Automatic infeed control
AssigneeStrong Manufacturing
InventorDonald E. Strong
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Abstract
In a wood chipping machine, having a powered infeed material conveyor, an infeed control circuit for automatically adjusting infeed material capacity. The circuit has a monitor for monitoring infeed conveyor loading and a switch which is responsive to the monitor such that the infeed capacity is adjusted to accommodate large material when the conveyor loading reaches a predetermined level.
Claims18
In a wood chipper with an infeed conveyor, said conveyor having a drive system for powering and controlling said conveyor, an infeed control system comprising:
- adjustment means for increasing infeed material capacity, an operating system for operating said adjustment means and a sensor responsive to the movement of wood on said conveyor for actuating said adjustment means to prevent stalling of said conveyor.
In a wood chipping machine having an infeed conveyor, said conveyor having a drive system for powering and controlling said conveyor, and having adjustment means for adjusting said conveyor infeed capacity to accommodate different sizes of infeed material, said adjustment means having an operating system:
- an infeed control circuit comprising a sensing means responsive to the loading condition of said conveyor for generating a signal and an actuating means responsive to said signal for actuating said operating system to increase said infeed capacity.
In a wood chipper with an infeed conveyor, said conveyor having a drive system for powering and controlling said conveyor, an infeed control system comprising:
- adjustment means for increasing infeed material capacity, an operating system for operating said adjustment means and a sensor responsive to the loading of said conveyor for actuating said adjustment means to prevent stalling of said conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.