| 摘要 |
A rotary timber charger having a charging assembly with at least two spaced apart transfer wheels each having at least one timber piece grasping assembly operative to grasp a section of a piece of timber at a grasping position, release the section of the piece of timber at a release position, and retain the section of the piece of timber therebetween. The rotary timber charger also comprises a stiffness measuring mechanism with at least one load application wheel positioned between consecutive transfer wheels and each comprising at least one load application member configured to momentarily apply a load on the piece of timber and at least one surface position measuring assembly measuring a first position and a second position of a measure surface, angularly spaced-apart from one another, with the load being applied in at least one of the first position and the second position of the measure surface. |
