Wood collection and reducing machine
US6824089B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB02C2201/066
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A machine for collecting and reducing wood including a prime carrier; a debris collector operatively attached to the prime carrier; a shredder assembly attached to the prime carrier, the shredder assembly having an input and an output; a storage bin for holding reduced wood, the storage bin attached to the prime carrier; and a conveyor adapted to move reduced wood from the output of the shredder assembly to the storage bin. The prime carrier may also have a universal adapter of substituting attachments.A variable torque, drum shredder for reducing wood. The drum shredder includes a housing; a tapered cutting drum rotatably mounted within the housing; an anvil; at least one cutting blade disposed about an outer surface of the cutting drum to provide a compound cutting angle; and a drive connected to the cutting drum.A shredder having a discharge assembly adapted for accommodating discharged material with at least two major discharge streams with at least two major discharge directions.
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