Global Patent Index - EP 2542046 A1

EP 2542046 A1 20130109 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FELLING AND CUTTING TREE TRUNKS

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FELLING AND CUTTING TREE TRUNKS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM FÄLLEN UND SCHNEIDEN VON BAUMSTÄMMEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'ABATTAGE ET DE DÉBITAGE DE TRONCS D'ARBRES

Publication

EP 2542046 A1 20130109 (EN)

Application

EP 11734932 A 20110122

Priority

  • SE 1000064 A 20100123
  • SE 2011000010 W 20110122

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011090419A1] The present invention concerns a harvester head (1) for felling and cutting elongated tree trunks (2) including at least one frame (6) fitted with at least one gripping device (9) and at least one feeder device (15) and one cutting device (18) with a chain saw bar (20) that is rotatable around a first swing axel (22). The present invention's uniqueness comes from that the harvester head (1) includes at least one, after the cutting device (18), trailing spacing wedge (23) which is maneuvered forwards and backwards into the saw notch in a motion that is relative to the cutting device (18) and essentially perpendicular with the harvester head's and tree trunk's central axis, which is intended to hinder pinching of the chain saw bar (20) and minimize stress cracks in the cut logs. Furthermore the present invention includes a method for using the harvester head (1) in accordance with the invention.

IPC 8 full level

A01G 23/083 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP SE)

A01G 23/08 (2013.01 - EP SE); A01G 23/083 (2013.01 - EP); B27B 17/02 (2013.01 - EP SE); B27B 27/02 (2013.01 - SE)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011090419 A1 20110728; EP 2542046 A1 20130109; EP 2542046 A4 20150520; SE 1000064 A1 20110724; SE 535915 C2 20130219

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 2011000010 W 20110122; EP 11734932 A 20110122; SE 1000064 A 20100123