Wood collection and reducing machine
First Claim
1. A drum shredder for reducing material comprisinga housing;
- a tapered cutting drum rotatably mounted within the housing, the tapered cutting drum having a cross-section with an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of another cross-section of said drum;
at least one cutting implement disposed about an outer surface of the tapered cutting drum;
an anvil adjacent to the tapered cutting drum;
a drive connected to the tapered cutting drum; and
a bellyband that partially wraps the tapered cutting drum.
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Abstract
A machine for collecting and reducing wood including a prime carrier; a debris collector operatively attached to the prime carrier; a shredder assembly attached to the prime carrier, the shredder assembly having an input and an output; a storage bin for holding reduced wood, the storage bin attached to the prime carrier; and a conveyor adapted to move reduced wood from the output of the shredder assembly to the storage bin. The prime carrier may also have a universal adapter of substituting attachments.
A variable torque, drum shredder for reducing wood. The drum shredder includes a housing; a tapered cutting drum rotatably mounted within the housing; an anvil; at least one cutting blade disposed about an outer surface of the cutting drum to provide a compound cutting angle; and a drive connected to the cutting drum.
A shredder having a discharge assembly adapted for accommodating discharged material with at least two major discharge streams with at least two major discharge directions.
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21 Claims
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1. A drum shredder for reducing material comprising
a housing; -
a tapered cutting drum rotatably mounted within the housing, the tapered cutting drum having a cross-section with an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of another cross-section of said drum;
at least one cutting implement disposed about an outer surface of the tapered cutting drum;
an anvil adjacent to the tapered cutting drum;
a drive connected to the tapered cutting drum; and
a bellyband that partially wraps the tapered cutting drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 16)
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3. A drum shredder for reducing material comprising
a housing; -
a tapered cutting drum rotatably mounted within the housing, the tapered cutting drum having a cross-section with an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of another cross-section of said drum;
at least one cutting implement disposed about an outer surface of the tapered cutting drum;
an anvil adjacent to the tapered cutting drum;
a drive connected to the tapered cutting drum; and
a bellyband that partially wraps the tapered cutting drum, wherein the cutting drum has two ends and a middle section, the cutting drum being tapered toward the middle section to form two regions, each region having at least one cutting implement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A drum shredder for chipping and discharging wood comprising:
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a housing;
at least one tapered cutting drum rotatably supported in the housing, the tapered cutting drum having a cross-section with an outer diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of another cross-section of said drum;
at least one cutting implement supported by the tapered cutting drum;
a bellyband at least partially wrapping the tapered cutting drum;
a transition in communication with the bellyband; and
a discharge port in communication with the transition. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Specification