US3297263A - Feeding device for a wood pulp grinder - Google Patents

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US3297263A
US3297263A US307175A US30717563A US3297263A US 3297263 A US3297263 A US 3297263A US 307175 A US307175 A US 307175A US 30717563 A US30717563 A US 30717563A US 3297263 A US3297263 A US 3297263A
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    • B27—WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27L—REMOVING BARK OR VESTIGES OF BRANCHES; SPLITTING WOOD; MANUFACTURE OF VENEER, WOODEN STICKS, WOOD SHAVINGS, WOOD FIBRES OR WOOD POWDER
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  • This invention relates to wood pulp grinders and, more particularly, to a novel and improved device for continuously feeding and pressing wood in a magazine or hopper toward the grinding wheel or the like of a grinder for making ground wood pulp.
  • feed chains with carriers, feed screws, feed wheels, press pistons, press plates and press frames Such feeding devices convey and force the logs onto a rotating grindstone or grinding wheel.
  • feed chains with carriers, feed screws, feed wheels, press pistons, press plates and press frames.
  • Such feeding devices convey and force the logs onto a rotating grindstone or grinding wheel.
  • a frequent difiiculty with many presently known feeding devices for such grinders is the tendency of the logs to become jammed in the magazine, that is, to form bridgelike structures which stop the logs from being fed to the grinding wheel.
  • these devices often apply an irregular grinding pressure to the logs, that is, the force with which the logs are fed to the grinding wheel is of variable magnitude.
  • the feeding device comprises at least two separate pressing means disposed on each of the opposite sides of a hopper which are selectively operable in sequence, so that there is always a force applied to press the logs against the face of the grinder.
  • the pressing means comprises a hopper, at least one rigid arm disposed on each side of the hopper and pivotally mounted so as to provide a pressing surface in the hopper which directs a generally downward and inward force against the logs in the hopper, and at least one arm pivotally mounted on each side of the hopper and having a pressing member thereon which is selectively movable into and out of the hopper.
  • the latter arm is also arranged to provide, through the pressing member, a generally downward and inward force on the logs in the hopper.
  • Each of the rigid arms is preferably provided with a guard plate which extends upwardly from the pressing surface and has a curvature concentric to the axis about which the arm pivots.
  • the guard plate also forms, generally, a continuation of an upwardly diverging top portion of the hopper.
  • the first arms are in their uppermost position, the pressing surface lying just within the wall of the hopper, and the second arms are in their lowermost position, with the pressing member thereon fully extended into the hopper.
  • the first arms are urged downwardly, and after full pressure on the logs is built up, the pressing members on the second arms are Withdrawn.
  • the second arms are returned to their uppermost position, the pressing member remaining retracted outside of the hopper during the return movement.
  • the pressing members on the second arms are extended into the Patented Jan. 10, 1967 hopper and the arms pivoted to engage and apply pressure to the logs. At this point, the first and second arms are moved downwardly together to press the logs against the grinding wheel.
  • the first arms When the first arms reach the end of their stroke, but before the second arms reach their lower limit positions, the first arms are returned upwardly to their top positions.
  • the arms on one side of the hopper are withdrawn before those on the other side.
  • the logs adjacent that side are permitted to fall downwardly to fill the empty space previously occupied by the pressing surface and the lower portion of the guard plate of the first arm.
  • the logs When the arms are withdrawn separately, the logs first fill one side and then fill the other side. If the logs in the first side start to jam or bridge, the jam will lose its support when the arms on the other side are moved upwardly.
  • the curved guard plates on either side of the hopper form a continuation of the downwardly converging, funnel-like upper portion of the hopper. Accordingly, as each of the first arms is returned to its upper position, the logs are allowed to fall only one by one, at most, two or three at a time, through the constricted opening created as the arms move upwardly. Therefore, there is no tendency for a bridging in the hopper to occur, as there would be if a great many logs were to move down simultaneously.
  • the surface of the guide plate inasmuch as it is concentric to the pivotal axis of the arm, is not displaced axially; therefore, there is no inward or upward movement of the logs during the return movement of the first arms which could cause a jam in the hopper.
  • FIGURE 1 is a vertical section of a grinder having the feeding device thereon taken generally along the line 1-1 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 2 is a top view in section of the feeding device of the grinder taken generally along the line 22 of FIG. 1.
