US20140031185A1 - Wood chipper feed roller - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to chipper devices and, more specifically, the feed system including feed rollers.
- Chippers are used to reduce branches, trees, brush, and other bulk wood products into small chips.
- Chippers typically include a feed chute, a feed system for controlling the feed rate of wood products into the chipper, a chipping mechanism, a drive system for powering the feed system and the chipping mechanism, and a discharge chute.
- the feed chute cooperates with the feed system to move the wood products towards the chipping mechanism.
- the present disclosure relates to a feed system that is configured to more effectively grab and pull brush and tree materials into the chipper.
- the system of the present disclosure is configured such that a large, heavy tree trunk can be continuously pulled into the chipper.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chipper according to the principles of the present invention with certain portions of the chipper shown in hidden lines;
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the chipper according to FIG. 1 with certain portions of the chipper shown in hidden lines;
- FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3 - 3 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3 - 3 in FIG. 1 with a log on the feed chute;
- FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3 - 3 in FIG. 1 with a log engaged in the feed rollers;
- FIG. 6 a is a perspective view of a feed roller of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 b is an end view of a tooth of FIG. 6 a;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a feed roller of FIG. 6 a;
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a feed roller of FIG. 6 a ;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a feed roller of FIG. 1 attached to a mounting arm.
- the depicted chipper 10 is mounted to a frame 12 that rests on wheels 14 , which enable the chipper 10 to be conveniently moved.
- the depicted chipper 10 includes a feed chute 16 , which is also commonly referred to as a feed table.
- the feed chute 16 can be any structure located at the rear of the chipper 10 that facilitates the loading of materials to be chipped into the chipper 10 .
- the material to be chipped can be any material that the user desires to reduce to chips.
- the material is most commonly brush and tree parts, therefore, for convenience the material to be chipped will be referred to herein interchangeably as wood, trees, or brush.
- the chipper 10 in the depicted embodiment includes a feed system 18 that grabs and pulls brush from the feed chute 16 into a body portion 20 of the chipper 10 which houses cutters 80 (see FIG. 3 ) that cut the brush into small chips.
- the cutters 80 are shown as blades mounted on a drum 81 .
- the cutter can be any structure that is capable of breaking the material to be chipped into chips. Once the material is broken into small chips, the chips are then projected out of the chipper 10 through a discharge chute 22 .
- the feed chute 16 is provided at the rear of the chipper 10 to facilitate the loading of brush and trees into the chipper 10 .
- the feed chute 16 includes a flat table portion 24 (loading surface) and two angled side walls 26 , 28 . It should be appreciated that many other configurations of the feed chute 16 are possible. Feed chutes are described in greater detail in a related application filed on May 10, 2007 titled Wood Chipper Infeed Chute, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the cutter drum 30 spins cutting blades 80 at a high rate of speed which thereby reduces the brush and wood that contacts the drum 30 into small chips that are projected out the discharge chute 22 .
- Drum arrangements are described in greater detail in a related application filed on May 10, 2007 titled Chipper Drum with Integral Blower which is incorporated herein by reference (No. 60/928,928).
- the feed system 18 of the chipper includes an upper feed roller 32 and a lower feed roller 34 .
- the upper feed roller 32 rotates counter clockwise and the lower feed roller 34 rotates clockwise to grab and pull material into the chipper 10 .
- the rotation is powered by a hydraulic drive motor (not shown).
- the lower feed roller 34 is positioned closer to the chute 16 than the upper feed roller 32 .
- the axis of the lower feed roller 34 is below the table portion 24 of the feed chute 16 . At least the teeth on the lower feed roller 34 are projecting above the surface of the table 24 .
- portions of the lower feed roller other than the teeth extend above the surface of the table 24 .
- the upper and lower feed roller overlap when viewed from above.
- the overlapping portion of the upper and lower feed rollers measured horizontally in the front-to-back direction is less than the radius of the lower feed roller.
- the axis of the lower feed roller 34 does not overlap with the outer surface of the upper feed roller 32 .
- a log 36 is shown being loaded into the chipper 10 .
- the log 36 is shown on the table portion 24 of the chute 16 engaged with the lower feed roller 34 .
- the lower feed roller 34 engages the bottom surface of the log 36 and drags the log 36 up against the upper feed roller 32 .
- the upper feed roller 32 climbs the end of the log 36 and engages the top surface of the log 36 .
- the upper and lower rollers 32 , 34 together pull the log 36 into the chipper body 20 .
- the relative position of the feed rollers enables the above sequence. It should be appreciated, that in alternative embodiments other relative positions are also possible.
