Patent ID: 6705456
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: B65G,Y10T

Abstract:
A log processing system comprising:a log debarker discharging into a conveyor, the conveyor discharging into a flaker, the conveyor defining a direction of conveyance between the debarker and the flaker; wherein the conveyor has a rectangular log receiving trough defining a trough bottom perpendicular to two vertically extending trough sides; wherein the trough bottom is comprised of a plurality of horizontal beams with flat upper surfaces lying in substantially a single plane which extend substantially along the length of the conveyor, each horizontal beam being mounted for reciprocating motion in the direction of the conveyor; and wherein each vertically extending trough side is a vertically extending beam with a flat inwardly facing surface, each vertically extending beam being mounted for reciprocating motion in the direction of the conveyor.