METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDING TWIGS ONE BY ONE FROM A BUNDLE OF ENERGY FOREST SPROUTS

摘要

The invention is directed to a method for feeding twigs one by one from a bundle of energy forest sprouts (3), for the further handling or treatment thereof, whereby the bundle of sprouts is placed with the root ends of the sprouts resting against a chute (1) being substantially V-shaped in cross-section and being open upwardly: the sprouts (3) of the bundle are brought to move in a direction towards the forward end of the chute (1); by gravity the sprouts are brought to fall down one by one after one another through a down-feed aperture (5); and immediately below the down-feed aperture (5) the sprouts are brought into engagement with a drive apparatus (13) for continued down-feed of the sprouts (3). The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing said method.