EP3842201B1 - Un fendeur a bois avec treuil mecanique et methode d'operation - Google Patents

Un fendeur a bois avec treuil mecanique et methode d'operation Download PDF

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EP3842201B1
EP3842201B1 EP20213338.5A EP20213338A EP3842201B1 EP 3842201 B1 EP3842201 B1 EP 3842201B1 EP 20213338 A EP20213338 A EP 20213338A EP 3842201 B1 EP3842201 B1 EP 3842201B1
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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
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    • 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
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  • the present invention discloses a log splitter according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a log splitter is known from the document US 2014/054526 A1 .
  • the present invention concerns as well an operation method of such a log splitter.
  • the present invention belongs to the field of log splitter and forestry winches, more precisely to the field of constructional details in mechanisms for ensuring safety during work with log splitters with winches.
  • the invention relates to a log splitter with a mechanical winch and a safety mechanism for locking operation modes.
  • 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 first vertical handle for operation as a log splitter is connected with at least one handle of the log splitter via an intermediate lever, which connects the handle of the log splitter with the lever of the log splitter, so that upon movement of the handle of the log splitter, the intermediate lever moves upwards, consequently the lever of the log splitter is moved upwards, which moves the first vertical handle, which with a suitable mounting of the lock for locking the winch moves the lock into a position for blocking movement of the winch lever.
  • 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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  1. Un fendeur à bois avec treuil mécanique et méthode d'opération pour tirer des grumes, des morceaux de grumes ou du bois vers le fendeur à bois, où ledit fendeur à bois comprend des poignées d'actionnement (2) mécaniquement raccordées à un actionneur conçu pour déclencher le mouvement d'une lame qui fend les grumes, et où le treuil mécanique comprend :
    - le caisson du treuil, dans lequel le tambour destiné à enrouler une corde de traction est installé, ainsi qu'un embrayage, une roue dentée avec une chaîne et un frein,
    - une corde (7) pour l'actionnement de la traction avec le treuil, ladite corde (7) étant raccordée à l'embrayage du tambour au moyen de poulies, et
    - un guide de corde de traction installé dans ledit caisson, et
    - la corde de traction avec une partie terminale, qui est de préférence munie de pinces pour saisir une grume ou un morceau de grume,
    caractérisé par le fait que
    le fendeur à bois avec treuil mécanique est en outre équipé d'un mécanisme de sécurité conçu pour permettre de choisir de faire fonctionner soit le fendeur à bois, soit le treuil, où le mécanisme de sécurité est conçu comme un système de poignées et de leviers et comprend au moins :
    - une première poignée verticale (1) pour choisir de faire fonctionner le fendeur à bois, où la première poignée verticale (1) est d'un côté raccordée à au moins une poignée d'actionnement (2) du fendeur à bois et est de l'autre côté raccordée à un verrou (5) du treuil, ledit verrou (5) ayant une forme conçue pour prévenir le mouvement d'un levier de treuil (6) lors du mouvement de la poignée d'actionnement (2) du fendeur à bois, empêchant ainsi la traction de la corde d'activation (7) ; et
    - une deuxième poignée verticale (8) pour choisir de faire fonctionner le treuil, où la deuxième poignée verticale (8) est d'un côté raccordée au levier du treuil (6) conçu pour se déplacer lors de la traction de la corde d'activation (7), et est de l'autre côté raccordée au verrou (10) du fendeur à bois, ledit verrou (10) ayant une forme conçue pour désactiver le déplacement de la poignée d'actionnement (2).
  2. Le fendeur à bois selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que :
    - la première poignée verticale (8) est raccordée à au moins une poignée (2) du fendeur à bois au moyen d'un levier intermédiaire (3), qui raccorde la poignée (2) du fendeur à bois à un levier (4) du fendeur à bois, de façon à ce que lors du mouvement de la poignée (2) du fendeur à bois, le levier intermédiaire (3) et le levier (4) du fendeur à bois soient conçus pour se déplacer vers le haut, et la première poignée verticale (1) est conçue pour déplacer le verrou (5) du treuil à travers un support approprié (1a) dans une position qui bloque le mouvement du levier du treuil (6) et empêche la traction de la corde d'activation (7) ; et
    - la deuxième poignée verticale (8) est raccordée au levier du treuil (6) au moyen d'une pièce mobile intermédiaire (9), où lors de la traction de la corde d'activation (7), le levier du treuil (6) est conçu pour se déplacer vers le bas et la deuxième poignée verticale (8) est conçue pour se déplacer vers le haut, où avec un support approprié (8a) du verrou (10) du fendeur à bois sur la deuxième poignée verticale (8) est conçu pour déplacer le verrou (10) de façon à empêcher le déplacement du levier (4) et de la poignée (2) du fendeur à bois.