- the axis of the lower feed roller 34 might overlap with the outer surface of the upper feed roller 32 .
- the upper roller 32 is shown mounted to a bracket assembly 39 that allows the upper roller 32 to pivot up and down to adjust for the different thickness of logs and brush.
- the bracket assembly includes a pair of arms 38 , 40 that rotatably connect to the first end 46 and the second end 48 of the upper feed roller 32 .
- the arms 38 , 40 have a length L 1 that extend in a front-to-back direction relative to the chipper body. Ends 41 of the arms 38 , 40 pivotably attach to the body of the chipper 10 about a horizontal axis that extends across the width of the chipper.
- a cylinder 42 is attached to both arms 38 , 40 to apply pressure and dampen the motion of the upper feed roller 32 .
- the cylinders are active (powered), but it should be appreciated that in other embodiment they can be passive (not powered).
- a guard 44 is mounted between the arms 38 , 40 on top of the feed roller 32 to prevent brush from entering the chipper 10 above the upper feed roller 32 .
- the length L 1 of the arms in the depicted embodiment is greater than the diameter D 1 of the upper feed roller 32 . In the depicted embodiment the length L 1 is about 30 inches and D 1 is about 20 inches.
- the length of the arms 38 , 40 can have an affect on the ability of the upper feed roller 32 to climb the end of log 36 . It should be appreciated that many other configurations of the bracket assembly 39 are possible.
- springs are attached to the arms to bias the upper feed roller 32 downwardly to ensure that the upper feed roller 32 solidly engages the logs.
- the upper feed roller 32 is shown in FIG. 6 a .
- the upper feed roller 32 includes rows of claws 50 that define gripping paths.
- the claws 50 in adjacent rows are staggered such that the claws 50 in the same gripping path are spaced apart a distance D 2 which is twice the distance D 3 , which is the distance that each row is spaced apart.
- each row includes five claws 50 and there are a total of 10 rows equally spaced apart.
- Each of the claws 50 are spaced apart by a distance D 4 and each claw 50 has a length D 5 .
- D 4 is greater than D 5 ; therefore, there are gaps between the claw 50 columns.
- D 4 is about 4-5 inches and D 5 is about 3-4 inches. The gaps have a width equal to half of the difference between D 4 and D 5 .
- Each claw 50 has an asymmetric side profile that includes a sharp edge which enables it to dig into the surface of a log.
- the height H 1 of the claws 50 is related to the spacing D 2 .
- the height H 1 and distance D 2 are configured such that one or more claws 50 are engaged in the surface of a log 36 at all times.
- the diameter of the upper feed roller is about 15-25 inches and the height of the teeth in each of the 10 rows is about 1 ⁇ 2 to 2 inches.
- the diameter of the lower feed roller is about 9-12 inches and the height of each of the teeth in the 6 rows is about 3 ⁇ 4 to 2 inches.
- the teeth have thickness T 1 between about 1 ⁇ 2 to 11 ⁇ 2 inches and the top surface is angled ⁇ at between about 45-65 degrees relative to the surface that extends generally perpendicularly away from the feed roller.
- the teeth are asymmetrical in that they are configured to operate different depending on the direction of rotation.
- the teeth are configured to engage the material to be chipped more aggressively when pulling the material into the chipper than when backing the material out of the chipper.
- the claws are sized and spaced apart such that at least one claw of the upper feed roller and at least one claw of the lower feed roller engage the surface of a log held between the upper and lower feed rollers.
- a line connecting the tip of the claws in adjacent rows does not cross into the outer surface of the feed rollers.
- the feed roller 61 is generally cylindrical in shape.
- the bars 63 run along the length of the feed roller 61 and connect to the claws 51 to provide auxiliary support to the claws 51 .
- the bars 63 are also advantageous in that they aid in the feeding.
- the bars 63 can be equally or even more effective that the claws 51 in feeding brush.
- the feed roller 60 is generally cylindrical in shape. Instead of rows of claws 50 , the roller 60 includes a number of a ribbed plates 62 fixed to the outer surface of the feed roller 60 . In the depicted embodiment the ribbed plates 62 are spaced apart by a distance D 6 . Each ribbed plate 62 includes a plurality of peaks 64 and valleys 66 thereon that are spaced apart by a distance D 7 . In the depicted embodiment the ribbed plates 62 are welded onto the outer surface of the feed roller 60 . The ribbed plates 62 are configured to grab and pull material into the chipper 10 when rotated. It should be appreciated that many other variations of this embodiment are possible.
