EP1543928A1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Ausrichten und Schneiden von Baumstämmen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Ausrichten und Schneiden von Baumstämmen Download PDF

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EP1543928A1
EP1543928A1 EP04356198A EP04356198A EP1543928A1 EP 1543928 A1 EP1543928 A1 EP 1543928A1 EP 04356198 A EP04356198 A EP 04356198A EP 04356198 A EP04356198 A EP 04356198A EP 1543928 A1 EP1543928 A1 EP 1543928A1
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Christian Lucien Alphonse Levis
Stéphane Joseph René Levis
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Arci Rhone Alpes Ateliers de Reparations et de Constructions Industrielles
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23D59/00—Accessories specially designed for sawing machines or sawing devices
    • B23D59/006—Accessories specially designed for sawing machines or sawing devices for removing or collecting chips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27B—SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B17/00—Chain saws; Equipment therefor
    • B27B17/0041—Saw benches or saw bucks
    • B27B17/0058—Saw benches or saw bucks with the saw being pivotally mounted
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27B—SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B17/00—Chain saws; Equipment therefor
    • B27B17/0083—Attachments for guiding or supporting chain saws during operation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27B—SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B27/00—Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines; Measuring equipment thereon
    • B27B27/02—Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines; Measuring equipment thereon arranged laterally and parallel with respect to the plane of the saw blade
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27B—SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • B27B29/00—Gripping, clamping, or holding devices for the trunk or log in saw mills or sawing machines; Travelling trunk or log carriages
    • B27B29/02—Clamping angles; Gripping equipment thereon

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  • the invention relates to a machine and a method for cutting of logs with a cutting member such as a chainsaw.
  • log cutting is generally performed by a logger who is carrying a chainsaw, this which is a painful and imprecise operation, in the the length of the logs thus produced depends on essentially of the lumberjack's appreciation.
  • devices on wheels comprising a chainsaw whose blade pivots around an axis horizontal, which allows to cut the logs of a bundle at the same time.
  • the implementation of such a device is relatively long since the chainsaw mobile can only have a relatively low power.
  • the mobile device must be moved by compared to bales, which implies that the cuts are relatively inaccurate.
  • US-A-3,254,686 and US-A-3,623,519 also teach to use moving plates in horizontal translation to align logs, with the same disadvantages as the known device of US-A-3,688,818.
  • the invention relates to a machine for cutting of logs of wood which includes a cutting member.
  • This machine is characterized in that it comprises a cradle for receiving logs, this cradle being mobile, by tilting about a substantially horizontal axis, between a cutting position, compatible with the use of the cutting member, and an alignment position in length of logs.
  • the cradle makes it possible to log alignment under the effect of their weight, which facilitates their setting to length or "franking".
  • a cradle also makes it possible to consider using a cutting member such as a chainsaw having a power larger than that of the known chainsaws of the prior art, insofar as such a chainsaw must no longer be moved by an operator between cut, the cradle itself relative positioning of the logs with respect to the blade of the chainsaw.
  • a log cutting machine may incorporate one or many of the features mentioned in Claims 2 to 9, taken in any combination technically permissible.
  • the machine 1 shown in the figures comprises a frame 2 made of metal beams welded together and having four feet of which three are visible on the figures, with references 21, 21 'and 22, and three horizontal crosspieces 23, 24 and 25.
  • a frame 4 mounted on the frame 2 is formed of four crosspieces 41, 42, 43 and 44 assembled together by welding.
  • the frame 4 is movable, relative to the frame 2, pivotally about an axis AA 'generally horizontal when the frame 2 is placed on a horizontal floor.
  • the double arrow F 1 represents, in FIGS. 1 and 4, this possibility of pivoting which is controlled by means of a hydraulic cylinder 45 whose body is attached to the crossmember 24 and whose rod is attached to the crossmember 42.
  • a Another cylinder may be mounted on the machine side 1 which is not visible in Figure 1.
  • a main carriage 5 formed of four welded metal crosspieces together 51, 52, 53 and 54.
  • the position of the carriage 5 in the direction X-X ' is controlled by a hydraulic cylinder 55 of race equal to about 495 mm.
  • a secondary carriage 6 formed of three crosspieces 61, 62 and 63.
  • the relative position of the carriages 5 and 6 is controlled by two hydraulic cylinders 65 a and 65 b mounted in opposition.
  • a cradle 7 comprising two beams 71 a and 72 b extending parallel to the direction XX 'in the configuration of Figure 1 and connected by three supports 72 a, 72 b and 72 c each of which are mounted two clamps 73 a and 73 b.
  • the 72a and 72c supports are secured relative to the beams 71 a and 71 b.
  • the support 72b is movable between the supports 72 a and 72 c.
  • each clamp 73 a and 73 b mounted on the support 72 is hinged about an axis X-X 'a or X b -X' b parallel to direction X -X ', which allows a pivoting movement shown by the arrows F 2a and F 2b to an opening more or less pronounced for the pair of pincers 73 a, 73 b.
  • the clamp 73 a is controlled in its pivoting about the axis X a -X 'has two hydraulic cylinders 75 a and 75' a which are mounted in opposition, the actuator 75 has having a relatively short stroke relative to the cylinder 75 a .
