LUMBER-INDUSTRY ROBOT Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: lumbering processes and equipment, possibly felling procedures in mountains.

SUBSTANCE: robot includes platform with movable supports, rotary circle, manipulator with gripping and cutting off apparatus. Circular platform is joined with working support in the form of telescopic hydraulic cylinder whose rod is joined with supporting site. Upper portion of housing of working support is joined with movable wheel and with rod of motion cylinder. Circular platform has groove provided with right and left branches at both sides. Tumbling stop and movable wheel of working support are mounted in said groove. Tumbling stop may close at once right and left branches of groove or it may close one branch and then other branch. Three walking supports are jointly mounted at mutual spacing by angles 120° on edges of circular platform. Said walking supports are in the form of hydraulic cylinders whose rods are joined with cone site. Housing of each walking support is jointly connected with two rods of additional hydraulic cylinders and simultaneously it is jointly mounted on circular platform. In upper portion of circular platform on rotary circle power drive unit of robot is mounted. Said drive unit is provided with control system. Manipulator with gripping and cutting off organ is joined with rotary circle through two vertical hydraulic cylinders. Manipulator has automatic system for searching tree and tactile pickups mounted on gripping and cutting off organ for providing necessary effort of gripping tree and cutting it off.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency and safety of felling process in mountains.

2 cl, 6 dwg, 1 tbl