- the lower feed roller 34 is shown to include a number of claws 70 that are connected to each other and welded to the outer surface of the feed roller 34 .
- the claws 70 are similar in configuration to those claws 50 illustrated in FIG. 6 a and described in detail above.
- the claws 70 in FIG. 1 are connected together like the peaks 64 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 .
- the claws 70 are shorter than the claws 50 .
- the claws 70 in each row are offset from each other like the claws 50 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 a .
- the claws 70 and 50 are orientated such that when the upper feed roller 32 rotates counterclockwise and the lower feed roller 34 rotates clockwise, together they grab and pull materials to be chipped into the chipper 10 . It should be appreciated that many other embodiments of the feed rollers are possible.
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Abstract
A feed system that is configured to more effectively grab and pull brush and tree materials into a chipper is provided. The system of the present disclosure is configured such that a large, heavy tree trunk can be continuously pulled into the chipper. The system includes two feed rollers one above the other in an offset arrangement.
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- This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/599,629 filed Aug. 9, 2010, which is a U.S. National Stage application under 35 USC 371 of PCT/US2008/062207 filed May 1, 2008, which claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/928,927 filed May 10, 2007, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The present invention relates generally to chipper devices and, more specifically, the feed system including feed rollers.
- Chippers are used to reduce branches, trees, brush, and other bulk wood products into small chips. Chippers typically include a feed chute, a feed system for controlling the feed rate of wood products into the chipper, a chipping mechanism, a drive system for powering the feed system and the chipping mechanism, and a discharge chute. The feed chute cooperates with the feed system to move the wood products towards the chipping mechanism.
- Through the operation of the feed system, products to be chipped are brought into contact with the chipping mechanism, which grinds, flails, or cuts the wood products into small pieces. These chips are propelled into the discharge chute and expelled from the chipper. The overall performance of a chipper is dependent on the ability of the feed system to continually grab and pull wood from the feed chute into the chipper. An improved feed system is desirable.
- The present disclosure relates to a feed system that is configured to more effectively grab and pull brush and tree materials into the chipper. The system of the present disclosure is configured such that a large, heavy tree trunk can be continuously pulled into the chipper.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chipper according to the principles of the present invention with certain portions of the chipper shown in hidden lines; -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the chipper according toFIG. 1 with certain portions of the chipper shown in hidden lines; -
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3-3 inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3-3 inFIG. 1 with a log on the feed chute; -
FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the chipper along lines 3-3 inFIG. 1 with a log engaged in the feed rollers; -
FIG. 6 a is a perspective view of a feed roller ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 b is an end view of a tooth ofFIG. 6 a; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a feed roller ofFIG. 6 a; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a feed roller ofFIG. 6 a; and -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a feed roller ofFIG. 1 attached to a mounting arm. - Referring to
FIGS. 1-5 a chipper is shown. In the depicted embodiment thechipper 10 is mounted to aframe 12 that rests onwheels 14, which enable thechipper 10 to be conveniently moved. The depictedchipper 10 includes afeed chute 16, which is also commonly referred to as a feed table. Thefeed chute 16 can be any structure located at the rear of thechipper 10 that facilitates the loading of materials to be chipped into thechipper 10. (The material to be chipped can be any material that the user desires to reduce to chips. The material is most commonly brush and tree parts, therefore, for convenience the material to be chipped will be referred to herein interchangeably as wood, trees, or brush.) Thechipper 10 in the depicted embodiment includes afeed system 18 that grabs and pulls brush from thefeed chute 16 into abody portion 20 of thechipper 10 which houses cutters 80 (seeFIG. 3 ) that cut the brush into small chips. Thecutters 80 are shown as blades mounted on adrum 81. However, it should be appreciated that the cutter can be any structure that is capable of breaking the material to be chipped into chips. Once the material is broken into small chips, the chips are then projected out of thechipper 10 through adischarge chute 22. - The