  3. Le fendeur à bois selon l'une quelconque des revendications qui précèdent, caractérisé par le fait que le treuil mécanique du fendeur est équipé d'un interrupteur de sécurité (11) pour terminer l'enroulement du câble sur le tambour.
  4. Le fendeur à bois selon la revendication qui précède, caractérisé par le fait que l'interrupteur mécanique (11) destiné à terminer l'enroulement du câble sur le tambour comprend :
    - une pièce mobile (11b) installée sur un réa (11a) guidant la corde de traction ou sur un boîtier du guide de la corde de traction, qui est conçue pour être enroulée sur le tambour (13) du treuil, ladite pièce mobile (11b) étant conçue pour interagir avec une partie terminale de la corde de traction, où la partie terminale de la corde peut pousser la pièce mobile :
    ∘ directement, ou
    ∘ indirectement au moyen d'une pièce mécanique intermédiaire et d'un élément poussant ;
    - un câble Bowden (11c), qui raccorde ladite pièce mobile (11b) à l'embrayage, où le câble Bowden (11c) est raccordé à la pièce mobile (11b) de façon à ce que cette dernière puisse déplacer le câble Bowden (11c) ;
    - un câble métallique, qui se trouve à l'intérieur du câble Bowden (11c), et est fixé au boîtier du guide de la corde ;
    - un embrayage avec un élément de retenue pour assurer le raccordement à l'entraînement du tambour ;
    - un élément de relâchement, qui d'un côté est fixé au câble Bowden (11c) et de l'autre côté à l'embrayage près de l'élément de retenue, de façon à ce qu'il puisse libérer l'élément de retenue et ainsi déloger l'embrayage de l'entraînement du tambour ;
    où la pièce mobile (11b) lors de l'interaction avec la partie terminale de la corde est conçue pour faire bouger le câble Bowden (11c) et ainsi déplacer l'élément de relâchement de façon à ce que l'embrayage puisse passer au point mort, terminant ainsi immédiatement l'enroulement.
  5. Le fendeur à bois selon l'une quelconque des revendications qui précèdent, caractérisé par le fait que le treuil mécanique est équipé d'un frein pour un relâchement proportionnel.
  6. Le fendeur à bois selon la revendication qui précède, caractérisé par le fait qu'une poignée (12) du frein pour le relâchement proportionnel passe par un second câble Bowden (12b), à l'intérieur duquel le câble métallique (12a) est installé, et un système de levier supplémentaire (12c) raccordé à une sangle de frein du tambour, qui est conçu pour être partiellement relâché lors de la traction de la poignée (12) du frein pour un relâchement proportionnel.
  7. Le fendeur à bois selon l'une quelconque des revendications qui précèdent, caractérisé par le fait que le frein pour le relâchement proportionnel comprend au moins :
    - la poignée de frein (12) pour le déclenchement d'un relâchement partiel de la sangle de frein du frein du tambour ;
    - ladite poignée de frein passe par le câble Bowden (12b), à l'intérieur duquel le câble métallique (12a) est installé, raccordé au système de levier supplémentaire (12c), si bien que le câble métallique (12a) est à une extrémité monté sur la poignée de frein (12) de façon fixe, et à l'autre extrémité monté sur ledit système de levier supplémentaire (12c),
    - le système de levier supplémentaire (12c) est raccordé à la sangle de frein pour freiner le tambour de treuil, de façon à ce que lors de la traction de la poignée de frein, un ressort destiné à retenir le frein ou la sangle de frein, respectivement, est conçu pour être partiellement relâché, permettant ainsi le relâchement partiel d'une charge,
    où dans le cas où la poignée de frein (12) a une position extrême, dans laquelle le frein du tambour est conçu pour être complètement désactivé et le système de levier (12c) est verrouillé, permettant ainsi le déroulement libre de la corde de traction.
  8. Une méthode d'opération du fendeur à bois avec treuil mécanique et mécanisme de sécurité pour le verrouillage du mode d'utilisation selon l'une quelconque des revendications qui précèdent, où ladite méthode comprend les étapes suivantes :
    - lors du déplacement de la poignée (2) du fendeur à bois, la première poignée verticale (1) est déplacée vers le haut et le verrou (5) du treuil est tiré, ledit verrou (5) ayant une forme empêchant le déplacement du levier du treuil (6), empêchant ainsi la traction de la corde d'activation (7) ; et
    - lors de la traction de la corde d'activation (7), le levier de treuil (6) se déplace vers le bas, ce qui pousse la seconde poignée verticale (8) vers le haut et déplace le verrou (10) du fendeur à bois, de façon à ce que le mouvement de la poignée d'activation (2) du fendeur à bois soit empêché.
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