Patent ID: 7882869
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B27B,B27L

Abstract:
1. A roller assembly for a debarker system, the roller assembly comprising: a roller having a rotary axis; a plurality of flute assemblies circumferentially spaced about and fixedly coupled to the roller, each adjacent pair of the flute assemblies defines a receiving gap; a plurality of replaceable flute inserts configured to engage a log and positioned within corresponding receiving gaps, wherein each flute insert extends circumferentially between adjacent flute assemblies and longitudinally along at least a portion of one of the receiving gaps, a compressible portion of the flute insert extends radially outward beyond adjacent flute assemblies such that the compressible portion can first accommodate a periphery of the log when the log engages the roller assembly, the compressible portion extending across at least a portion of the flute insert; and a plurality of fasteners coupling respective flute inserts to the roller, the fasteners extending through the roller and being spaced apart from the flute assemblies.