Patent ID: 6390160
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B27B,B27L

Abstract:
A chopping machine for cutting and splitting a timber, said chopping machine comprising:a crosscutting device for cutting the timber; a feeder for feeding the timber in its longitudinal direction to the crosscutting device, said feeder comprising a first elongated supporting surface and a second elongated supporting surface, the two elongated supporting surfaces forming a substantially horizontal trough open in the upward direction, into which the timber to be treated can be placed; a splitting apparatus operated by a splitting cylinder for splitting a block cut off the timber, a power means connected to the first supporting surface for moving the first supporting surface back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the trough; and directional holding elements provided on the supporting surfaces and arranged in the longitudinal direction of the trough to prevent the timber from moving in relation to the surfaces away from the crosscutting device.