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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2001
Takumi Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Kouya Iizuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Komatsu Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A timber crusher capable of sufficiently exhibiting an effect of preventing timber pieces from scattering to an outside and also preventing damage to the crusher is provided. To this end, in the timber crusher comprising, on a base, a crusher for crushing timber into pieces and a rotary tub for guiding the timber to the crusher, a hopper ( ) having an upwardly open shell part ( ) and guiding the charged timber to the rotary tub ( ) is provided at an opening of the rotary tub ( ). The hopper ( ) is inclined with respect to the horizontal and is tiltable. Further, the hopper ( ) may be provided with a scattering prevention cover ( ) for preventing timber from scattering to an outside from an inside of the rotary tub ( ).