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EP 1577071 B1 20080220 - Wood debarking plant

Title (en)

Wood debarking plant

Title (de)

Holzentrindungsanlage

Title (fr)

Machine d'écorçage de bois

Publication

EP 1577071 B1 20080220 (DE)

Application

EP 04015082 A 20040626

Priority

EP 04015082 A 20040626
EP 04006623 A 20040319

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1577071A1] Cantilever bark-removing machine comprises a free side over the entire length of a feed part (10), and hinged rollers for laterally introducing tree trunks directly in front of a rotor (3). Preferred Features: The machine comprises an integrated static centering device (1) directly in front of the rotor that forms a V-shaped part of the machine onto which a tree trunk is placed.

IPC 8 full level

B27L 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B27L 1/045 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1577071 A1 20050921; EP 1577071 B1 20080220; PL 1577071 T3 20080829

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04015082 A 20040626; PL 04015082 T 20040626