Patent · US Expired

Wood splitter

US4310039A · kind A · utility

8Cited by
5References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 28, 1979
Grant dateJan 12, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 28, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27L7/00
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic wood splitter including a trackway (57) (157) (225) and a carriage (60) (160) (230) movable therealong, the trackway including a main rail (26) (126) (201), a pair of guide rails (50, 51) (150, 151) (213, 220) parallel thereto and spaced therefrom, and a plurality of spaced splitter elements (80, 81) (180, 181) (210, 211, 212), and the carriage including a ram or rams (74) (124) (235, 236) located at all times between said splitter elements: the carriage is reversibly moved along the trackway by actuating means (34) (134a, 134b) (240, 241) and may include a saddle (161) or a pair of saddles (61, 62) (231, 232) mutually spaced in the direction of the trackway.

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