Apparatus for separating a sawn timber package into main and side products

An apparatus (1) for separating a sawn timber package (2) obtained by cutting from a log into main products (3) and side products (4) during a longitudinal transport thereof, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one separating means (9) positioned such that during a feed motion of the sawn timber package (2), the at least one separating means (9) engages in a sawing gap (5) between single-cut or multi-cut portions of the main product (3) and the side product (4) and deflects the side product (4) in a direction leading away from the main product (3);
• the side product (4) is arranged at least one of above or below the main product (3) during the longitudinal transport of the sawn timber package (2);
• the separating means (9) comprises two rotatably mounted conical rollers (9), and the conical rollers each have a circumferential separating edge (13) which is formed by two surfaces of revolution (11, 12) enclosing an acute angle, and
• the two conical rollers (9) are arranged on both sides of the sawn timber package (2) and are oriented such that the two conical rollers (9) engage laterally in the sawing gap (5) with respective separating edges (13) thereof and roll on the main product (3) with said first surfaces of revolution (11, 12), and deflect the side product (4) from the main product (3) with said second surfaces of revolution (11, 12).