs through the debarking ring apparatus.
Claims16
A log debarking apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a first and second debarking rings, each of the debarking rings comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- an aperture adapted to receive and debark the diameter of the log;
- sensing elements configured to determine position of each of the first and second debarking rings in relation to the frame of the apparatus;
- wherein the first and second debarking rings are moveably mounted to the frame of the apparatus on a plane substantially perpendicular to a flow of the log to be debarked.
A log debarking apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- an infeed module adapted to receive a flow of logs;
- an outfeed module;
- a first and second debarking rings moveable in a plane substantially perpendicular to the flow of logs;
- and
- a displacement system comprising sensing elements to detect position of each of the first and second debarking rings in relation to the frame of the apparatus and adapted to move any one of the first and second debarking rings in an operative mode and any one or both of the first and second debarking rings in a non-operative mode.
A method for debarking logs, the method comprising:
- receiving a flow of logs to be debarked through a first debarking ring comprising an aperture having a first maximum diameter;
- moving the first debarking ring in a non operative position along a plane substantially perpendicular to the flow of logs;
- detecting position of the first debarking ring along the plane substantially perpendicular to the flow of logs;
- stopping movement of the first debarking ring based on the detected position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.