EP3842201A1 - Holzspalter mit seilwinde und arbeitsverfahren - Google Patents

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EP3842201A1
EP3842201A1 EP20213338.5A EP20213338A EP3842201A1 EP 3842201 A1 EP3842201 A1 EP 3842201A1 EP 20213338 A EP20213338 A EP 20213338A EP 3842201 A1 EP3842201 A1 EP 3842201A1
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Franc Pisek
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27L—REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES; SPLITTING WOOD; MANUFACTURE OF VENEER, WOODEN STICKS, WOOD SHAVINGS, WOOD FIBRES OR WOOD POWDER
    • B27L7/00—Arrangements for splitting wood
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27G—ACCESSORY MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; SAFETY DEVICES FOR WOOD WORKING MACHINES OR TOOLS
    • B27G21/00—Safety guards or devices specially designed for other wood-working machines auxiliary devices facilitating proper operation of said wood-working machines

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  • a log splitter is a device for splitting logs or parts of logs into firewood.
  • log splitters are equipped with a hydraulically controlled axe, which lowers and raises (vertical splitters) or travels right and left (horizontal splitters) and thus during this movement splits logs into smaller pieces.
  • Splitters are often provided with a winch, which serves as means for pulling logs, parts of logs or wood towards the splitter. These winches may be mechanical or hydraulic.
  • Point 1.2.5 of the Directive sets the following: if the machine has been designed and made in such a way that it enables more modes of control or operation, wherein said modes require different safety measures and/or working procedures, the machine has to be equipped with a switch for choosing the mode of operation and the said switch has to be able to lock in any position.
  • the chosen mode of control or operation has to disable all other modes of control or operation except the emergency shutdown. Consequently this means that the log splitter with a winch has to operate in a chosen operation mode, either as a winch or as a splitter, wherein both functions cannot be active at the same time.
  • the technical problem which is solved by the present invention, is thus providing a safety mechanism enabling choice and locking of the chosen operation mode, i.e. when log splitting operation begins, the winch has to be locked and vice versa, when the winch begins to operate, log splitter activity has to be locked.
  • Safety mechanisms are already known, however, known solution only relate to hydraulic winches on splitters, wherein their locks are achieved with electronics, sensors and valves, all controlled with a remote controller. However, this solution is not suitable for mechanical winches. Therefore, it is the aim of the invention to design a safety mechanism for locking the mode of operation, which will be exclusively adapted for mechanical winches.
  • the present invention is based on the above mentioned device of Vitli Krpan, in which the log splitter is provided together with a mechanical winch for pulling logs, which can then be split at the site.
  • a safety mechanism for locking operation mode is provided, wherein the mechanism is based on the principle of levers and locks, so that the device can operate in only one mode at a time - either as a winch or as a log splitter.
  • the choice of the operation mode lasts for as long as work in the selected mode lasts.
  • the log splitter used in the invention may be any known log splitter without special adaptations. It is usually designed to have an axe, movement of which can be triggered with an actuator that is activated with two handles of the log splitter.
  • the handles are connected mechanically with the actuator as is known in the state of the art, most commonly via a lever or an additional handle.
  • movement of the axe is activated, typically by hydraulic operation.
  • the winch provided on the log splitter has all usual constructional elements of mechanical winches known to the skilled person, such as:
  • the essence of the log splitter with the mechanical winch and a safety mechanism for locking operation mode is in that it includes the safety mechanism, which allows switching between operation as a log splitter and operation as a winch, wherein the safety mechanism is designed as a system of levers and enables two options when the device is inactive or in idle:
  • the described safety mechanism operates in the following manner: upon pulling of the handle of the splitter, the first vertical handle moves upwards and pulls the lock of the winch, which does not allow movement of the handle of the winch, so that pulling activation ropes of the winch does not result in activation, as the rope basically cannot be moved.