  • the wood pulp grinder comprises a rotatable grinding wheel 1, above which is mounted a hopper 2 for receiving a large number of logs 3 in random side by side and vertically stacked parallel relation.
  • the upper part of the hopper 2 has upwardly diverging walls 2a, and the lower part slightly downwardly diverging walls 2b.
  • each side of the hopper 2 is provided with arms 4-9, which are located in pairs on opposite sides of the hopper 2.
  • arms 4-9 are located in pairs on opposite sides of the hopper 2.
  • one such pair of arms is disposed adjacent each end wall of the hopper 2.
  • the arms 47 are pivotally mounted on shafts 10 and 11, which are journ-aled in bearings 12 mounted on the end walls of the hopper 2.
  • Each of the arms 4-7 includes a pressing surface 13 adjacent to the outer end which is disposed at an angle to the vertical axis of the hopper. Extending upwardly from the end of the pressing surface 13 of each of the arms 4-7 is a guar plate 14.
  • the surfaces of the guard plates 14 are uniformly curved and lie generally concentric with the shafts 10, 11 so that the pivotal movement thereof does not result in any movement of the logs in a radial direction with respect to the shafts 10, 11. Additionally, lateral or up ward movement of the logs, which could possibly result in jamming the hopper 2, is prevented by arranging the guard plate'so that their upper ends provide, generally, a continuation of the slope of the upwardly diverging Walls 2a of the hopper 2.
  • the arms 47 are selectively pivotable in both directions about the bearings 12 by pressure cylinders 15. While in the illustrated embodiment cylinders are provided for each of thearms 47,'a single cylinder may be coupled to the arms 4-7 lying on each side of the hopper 2. However, it is preferable that separate cylinders be employed for moving the arms on each side of the hopper, so that the arms on one side of the hopper may be withdrawn separately from the arms on-the other side of the hopper. [n this way, the tendency of the logs to jam, as they move nto the places occupied by the pressing surfaces 13 and :he lower ends of the guide plates 14 before they were withdrawn, is effectively prevented.
  • a second arm 8 is pivotally mounted on one side of :he hopper between arms 4 and 6 and another second arm 9 is mounted on the other side of the hopper between he arms 5 and 7.
  • Each of the arms 8 and 9 is provided 1ear its outer end with a pressing member 19 pivotally nounted on a bolt 20.
  • the arms 8 and 9 and the respecive pressing members 19 thereof are arranged so that the Jressing member is selectively movable into the hopper vhrough the upper portion of the lower sidewall 2b there- )f.
  • a stop 21 is provided on the arms 8 and 9 for prelenting the rotation of the outer end of the pressing mem- )6!
  • the cylinders 15 then urge the arms 47 downwardly 0 that the pressing surfaces 13 urge the logs toward the otating grinding wheel 1. It will be observed that the novement of the pressing surfaces is downward and tolard the center of the hopper 2.
  • the press plates 13 orce the logs downwardly until the upper edges of the mud plates 14 approach the lower wall 2b of the hopper. )uring downward movement of the press plates 13, the ylinders 18 pull the arms 8 and 9 upwardly to their op positions.
  • the cylinders 22 pivot the pressing members 19 into their extended positions, that is, until the rear edges Contact the stop 21, and the arms 8 and 9 are rocked downwardly by the cylinders 18.
  • the pressing members engage the logs when the pressing members reach or pass the pressing surface 13 of the arms 4-7.
  • the cylinders 18 then aid in urging the logs downwardly.
  • both the arms 47 and arms 8 and 9 cooperate to press the logs downwardly toward the grinding wheel 1.
  • the cylinders 15 rock the arms 4-7 upwardly, the arms 8 and 9 continuing to press the logs 3 against the wheel 1.
  • the arms 4 and 6 on one side of the hopper may be rocked upwardly before the arms 5 and 7 on the other side of the hopper. Referring to FIG. 1, upon rocking of the arms 4 and 6, the logs generally on the left side of the hopper successively roll downwardly and outwardly into the space previously occupied by the pressing surface 13 and the guide plates 14.