feed chute 16 is provided at the rear of thechipper 10 to facilitate the loading of brush and trees into thechipper 10. In the depicted embodiment thefeed chute 16 includes a flat table portion 24 (loading surface) and twoangled side walls feed chute 16 are possible. Feed chutes are described in greater detail in a related application filed on May 10, 2007 titled Wood Chipper Infeed Chute, which is incorporated herein by reference. Once the brush is grabbed by thefeed system 18, the brush is moved into contact with thecutter drum 30 that is housed within thebody 20 of thechipper 10. Thecutter drum 30spins cutting blades 80 at a high rate of speed which thereby reduces the brush and wood that contacts thedrum 30 into small chips that are projected out thedischarge chute 22. Drum arrangements are described in greater detail in a related application filed on May 10, 2007 titled Chipper Drum with Integral Blower which is incorporated herein by reference (No. 60/928,928). - Still referring to
FIGS. 1-5 , thefeed system 18 of the chipper is described in greater detail below. In the depicted embodiment thefeed system 18 includes anupper feed roller 32 and alower feed roller 34. In the depicted embodiment, theupper feed roller 32 rotates counter clockwise and thelower feed roller 34 rotates clockwise to grab and pull material into thechipper 10. In the depicted embodiment, the rotation is powered by a hydraulic drive motor (not shown). In the depicted embodiment thelower feed roller 34 is positioned closer to thechute 16 than theupper feed roller 32. In the depicted embodiment the axis of thelower feed roller 34 is below thetable portion 24 of thefeed chute 16. At least the teeth on thelower feed roller 34 are projecting above the surface of the table 24. In the depicted embodiment, portions of the lower feed roller other than the teeth extend above the surface of the table 24. Also, in the depicted embodiment the upper and lower feed roller overlap when viewed from above. In the particular embodiment, the overlapping portion of the upper and lower feed rollers measured horizontally in the front-to-back direction is less than the radius of the lower feed roller. In the depicted embodiment, the axis of thelower feed roller 34 does not overlap with the outer surface of theupper feed roller 32. - Referring to
FIGS. 4 and 5 , alog 36 is shown being loaded into thechipper 10. InFIG. 4 thelog 36 is shown on thetable portion 24 of thechute 16 engaged with thelower feed roller 34. Thelower feed roller 34 engages the bottom surface of thelog 36 and drags thelog 36 up against theupper feed roller 32. Theupper feed roller 32 climbs the end of thelog 36 and engages the top surface of thelog 36. Then the upper andlower rollers log 36 into thechipper body 20. The relative position of the feed rollers enables the above sequence. It should be appreciated, that in alternative embodiments other relative positions are also possible. For example, in an alternative embodiment the axis of thelower feed roller 34 might overlap with the outer surface of theupper feed roller 32. - Referring to
FIGS. 3-5 and 9, theupper roller 32 is shown mounted to abracket assembly 39 that allows theupper roller 32 to pivot up and down to adjust for the different thickness of logs and brush. The bracket assembly includes a pair ofarms first end 46 and thesecond end 48 of theupper feed roller 32. Thearms arms chipper 10 about a horizontal axis that extends across the width of the chipper. In the depicted embodiment acylinder 42 is attached to botharms upper feed roller 32. In the depicted embodiment the cylinders are active (powered), but it should be appreciated that in other embodiment they can be passive (not powered). Also, aguard 44 is mounted between thearms feed roller 32 to prevent brush from entering thechipper 10 above theupper feed roller 32. The length L1 of the arms in the depicted embodiment is greater than the diameter D1 of theupper feed roller 32. In the depicted embodiment the length L1 is about 30 inches and D1 is about 20 inches. The length of thearms upper feed roller 32 to climb the end oflog 36. It should be appreciated that many other configurations of thebracket assembly 39 are possible. For example, in some embodiments springs are attached to the arms to bias theupper feed roller 32 downwardly to ensure that theupper feed roller 32 solidly engages the logs. Systems for applying down pressure are described in greater detail in a related application filed on May 10, 2007 titled System for Controlling the Position of a Feed Roller which is incorporated herein by reference (the serial number of the application has not been assigned). - Referring to
FIGS. 6 a, 6 b, 7, and 8 thefeed rollers upper feed roller 32 is shown inFIG. 6 a. Across the surface of theupper feed roller 32 are a plurality ofclaws 50 that are configured to dig into logs and brush to pull such material into thechipper 10. In the depicted embodiment theupper feed roller 32 includes rows ofclaws 50 that define gripping paths. Theclaws 50 in adjacent rows are staggered such that theclaws 50 in the same gripping path are spaced apart a distance D2 which is twice the distance D3, which is the distance that each row is spaced apart. In the depicted embodiment, each row includes fiveclaws 50 and there are a total of 10 rows equally spaced apart. Each of theclaws 50 are spaced apart by a distance D4 and eachclaw 50 has a length D5. In the depicted embodiment, D4 is greater than D5; therefore, there are gaps between theclaw 50 columns. In one embodiment D4 is about 4-5 inches and D5 is about 3-4 inches. The gaps have a width equal to half of the difference between D4 and D5. Eachclaw 50 has an asymmetric side profile that includes a sharp edge which enables it to dig into the