  • the lever of the winch moves downwards, thus pressing the second vertical handle upwards and moving the lock of the splitter. Consequently, activation of the actuator of the log splitter is disabled due to the handle of the splitter being prevented from movement. Movements are enabled by suitable mountings, which are clear to the skilled person, wherein the shape and the dimensions of levers, handles and vertical handles depend on the dimension of other components and their placement in the log splitter and the winch.
  • the second vertical handle for the winch operation mode is connected to the winch lever through an intermediate movable part, the lever moving downwards upon pulling the activation rope, which results in the upwards movement of the second vertical handle.
  • said lock is moved in such a manner that the lever of the splitter and thus the handle of the splitter cannot be moved.
  • the said mechanical winch of the log splitter is equipped with a safety switch for turning off winding of the rope onto the drum as described in Slovenian patent application no. P- 201900122 , wherein said safety switch is designed so that the end part of the pulling rope is arranged for interaction with a movable part on the housing of the pulling rope guide or above the sheave, on which the rope runs towards the drum.
  • a Bowden Onto the movable part a Bowden is attached in such a way that upon contact of the end part on the rope with the said movable part the Bowden is moved towards the handle of the clutch. Because the second end of the Bowden is attached on a part of the clutch handle, said movement causes the clutch handle to move into idle, as a retaining element is released.
  • the restraining element keeps the clutch in function during winding of the rope, wherein it is released upon movement of the Bowden.
  • the end part of the pulling rope can push on the movable part directly or indirectly via a mechanical intermediate part and a pushing element.
  • the mechanical stop switch thus preferably comprises:
  • Said mechanical winch is also equipped with a brake for proportional release.
  • a brake for proportional release. Namely, when winding is stopped, the drum brake is activated, thus preventing the drum from rotating, wherein the rope is not wound anymore. Following this, the pulled load can be partially or completely released using a brake handle, wherein the said brake handle is through the Bowden, inside which the wire rope is installed, and the lever system connected with the brake belt of the drum, so that the brake handle can affect the status of the brake belt, which can be partially released. In case the brake handle is pulled into its extreme position, the brake of the drum is completely deactivated, the lever system is locked and the rope is freely unwound.
  • Figure 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the safety mechanism for the log splitter with the mechanical winch, wherein the safety mechanism comprises:
  • the rope 7 is shown in the figure in a folded state and not during use.
  • the described safety mechanism showed in figure 1 functions as follows: upon movement of the handle of the log splitter, the first vertical handle moves upwards and pulls the lock of the winch, which enables movement of the winch lever, so that upon pulling the rope for activation of the winch nothing happens, as the rope cannot move. Upon pulling the activation rope the winch lever moves downwards, which pushes the second vertical handle upwards and moves the lock of the lock splitter, so that activation of the log splitter actuator via the handle of the log splitter is prevented, as the said handle cannot move due to the winch lever being moved upwards. Movements are enabled by suitable mountings, which are clear to the skilled person, wherein the shape and the dimensions of levers, handles and vertical handles depend on the dimension of other components and their placement in the log splitter and the winch.
  • FIG 2 The upper part of the log splitter with the mechanical winch and the safety mechanism is shown in figure 2 , which also shows the switch for stopping winding of the rope installed on a sprocket of the winch, via which the rope is led towards the drum of the winch.
  • the said switch 11 comprises:
  • the mechanical winch of the log splitter may be equipped with a brake for proportional release, which is shown in figures 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • a brake for proportional release which is shown in figures 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • the brake for proportional release comprises at least:

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SI202030271T SI3842201T1 (sl) 2019-12-13 2020-12-11 Cepilnik z mehanskim vitlom in metoda delovanja
HRP20231202TT HRP20231202T1 (hr) 2019-12-13 2020-12-11 Cjepač drva s mehaničkim vitlom i postupak rada

