Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for separating small pieces from blanks of material by using a device comprising a plurality of cutting elements, with short cutting edges as compared with the blank, said cutting elements being so arranged on the face of a rotating cutting element holding means with their edges pointing essentially in the direction of rotation, that always a plurality of said edges are in holding engagement with the blank during the rotation of said holding means when said blank is moved along a path intersecting said face. The feeding path has a projection, the direction of which is essentially parallel to the direction of the tangents of the orbits of the cutting elements in the place where said path intersects said face. When applicated to a method of chipping timber the invention has the consequence that an elongated chip blank is cut from a sloping end face of the log by each cutting element, the width of said chip blank as determined by the length of said cutting edge being the same as the width of a separate chip, the length of each chip being determined by the angle between the direction of the fibers in the blank and the direction of the thickness of the blank. The invention also relates to a device for separating small pieces from a blank of material, particularly a chipping machine for chipping timber to chips, said device comprising a plurality of cutting elements, with short cutting edges as compared with at least the next smallest dimension of the blank, said cutting elements being so arranged on the face of a rotating cutting element holding means at different distances from the axis of rotation of said holding means and with the edges pointing essentially in a direction of rotation, that always a plurality of said edges are in holding engagement with the blank during the rotation of said holding means when said blank is moved along a path intersecting said face. The inclination of the back of the cutting element, i.e. the surface of the cutting elements directed towards the blank and the abutting the cutting edge, towards a plane including the rotational path of the cutting element is different between the cutting elements in such a manner that it increases with a reduced spacing between the cutting element and the axis of rotation of the holding means. In another device for carrying out the method the cutting elements are arranged on a cylinder and the feeding path for the blank to be separated extends at a right angle to the cylinder axis.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wood chipper or the like, comprising a plurality of cutting or chipping tools carried by a rotatable tool holder.