Appeal No. 98-3125
Application Nos. 08/294,730, 90/003,655, 90/003,826 and
90/004,552
Appendix
1. Apparatus for debarking logs comprising,
a generally horizontal rotary drum debarker having an
inlet end,
power means for continuously rotating the drum of the
debarker generally about a horizontal axis,
generally horizontal main conveyor means for conveying
groups of tree length logs toward said drum, said main
conveyor means having a discharge end below the axis of
rotation of said drum,
drive means for continuously driving the main conveyor
means, and
auxiliary feed means below the axis of rotation of the
drum and between the discharge end of said main conveyor means
and the inlet end of said drum for assisting the movement of
groups of logs fed by said main conveyor means into said inlet
end of the drum.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said auxiliary feed
means has a low friction region and wherein,
said low friction region is substantially at the
elevation of the chain of said main conveyor, and has a length
in the feed direction which is less than the diameter of the
debarking drum.
6. Apparatus for debarking tree length logs comprising,
a generally horizontal rotary drum debarker having an
inlet end,
power means for continuously rotating the drum of the
debarker about a generally horizontal axis of rotation,
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