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US1663277A (en) * 1927-02-15 1928-03-20 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Apparatus for harvesting stumps
DE2622072A1 (de) * 1975-05-20 1976-12-02 Meier Fa Paul Vorrichtung zum spalten von holz
US4076061A (en) * 1976-07-19 1978-02-28 Greeninger Carroll D Fireplace wood cutting machine
US4176696A (en) * 1976-07-19 1979-12-04 Bunyan's Woodcutter Corp. Fireplace wood cutting machine
US4483379A (en) * 1982-12-29 1984-11-20 Aikins Warren A Wood/log processing machine
US4559985A (en) * 1984-05-10 1985-12-24 Jim May Boom suspended wood splitter
US4561479A (en) 1984-04-04 1985-12-31 Burdine Charles M Mechanical wood splitter
US4630659A (en) * 1985-04-26 1986-12-23 Warthen Joel W Winch-powered wood splitter
US4653556A (en) * 1986-03-03 1987-03-31 Provolt Monte B Log splitting machine
US4805676A (en) * 1988-02-16 1989-02-21 Aikins Warren A Automatic whole and multiple tree firewood/hog fuel processor
AT403675B (de) * 1996-08-26 1998-04-27 Arbeithuber Rudolf Hebevorrichtung an einem holzspaltgerät
DE29918673U1 (de) * 1999-09-24 2000-03-02 Ratering, Georg, 48691 Vreden Holzspalter
US6640852B1 (en) * 2002-08-26 2003-11-04 Dennis Rogers Four-way log splitter and handler
US7913726B1 (en) * 2010-10-22 2011-03-29 Honnell James W Trailer-mounted table wood splitter
US20140054526A1 (en) * 2012-08-24 2014-02-27 Fred J. Kalakay, JR. Apparatus for Positioning Logs
US20160009532A1 (en) * 2014-07-14 2016-01-14 John Bennette Log lift and pulling apparatus for cooperation with log splitter
CN109016023A (zh) * 2018-09-10 2018-12-18 厉承迪 立式劈木机

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1663277A (en) * 1927-02-15 1928-03-20 Hercules Powder Co Ltd Apparatus for harvesting stumps
DE2622072A1 (de) * 1975-05-20 1976-12-02 Meier Fa Paul Vorrichtung zum spalten von holz
US4076061A (en) * 1976-07-19 1978-02-28 Greeninger Carroll D Fireplace wood cutting machine
US4176696A (en) * 1976-07-19 1979-12-04 Bunyan's Woodcutter Corp. Fireplace wood cutting machine
US4483379A (en) * 1982-12-29 1984-11-20 Aikins Warren A Wood/log processing machine
US4561479A (en) 1984-04-04 1985-12-31 Burdine Charles M Mechanical wood splitter
US4559985A (en) * 1984-05-10 1985-12-24 Jim May Boom suspended wood splitter
US4630659A (en) * 1985-04-26 1986-12-23 Warthen Joel W Winch-powered wood splitter
US4653556A (en) * 1986-03-03 1987-03-31 Provolt Monte B Log splitting machine
US4805676A (en) * 1988-02-16 1989-02-21 Aikins Warren A Automatic whole and multiple tree firewood/hog fuel processor
AT403675B (de) * 1996-08-26 1998-04-27 Arbeithuber Rudolf Hebevorrichtung an einem holzspaltgerät
DE29918673U1 (de) * 1999-09-24 2000-03-02 Ratering, Georg, 48691 Vreden Holzspalter
US6640852B1 (en) * 2002-08-26 2003-11-04 Dennis Rogers Four-way log splitter and handler
US7913726B1 (en) * 2010-10-22 2011-03-29 Honnell James W Trailer-mounted table wood splitter
US20140054526A1 (en) * 2012-08-24 2014-02-27 Fred J. Kalakay, JR. Apparatus for Positioning Logs
US20160009532A1 (en) * 2014-07-14 2016-01-14 John Bennette Log lift and pulling apparatus for cooperation with log splitter
CN109016023A (zh) * 2018-09-10 2018-12-18 厉承迪 立式劈木机

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