Abstract: A horizontally fed disk grinding system includes a tray coupled to a trailer for receiving bulk material. The system further includes a grind hub coupled to the trailer and a cutter disk coupled to the grind hub. The grind hub is structured to rotate about a grind hub axis and the cutter disk is structured to rotate about a cutter disk axis and about the grind hub axis. A grind ring is coupled to the trailer and is structured to slide to engage the grind hub during use. A plurality of plates are coupled to the tray and structured to oscillate to feed material from the tray to the grind hub and the cutter disk, where the material is reduced to particulate form. The grind hub further includes an outlet and a conveyor rotatably coupled to the trailer to convey the particulate material away from the outlet to a selected location.

Abstract: An elastic self-positioning pre-dicing device and method, the device includes a V-shaped self-positioning device, a cutter and a separation device; the V-shaped self-positioning device includes first and second elastic conveying faces which form a V-shaped conveying space, and materials are kept in a vertical state when arriving at a bottom end between the two elastic conveying faces with the conveying of the faces; the cutter is arranged at the bottom end between the two faces to cut the materials in half along a long axis; and the separation device is arranged at the lower part of the cutter and configured to convey the materials cut in half to next stage respectively. This overcomes the defects of low efficiency in manual dicing of seed potatoes and waste of seed potatoes. The half-cut seed potatoes will be conveyed to next intelligent dice identification station to ensure high utilization of seed potato production.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a log positioning system configured to transport a log through one or more chipper/profiler modules to produce a cant with four chipped/profiled sides. In some embodiments, a log processing system may include an infeed, a positioning feed module downstream of the infeed, and one or more chipper/profiler modules disposed proximal to the positioning feed module. The positioning feed module may include a sharp chain coupled to one or more pairs of vertical positioning rolls. The positioning feed module may be selectively skewed, slewed, and/or tilted to match the vertical and angular orientation of the infeed.

Abstract: A chipper device for chipping one or more metal ingots. The chipper device includes a cutter head and a guide mechanism associated with the cutter head. The guide mechanism includes a chute having a passageway. A feed mechanism is adapted to move one or more ingots sequentially through the passageway of the chute into engagement with the cutter head, whereby the cutter head chips the ingots into a plurality of particles.

Abstract: A method of feeding a wood batch into a pressure grinder, the method comprising first collecting the wood batch to be fed into the grinder into a separate batch chamber above a side feeding chamber, from which the wood batch is lowered vertically by means of a separate supporting plate to the side feeding chamber. Thereafter, the wood batch is transferred from the side feeding chamber into the feeding chamber. An arrangement for feeding a wood batch into a pressure grinder comprises a batch chamber above a side feeding chamber and in which the wood batch to be fed into the pressure grinder is formed before it is lowered into the side feeding chamber.

Abstract: A system for mechanical defibration of wood kneads the wood by moving a defibration surface having contours at least partly in contact with the wood in a direction at a speed in relation to the wood and fibres are separated from the wood. The contours of the defibration surface are at regular intervals in the direction that the speed and the regular intervals determine a cycle time-length that is 1 to 3 times a relaxation time of the wood.

Abstract: An arrangement for providing continuous grinding in a pulp grinder comprising a feed chute and a piston in the feed chute moving lengthwise of the feed chute for pressing the wood in the feed chute against a grindstone. The arrangement comprises rotary feed members between the piston and the grindstone on the sides of the feed chute for pushing the compressed wood further against the grindstone. Also, the arrangement comprises a closing member that can be pushed between the compressed wood and the piston to prevent the wood from moving backward with the piston as the piston is moved to the initial position, ready for the stroke, to allow the feed of a new batch of wood.

Abstract: An arrangement in a pulp grinder comprising a grindstone, a feed chute extending to the grindstone, a piston moving in the feed chute, an auxiliary piston and closing members. In the arrangement, there are recesses on the front of the piston and apertures in the auxiliary piston so that the closing members can be pushed from both sides of the feed chute through the auxiliary piston to the recesses of the piston so that they settle behind the wood pressed by the piston.

Abstract: An apparatus for pulverizing a collection of pieces of materials such as vulcanized rubber to create a very fine powder. The apparatus includes a piston and a cylinder which places the material to be pulverized under extremely high pressure of at least 1,000 psi and forcing the compressed material out of one or more exit ports. These exit ports are located at the end of a smoothly narrowed channel leading to the exit ports. A rapidly moving cutter is positioned so that its path completely covers the exit port. The compressible materials are thus compressed to the point where they have no voids and provide a solid incompressible cuttable face. The rapidly moving cutter creates a fine powder at the exit port.

