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US 8,523,095 B2Granted
Feed control arrangement
AssigneeVermeer Manufacturing Company
InventorsJames L. O'Halloran, Edwin N. Galloway, Jeffrey D. Bradley, Ivan Brand
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Abstract
A feed control arrangement for controlling the infeed of materials into a machine such as a wood chipper is provided. The feed control arrangement includes a control lever and an emergency stop bar. The control lever and emergency stop bar can be selectively activated to effectively control the infeed of material into the machine.
Claims19
A chipper comprising:
- a body;
- an infeed chute connected to the first end of the body;
- a feed roller positioned to move materials to be chipped into the body;
- an emergency stop bar positioned across a top of the infeed chute;
- and
- a control lever for controlling the rotation of the feed roller positioned along a side of the infeed chute, wherein the control lever includes a free end that pivots about an axis located above the free end.
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A feed control arrangement for a chipper comprising:
- an infeed chute;
- an emergency stop bar positioned adjacent a top edge of the infeed chute;
- and
- a control lever positioned along a side of the infeed chute for controlling the direction of rotation of a feed roller,
- wherein the control lever and emergency stop bar are configured such that they can move independently.
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A feed control arrangement for a chipper comprising:
- an infeed chute;
- an emergency stop bar positioned adjacent a top edge of the infeed chute;
- and
- a control lever positioned along a side of the infeed chute for controlling the feed of material into the infeed chute,
- wherein the control lever and emergency stop bar are configured such that they can move independently and can also move together and wherein the emergency stop bar is configured such that it can be activated by moving the control lever.
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A feed system for a chipper comprising:
- a feed chute;
- a feed roller adjacent the feed chute;
- a drive system for powering the feed roller;
- a control system for controlling the drive system, the control system including:
- a feed direction control lever positioned on both sides of the feed chute;
- an emergency stop lever positioned across the top of the feed chute;
- and
- an emergency stop switch;
- wherein the emergency stop switch can be activated by either moving the direction control lever or the emergency stop lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.