Wood fibre debris processor
AssigneeReal Search Inc.
InventorAlister C. Hume
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Abstract
This invention pertains to a novel wood fibre debris processor. More particularly, this invention relates to an apparatus which can simultaneously segregate or classify and debark in a singular process wood fibre debris which results from storage and handling of logs for primary forest resource manufacturing industries. A wood fibre debris processor comprising: (a) an enclosed frame; (b) at least one rotatable first type abrader roll disposed laterally across an interior of the frame; (c) at least one rotatable second type abrader roll disposed laterally and adjacent to the first type abrader roll across the interior of the frame; (d) at least one first wood fibre debris abrader means disposed on the first type abrader roll; and (e) at least one second wood fibre debris abrader means disposed on the second type abrader type roll.
Claims18
A wood fibre debris processor comprising:
- (a) an enclosed hollow frame;
- (b) at least one rotatable first type abrader shaft disposed laterally across an interior of the frame;
- (c) at least one rotatable second type abrader shaft disposed laterally and adjacent to the first type abrader shaft across the interior of the frame, said second type abrader shaft being rotationally disposed at an elevation higher than the first type abrader shaft;
- (d) at least two first discs spatially and radially disposed on the first type abrader shaft;
- (e) at least two second discs spatially and radially disposed on the second type abrader shaft, the spaced positions of the plurality of discs on the first type abrader shaft being offset relative to the spaced position of the plurality of discs on the second type abrader shaft, a portion of the proximate circumferences of the plurality first discs and the second discs intersecting a common plane between the first discs and the second discs;
- (f) at least one respective first wood fibre debris abrader means disposed on the circumference of each of the first discs of the first type abrader shaft;
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- (g) at least one respective second wood fibre debris abrader means disposed on the circumference of each of the second discs of the second type abrader shaft.
A wood fibre debris processor compressing:
- (a) an enclosed hollow frame having first and second sides;
- (b) a first rotatable abrader shaft disposed laterally across an interior of and proximate to a first side of the frame, a plurality of first discs radially and spatially disposed along the length of the abrader shaft, each first disc having around the circumference thereof at least one wood fibre debris abrader bar;
- (c) a second rotatable abrader shaft disposed laterally across an interior of the frame, parallel to and spaced from the first abrader shaft to the interior of the frame, and disposed at an elevation higher than the elevation of the first abrader shaft, a plurality of second discs radially and spatially disposed along the length of the second abrader shaft, and offset in position with the first discs, each second disc having around the circumference thereof at least one wood fibre debris abrader bar;
- (d) a third rotatable abrader shaft disposed laterally across an interior of the frame, parallel to and spaced from the first and second abrader shafts to the interior of the frame, and disposed at an elevation higher than the elevations of the first and second abrader shafts, a plurality of third discs radially and spatially disposed along the length of the third abrader shaft, and offset in position with the second discs, each third disc having around the circumference thereof at least one wood fibre debris abrader bar;
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- (e) a fourth rotatable abrader shaft disposed laterally across an interior of the frame parallel to and spaced from the first, second and third abrader shafts, and proximate to a second side of the frame, and disposed at an elevation higher than the elevation of the first, second and third abrader shafts, a plurality of fourth discs radially and spatially disposed along the length of the fourth abrader shaft, and offset in position with the third discs, each fourth disc having around the circumference thereof at least one wood fibre debris abrader bar, the proximate circumferences of the radially and spatially disposed first, second, third and fourth discs on the first, second, third and fourth abrader shafts intersecting on common planes with adjacent discs to provide a network of openings between the radially and spatially disposed alternating discs and the abrader shafts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.