Abstract: An apparatus for grating or shredding cheese or like foodstuff, or for storing it in a ready-to-grate or -shred condition. A container is provided within which cheese, or like foodstuff, is mounted or stored on a spring-loaded plate, being captured at the container open end with a grating cap having raised blades on its internal surface in contact with the cheese or like foodstuff, which grate or shred the foodstuff when the grating cap is rotated versus the container, and having holes and perforations through its thickness from which the grated foodstuff exits. The cross section of the container cavity is non-circular and is defined by a multiplicity of contiguous container internal sidewalls, at least one of which is planar. The cross sections of the mounting plate and cheese, or like foodstuff, conform to the container cavity cross section, immobilizing the cheese, or like foodstuff, rotationally with respect to the container.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting hay, straw, or other agricultural materials is provided with an intake hopper which directs a supply of material to be cut into a holding chamber. The material in the holding chamber is separated from the material remaining in the intake hopper by a pair of separating blades, while an advancement plate pushes the material in the holding chamber toward a cutting grid. A sliding panel is pulled behind the advancement plate to prevent the material remaining in the intake hopper from falling behind the advancement plate. The material in the holding chamber is cut into shorter lengths as it is pressed through horizontal and vertical slicing blades of the cutting grid.

Abstract: A waste tire pulverizing and separation machine including a machine body, and a roll-in mechanism, a pulverizing barrel, and a separation conveyer accommodated in the machine body. The roll-in mechanism is mounted at an input side at an upper side of the machine body and is comprised of an upper roller assembly and a lower roller assembly. Each roller assembly comprises a plurality of rollers arranged in a row. Each roller is provided with ratchet wheels and are driven to synchronously rotate by a motor via chains. The pulverizing barrel is mounted at a rear side of an output end of the roll-in mechanism. A circumferential surface of the pulverizing barrel is provided with a plurality of alternately arranged cutters. A curved sieve is located below the pulverizing barrel. The separation conveyer is disposed below the pulverizing barrel and comprised of a plurality of rollers mounted between two frames. An output roller at an output end of the separation conveyer is provided with a magnetic tape.

Abstract: A chipper for chipping wood material has first and second feed rollers at an inlet. The first and second feed rollers are secured to a frame of the chipper with the axes of the feed rollers being parallel and spaced apart. The first and second feed rollers are free to move in a direction generally transverse to the axes. The feed rollers are biased toward one another. A motor drives at least one of the feed rollers to rotate the feed roller about its axis of rotation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the production of mechanical pulp from a lignocellulose material, comprising a grinding disc (1) rotating round a shaft (2) running at right-angles through the center of each end surface of the disc, and means (10-13) for holding and pressing one or more pieces of the material to be processed against one or both of these end surfaces, which are given the form of grinding surfaces, for fibres of the material to be processed being essentially oriented in the plane of the grinding surface, and water, which may contain chemicals, being introduced during the grinding process. The grinding disc is enclosed in a housing (5) kept at above-atmospheric pressure. The means for holding the material to be processed is so designed as to hold the pieces of such material with their fibres largely pointing in a direction outwards from the center of the grinding device.

Abstract: A whole tree feeding and chipping assembly for longitudinally feeding whole trees with attached limbs and branches to a chipper wherein the chipper disc is arranged crosswisely at an acute angle to the longitudinal pathway of feed, and a feed works is provided for feeding the tree butt first to the chipper knives. The feed works includes a generally vertically disposed, fixed axis side feed roll on one side of the pathway, a generally vertically disposed swing side feed roll on the opposite side of the pathway; and a bottom feed roll disposed crosswisely to the pathway and defining the lower boundary of the pathway. A partly conical convergent chute minimizes frictional impedance and a plow is provided for moving debris from the vicinity of the feed works. The rolls are driven at coordinated speeds of rotation in a direction to feed the tree into the chipper mouth.

Abstract: A method and a device for the manufacture of mechanical pulp from lignocellulosic material by forcing the said material into contact with a grinding disc (1) which revolves about a central axle (2) perpendicular to the two end faces of the disc. The material is supplied in bulk, particulate form, preferably as wood chips, a large number of particles simultaneously being retained, compressed and, in the presence of water, forced into contact with one or more grinding areas (5) on one or both end faces of the grinding disc. The disc is enclosed in a sealed, pressurized housing (6).

Abstract: A method and a device for the manufacture of mechanical pulp from lignocellulosic material by forcing the said material into contact with a grindstone (1) which revolves about an axle (2). The material is supplied in bulk, particulate form, preferably as wood chip, a large number of particles simultaneously being retained, compressed and, in the presence of water, forced into contact with one or more grinding areas on the circumferential surface of the grindstone (1). The grindstone(1) is enclosed in a sealed, pressurized housing (5).

