Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING GREEN FIBROUS PLANT STALKS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR VERARBEITUNG VON GRÜNEN FASERPFLANZENSTENGELN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT DE TIGES DE PLANTES FIBREUSES VERTES

Publication

EP 1155172 A1 20011121 (EN)

Application

EP 99953432 A 19991006

Priority

• AU 9900858 W 19991006
• AU PP637798 A 19981006
• AU PP638498 A 19981006
• AU PQ290599 A 19990916

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0020667A1] A method and apparatus for processing a green plant stalk (90) having a fibrous outer part and an inner hurd. Stalk (90) is split longitudinally with knife-splitter (54) to expose the hurd. Split stalk portion (92) then passes through the nip of externally-fluted conditioner roller (56) and smooth-surfaced anvil roller (58) to divide the exposed hurd into segments, and the fibre is separated from the hurd with decorticator (80).

IPC 1-7

D01B 1/14

IPC 8 full level

D01B 1/14 (2006.01); D01B 1/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D01B 1/14 (2013.01); D01B 1/22 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0020667 A1 20000413; AT E305059 T1 20051015; CA 2386405 A1 20000413; DE 69927413 D1 20060202; EP 1155172 A1 20011121; EP 1155172 A4 20030507; EP 1155172 B1 20050921; NZ 511539 A 20030131

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9900858 W 19991006; AT 99953432 T 19991006; CA 2386405 A 19991006; DE 69927413 T 19991006; EP 99953432 A 19991006; NZ 51153999 A 19991006