摘要 |
This invention is related to a delimbing device for processing trees comprising a grabbing device including at least two grabbing arms being movable towards and away from each other in order to grab a tree, one or more limbing members to limb the tree, at least two rolls to feed the tree through the apparatus and a severing device to sever the tree, said rolls being arranged on said grabbing arms in order to follow the grabbing arms in their movements towards and away from a tree movement path through the apparatus, said apparatus being connected to a crane arm through a rotational connection allowing pivotal movement of the apparatus relative to the crane arm in an essentially vertical plane, wherein the apparatus in addition is connected to the crane arm through a second rotational connection having an essentially vertical axis, about which the apparatus is rotatable in a suspended state by means of a drive means with said grabbing arms depending downwardly from said second rotational connection.
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