Abstract: A method of grinding wood under pressurized conditions in a grinder according to which wood is fed in batches into a pressurized gas-filled grinding chamber provided with a rotary grinding means. The wood batches are fed through a feeding chamber provided with means for sequentially opening and pressure-tightly closing said feeding chamber from two sides in and respectively out of communication with the atmosphere and said grinding chamber respectively. The groundwood stock is discharged from the grinding chamber through a pressure lock formed by the groundwood stock. In this way feeding of the wood batches into the grinding chamber and the discharging of the groundwood stock out from said grinding chamber are carried out as sluicing steps, whereby a continuous pressure can be maintained in the grinding chamber in spite of feeding of new wood batches and discharging of groundwood stock.

Abstract: A method of discharging groundwood stock when grinding wood under pressurized conditions in a grinding chamber, according to which the groundwood is suspended into stock and collected in a tank provided with an outflow for groundwood stock to atmospheric pressure. The surface of the stock in said tank is maintained at such a level above said outflow, that the stock in said tank forms a pressure lock in the communication between the grinding chamber and said outflow. In this way the discharging of the groundwood stock out from said grinding chamber is carried out as a sluicing step, whereby a continuous pressure can be maintained in the grinding chamber in spite of discharging of groundwood stock.

Abstract: The invention concerns a wood pulper of the kind in which wood is fed via a hopper having advancing elements arranged on two opposite sides by which wood is advanced to a grinding stone. The invention is characterized in that said advancing elements comprise a plurality of driven shafts which are arranged parallel to and adjacent each other substantially transverse to the feed direction, said shafts being equipped with a plurality of toothed discs lying adjacent to each other. This arrangement enables the driving force to be distributed over a plurality of feed shafts, so that a continuous compression can be obtained which increases as the wood feeds through the hopper.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for comminuting a colored pigment bar and mixing the comminuted pigment with an uncolored plastic material to form a colored plastic material which is subsequently molded or extruded into a colored plastic article. The apparatus features a rotating, discontinuous cutting blade to minimize static electricity formation so as to allow more thorough mixing of the pigment with the uncolored material. A storage mechanism is also disclosed to store the colored pigment bars and bring them into contact with the cutting blade.

Abstract: A micrometer mixer having a rotary cutter with a replaceable shaver means is used to powderize pigment bars and mix it with plastic pieces. The apparatus further has a hopper and chute mechanism and a controllable trigger mechanism to automatically feed the pigment bar to the replaceable shaver means.

Abstract: Machinery for reducing forest products to wood chips wherein a bed conveyor, a powered roll mounted for vertical movement above the bed conveyor, and powered, generally vertical side roll means downstream of the generally horizontal roll, feed a tree or log to a chipper disc. The chipper disc has at least one opening, and a knife positioned at the opening to cut products conveyed to the disc into chips and propel them through the opening with rotation of the disc assembly. The machine includes improvements which are more specifically set forth in the following material.

Abstract: A cutting machine for cutting ligneous materials into small pieces comprises a toothed cutting cylinder and a reaction member. In a mobile version of the machine the reaction member is in the form of a toothed felling cylinder 14, which is tangentially mounted with the cutting cylinder within a frame. The cutting and felling cylinders are coupled to a mechanism for driving them in rotation in such manner that their angular speeds are equal. The number of cutter blades carries by the cutting cylinder is equal to, or an integral multiple of, the number of teeth on the felling cylinder. The frame is mounted on a vehicle chassis so as to be rotatable relative thereto about two axes at right angles to each other. Jacks are provided for orientating the frame relative to the chassis which itself is tiltable by jacks with respect to a driving undercarriage.

Abstract: A machine for cutting or slicing celery, carrots, or other elongate vegetables into pieces of selected size, accomplished on a rapid and highly economical basis. My machine utilizes a plurality of endless, moving belts, with one of the belts being arranged to receive vegetables deposited thereon, and to transport same to a location adjacent what may be regarded as the terminus of the belt. Mean such as other moving belts are utilized for gradually applying pressure to the vegetables during their travel along the length of the vegetable-supporting belt, thus to accomplish a compression of such vegetables into a tightly compacted mass. High speed cutter means operative adjacent the terminus serve to cut the vegetables into small pieces, with the size of the pieces being determined by the speed of the cutter relative to the velocity of the belts.

Abstract: Tree destroying apparatus for reducing felled trees directly to chips comprising a log chipper for cutting the trunks and branches into chips, and apparatus for feeding the trees forwardly, trunk-first, toward the chipper, entrance opening including a tree supporting feed bed with a power driven conveyor, a generally laterally extending endlessly driven member above the feed bed cooperating with the conveyor to form a tree feeding drive nip, and upstanding laterally spaced limb and branch folding members positioned on opposite sides of the conveyor for folding the tree branches laterally toward the tree trunk.