  • the clamp 73 b is controlled by two hydraulic cylinders 75 b and 75 'b, which are connected in opposition and whose cylinder 75' b at a relatively short stroke relative to the cylinder 75 'a.
  • the clamps 73a and 73b mounted on the other supports 72 b and 72 c are also controlled by hydraulic cylinders and are pivotable about the axes X-X 'a and X b -X' b.
  • Each clamp 73 a or 73 b is provided at its free end, several fingers 74 designed to interlock with the fingers of the proposed gripper, which ensures effective maintenance of G logs with a bundle or bundle F up on the cradle 7, including when the clamps 73 a and 73 b are not fully tightened, as shown in figures 3 and 3A.
  • a plate 8 is provided near the support 72 c and extends perpendicularly to the main directions of the beams 71a and 71b.
  • the plate 8 is rigidly connected to the cradle 7 and forms therewith a subset hinged about an axis BB 'parallel to the axis AA' and perpendicular to the direction X-X '.
  • Hinges 81 and 82 allow a reversible pivoting movement of the subset formed of the elements 7 and 8 between the position shown in Figure 1, where the plate 8 extends along a plane P 8 perpendicular to the direction X-X ' , and that represented in FIG. 3. This movement is represented by the arrows F 3 in FIGS. 1 and 3.
  • a hydraulic jack 85 whose body is attached to the carriage 6 and whose rod attacks the plate 8, makes it possible to control the orientation of the aforementioned subset around the axis B-B '.
  • a chainsaw 9 is mounted on the chassis 2 at 91.
  • This chainsaw includes a motor assembly 92 and a control device 93 pivoting an arm 94 about an axis C-C ' perpendicular to the axes A-A 'and B-B' and parallel to the direction X-X '.
  • On the arm 94 is mounted a blade 95 on which circulates a cutting chain 96.
  • a guide 10 is provided on the opposite side of the chain saw 9 with respect to the elements 4 to 8 and is provided with a slot 101 for receiving the end 95 of the blade 95, in order to avoid unwanted movements of this blade and chain 96 parallel to the direction X-X ', during the implementation of the chainsaw 9.
  • the guide 10 is capable of pivoting about an axis D-D 'parallel to the axis C-C'.
  • a chute 110 for the recovery of sawdust and waste of relatively small dimensions. This chute empties into a recovery tank 112.
  • the S arrows represent the path of the sawdust.
  • a tray 120 log recovery a times these cut-off is installed in front and in below the chute 110, this bottom being shown only in Figure 2.
  • a grid is provided 111 avoiding log logs falling into the chute.
  • the position of the support 72 b between the support 72 a and 72 c can be adjusted by a hydraulic cylinder 76, thereby passing the carrier 72b of the configuration of Figure 5 to that of Figure 7, for example.
  • the support 72b is pushed by the jack 76 against the support 72a.
  • the support 72b is arranged thanks to the jack 76, in an intermediate position between the supports 72a and 72c. The movements of the support 72a are performed before the cradle 7 is loaded with logs.
  • the straight line ⁇ in phantom represents the trace of the cut made by the chainsaw 9 when the arm 94 is lowered towards the frame 4, pivoting about the axis C-C '.
  • the line ⁇ is perpendicular to the direction X-X 'and the axes C-C' and D-D ' .
  • the distance X 0 between the face 83 of the plate 8 facing towards the clamps 73 a and 73 b and ⁇ is equal to 990 mm.
  • the cylinder 65 a is activated from the configuration of Figure 5, which achieves the configuration Figure 7 where the distance X 0 is then equal to 660 mm, which allows to cut a first set of logs. Then, the other cylinder 65b is activated, which allows to reach the configuration of Figure 8 where the distance X 0 is increased to 330 mm, which allows to cut another series of logs.
  • the support 72 b is positioned in the configuration of Figure 5 or in a middle region between the supports 72a and 72b, this second position being preferred when one wishes to achieve logs with a length of about 330 mm.
  • a bundle F is loaded on the cradle 7 by any appropriate means, including a crane not shown.
  • the arrow F 6 represents this loading operation of the cradle 7 with a bundle F.
  • the links L 1 and L 2 which hold the logs G together are sectioned then the jacks 75 a , 75 'a, 75 b and 75' b of different clip pairs 73 a and 73 b are actuated to close the pliers.
  • the fingers 74 of the clamps are then strongly nested within each other.
  • the cylinder 85 is then activated to switch the assembly formed by the elements 7 and 8 and reach the configuration of Figure 3 where the jacks 75 'a and 75' b are retracted, so that the clamps 73 a and 73 b are slightly reopened, which allows the logs G to slide relative to each other to bear on the surface 83 of the plate 8 under the effect of their own weight.
  • the assembly 7-8 can be vibrated or driven back and forth over weak races by any appropriate means.
  • the actuators 75 'a and 75' b are reactivated to tighten G logs together, then the cylinder 85 is again activated to bring the cradle 7 in a substantially horizontal configuration. It is then in the configuration of Figure 5 where the arm 94 is lowered and where the chain saw 9 is actuated, the guide 10 is already folded towards the blade 95, which allows for a "postage” or a lengthening of the logs G, the sawdust and small pieces resulting from this franking operation fall into the chute 110 and the tank 112 by gravity.
