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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jukka Paani, Pori, FI;
Assignee:
Valmet Woodhandling Oy, Pori, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27L 1/00 ; B27L 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B27L 1/00 ; B27L 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing noise in a barking plant; a barking drum, a chipper and a conveyor between these. The penetration of noise through conveying openings of a partly or wholly covered conveyor (,) for receiving logs from a barking drum (,), and/or a partly or wholly covered conveyor (,′) for feeding logs to a chipper (,), is reduced, and the noise level is decreased by means of the water (,) used for washing the logs. The water forms a continuous curtain (,) at the front and/or back end of the conveyor (,′) between the drum (,) and the chipper (,).