  • a feeding device comprising means defining a hopper, said hopper having lower downwardly diverging sidewalls and upper upwardly'diverging sidewalls, at least one first arm disposed on each side of said hopper, each said first arm having a pressing surface at its outer end'and being pivotally mounted so that the pressing surface is at least partially disposed in and pivotable in said hopper in a generally downward and inward direction, means for pivoting the first arm on one side of the hopper, means for pivoting the first arm on the other side of said hopper, ea h of said first arms having a guide plate mounted at the outer end thereof and extending upwardly from said pressing surface and having a curvature concentric to the axis about which the first arm is pivotable, said guide plate generally forming a continuation of said upwardly divergmg walls of said hopper, at least one second arm pivotally moutned on each side of said hopper adjacent said first arm, said second arm having a pressing member pivotally.
  • said second arms include means for preventing the pivoting of said pressing means in a direction such that the outer end moves upwardly beyond a predetermined angular position.
  • a feeding device comprising means defining a hopper, a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on opposite sides of said hopper, each of said arms having a pressing surface thereon and being positioned such that the pressing surfaces extend into and are movable in said hopper in a direction generally downwardly and inwardly, and means for selectively pivoting said arms between predetermined positions in said hopper, at least one of said arms on each side of said hopper having a guard plate extending upwardly from the outer ends of the pressing surface, said guard plate being curved and being disposed generally concentrically to the axis about which the arm is pivoted.
  • a feeding device comprising means defining a hopper, at least one first arm pivotally mounted on each side of the hopper, each first arm having a pressing surface at its outer end and a uniformly curving guard plate extending upwardly from the end of said pressing surface, each of said first arms being pivotally mounted so that the pressing surface is disposed at least partially in the hopper and movable therein in a generally downward and inward direction, and each said guard plate lying generally concentn'cally to the axis of pivotal movement of the corresponding first arm, first means for pivotally moving each first arm on one side of said hopper, second means for moving each first arm on the other side of said hopper, at least one second arm pivotally mounted on each side of the hopper, each said second arm having a pressing member mounted thereon to be selectively extended at least partially into the hopper, means for pivoting each said second arm generally downwardly and toward the center of said hopper, and means coupled to each of said pressing members for
  • a feeding device comprising a frame, means joined to the frame defining a hopper, a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on the frame for rotation about a fixed axis and disposed on opposite sides of said hopper, each arm having a pressing surface thereon, the arms being positioned so that the pressing surfaces extend into said hopper and are movable generally downwardly and inwardly therein, and means coupled to said arms for selectively pivoting them about said axes into and out of said hopper.
  • a feeding device comprising a frame, means joined to the frame defining a hopper for receiving a plurality of logs in random side-by-side and vertically stacked parallel relation, first pressing means including first arms pivotally mounted on the frame for rotation about fixed axes and having pressing surfaces thereon, said pressing surfaces entering into said hopper means from each side thereof upon pivotal movement of said arms, means coupled to each of said first arms for pivoting them about said axes to move said pressing surfaces into the hopper and urge a group of said logs downwardly a first predetermined distance as the lowermost ones of said logs are being ground, and second pressing means selectively extendable into the hopper from opposite sides thereof and retractable therefrom for pressing said group of logs in said hopper downwardly a second predetermined distance, the operating cycle of said first pressing means being different from the operating cycle of said second pressing means, thereby providing a continuous downward pressure on said group of logs.
  • said second pressing means includes at least one second arm pivotally mounted on the frame at each side of the hopper, each second arm having a pressing member mounted thereon so as to be selectively extended and withdrawn into and from said hopper, means coupled to said second arm for pivoting it generally downwardly and inward in the hopper, and means coupled to said pressing member for selectively extending and withdrawing it into and from said hopper.

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US1948189A (en) * 1930-02-27 1934-02-20 Andrew N Russell Wood grinding machine
US2029125A (en) * 1931-08-11 1936-01-28 Dominion Eng Works Ltd Wood grinding machine
US3112080A (en) * 1961-08-02 1963-11-26 Karlstad Mekaniska Ab Wood pulp grinder
US3209801A (en) * 1958-12-01 1965-10-05 Auglo Paper Products Ltd Wood chip producing apparatus

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US1948189A (en) * 1930-02-27 1934-02-20 Andrew N Russell Wood grinding machine
US2029125A (en) * 1931-08-11 1936-01-28 Dominion Eng Works Ltd Wood grinding machine
US3209801A (en) * 1958-12-01 1965-10-05 Auglo Paper Products Ltd Wood chip producing apparatus
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