  • the arm 94 and the guide 10 are raised, which allows to pass the carriage 6 of the configuration of the FIG. 5 to that of FIGS. 4 and 6, when it is desired make logs of length about 50 cm, then the arm 94 is lowered again and the chainsaw 9 is at again activated to cut logs in the plane of the line ⁇ in Figure 6.
  • the clamps 73 a and 73 b are then reopened and the entire frame 4 and the elements which it supports is pivoted about the axis A-A ', thereby breaking down logs into the tray 120.
  • pads made of synthetic material are interposed between these parties.
  • these skates can be made in CESTILENE HD 500.
  • the cylinders of the machine 1 are all hydraulic and are advantageously fed with an oil biodegradable, for example oil marketed under the reference BIOHYDRAN VDMA 24568 TYP HEES grade 46 by the TOTAL company, which avoids any risk of pollution durable in case of leakage, it being understood that the machine 1 can be installed in nature.
  • an oil biodegradable oil for example oil marketed under the reference BIOHYDRAN VDMA 24568 TYP HEES grade 46 by the TOTAL company, which avoids any risk of pollution durable in case of leakage, it being understood that the machine 1 can be installed in nature.
  • a Non-biodegradable oil can be used.
  • each of the cylinders of the machine 1 can be ordered in all or nothing, so that the different races can be obtained without sophisticated control device.
  • the different cylinders operate in an open loop, which greatly facilitates the construction of the machine and allows to keep a cost price quite attractive.
  • the different cylinders can be controlled by solenoid valves and / or radio systems, which makes it possible to obtain a secure operation.
  • Machine 1 has been shown with a chassis 2 static. It can however be mounted on the board truck or other transportation device.
  • the feet 21, 22 and equivalent of the chassis 2 can be equipped with wheels, which allows to move the machine 1 around a pile of wood to be treated. These wheels can be motorized and directional, the machine 1 being then self-driving.
  • Machine 1 can be associated with a group generator or a heat engine for power different cylinders, or even the training of the chain saw.
  • the control of the tilting of the arm 94 around the axis C-C ' can be done manually by the operator.
  • it can be realized by a device hydraulic or electrical, in which case it is advantageously automated.
  • the chain saw 9 is movable parallel to the axis A-A ', which facilitates its release in view of, on the one hand, the placing of the logs and, secondly, their spill in the bin 120.
  • the pairs of cylinders 75 a and 75 has, firstly, 75b and 75 'b, on the other hand, may each be replaced by a cylinder equipped with a valve depression rod side permits to slightly re-open the clamps 73 a and 73 b with a progressive movement upon reaching the configuration of Figure 3.
  • the invention has been represented with logs previously grouped into bundles. It applies also in case the logs are arranged individually on the cradle.
  • the values mentioned in the description for the stroke cylinders and moving parts are indicative and can be adjusted by the specialist, particularly in depending on the lengths of the logs to be cut.
  • the length of logs accepted by cradle 7 can vary from about 1 meter to several meters, for example 6 meters.
  • some or all sleepers constituting elements 4 to 6 can have their greatest transversal dimensions arranged vertically in order to to withstand the weight of logs and the efforts of sawing.
  • the sections of the sleepers visible in Figure 2 may have their largest axis vertical.

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US3688818A (en) * 1970-04-14 1972-09-05 Franklin W Domres Pulp cutting and loading machine
FR2271008A1 (en) * 1974-01-04 1975-12-12 Armef Timber handling and cutting appts - has saw between two forks with arms to receive logs and release cut pieces
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US3254686A (en) * 1963-01-17 1966-06-07 Timberland Ellicott Ltd Methods and apparatus for harvesting timber
US3623519A (en) * 1969-10-29 1971-11-30 Elmer Mrozek Pulpwood slasher
US3688818A (en) * 1970-04-14 1972-09-05 Franklin W Domres Pulp cutting and loading machine
FR2271008A1 (en) * 1974-01-04 1975-12-12 Armef Timber handling and cutting appts - has saw between two forks with arms to receive logs and release cut pieces
US20020092393A1 (en) * 2000-06-01 2002-07-18 Doug Mains Traversing circular saw

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EP1916077A1 (de) 2006-10-24 2008-04-30 Landrock GmbH Vorrichtungen und Verfahren zum Ablängen eines Bündels von Holzstücken zu Stückholz
WO2010112465A1 (de) * 2009-04-03 2010-10-07 Christof Beil Verfahren und vorrichtung zur holzhandhabung, insbesondere -ablängung
FR3055826A1 (fr) * 2016-09-09 2018-03-16 Amr Machine a decouper des buches de bois en fagot et procede de coupe des buches avec cette machine
CN106493793A (zh) * 2016-10-17 2017-03-15 四川唯诺家私有限公司 可翻转式木材夹紧机构
CN106695011A (zh) * 2017-01-13 2017-05-24 北新集团建材股份有限公司 一种板材的切割方法
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