surface of a log. The height H1 of theclaws 50 is related to the spacing D2. In the depicted embodiment the height H1 and distance D2 are configured such that one ormore claws 50 are engaged in the surface of alog 36 at all times. In one embodiment the diameter of the upper feed roller is about 15-25 inches and the height of the teeth in each of the 10 rows is about ½ to 2 inches. In the same embodiment the diameter of the lower feed roller is about 9-12 inches and the height of each of the teeth in the 6 rows is about ¾ to 2 inches. In the depicted embodiment, the teeth have thickness T1 between about ½ to 1½ inches and the top surface is angled θ at between about 45-65 degrees relative to the surface that extends generally perpendicularly away from the feed roller. In the depicted embodiment the teeth are asymmetrical in that they are configured to operate different depending on the direction of rotation. In the depicted embodiment the teeth are configured to engage the material to be chipped more aggressively when pulling the material into the chipper than when backing the material out of the chipper. In the depicted embodiment the claws are sized and spaced apart such that at least one claw of the upper feed roller and at least one claw of the lower feed roller engage the surface of a log held between the upper and lower feed rollers. To accomplish this end, in the depicted embodiment a line connecting the tip of the claws in adjacent rows does not cross into the outer surface of the feed rollers. It should be appreciated that the inclusion of actual and relative sizes herein is not meant to be limiting. Many other different configurations are possible. - Referring to
FIG. 7 , an alternative embodiment of thefeed roller 32 is shown. Thefeed roller 61 is generally cylindrical in shape. In the depicted embodiment thebars 63 run along the length of thefeed roller 61 and connect to theclaws 51 to provide auxiliary support to theclaws 51. In certain conditions, thebars 63 are also advantageous in that they aid in the feeding. For example, thebars 63 can be equally or even more effective that theclaws 51 in feeding brush. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , another alternative embodiment of thefeed roller 32 is shown. Thefeed roller 60 is generally cylindrical in shape. Instead of rows ofclaws 50, theroller 60 includes a number of aribbed plates 62 fixed to the outer surface of thefeed roller 60. In the depicted embodiment theribbed plates 62 are spaced apart by a distance D6. Eachribbed plate 62 includes a plurality ofpeaks 64 andvalleys 66 thereon that are spaced apart by a distance D7. In the depicted embodiment theribbed plates 62 are welded onto the outer surface of thefeed roller 60. Theribbed plates 62 are configured to grab and pull material into thechipper 10 when rotated. It should be appreciated that many other variations of this embodiment are possible. - Referring back to
FIG. 1 , a fourth embodiment of a feed roller configuration is shown. Thelower feed roller 34 is shown to include a number ofclaws 70 that are connected to each other and welded to the outer surface of thefeed roller 34. Theclaws 70 are similar in configuration to thoseclaws 50 illustrated inFIG. 6 a and described in detail above. Theclaws 70 inFIG. 1 are connected together like thepeaks 64 in the embodiment shown inFIG. 8 . Theclaws 70 are shorter than theclaws 50. Theclaws 70 in each row are offset from each other like theclaws 50 in the embodiment shown inFIG. 6 a. Theclaws upper feed roller 32 rotates counterclockwise and thelower feed roller 34 rotates clockwise, together they grab and pull materials to be chipped into thechipper 10. It should be appreciated that many other embodiments of the feed rollers are possible. - The above specification, examples and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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1. A feed roller for a chipper, the roller comprising:
a cylindrical body including a first end, a second end, and an outer surface;
a plurality of teeth on the outer surface arranged in axial rows wherein the teeth in adjacent rows are staggered such that they cooperate to define spaced apart gripping paths on the body.
2. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein the teeth are directional.
3. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein the teeth are arranged such that the spacing between the teeth in each row is larger than the width of each tooth.
4. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein a line connecting the tip of the teeth in adjacent rows does not cross into the outer surface of the feed rollers.
5. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein at least some teeth in one row are connected to a bar that extends across the surface of the cylindrical body.
6. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein at least one tooth has a face that extends between about 0.5 to 2.0 inches from the outer surface in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the outer surface, and wherein the tooth has a width of between 3 to 5 inches.
7. The feed roller of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of teeth includes an asymmetric side profile.
8. The feed roller of claim 7 , wherein the asymmetric side profile includes a top surface angled at between 45-65 degrees relative to a surface that extends generally perpendicularly away from the feed roller.
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