US 12,290,029 B2
Processing head for a forestry machine
Federico Giudiceandrea, Bressanone (IT); Martin Bacher, Pfalzen (IT); and Enrico Ursella, Mestre (IT)
Assigned to MICROTEC S.R.L., Bressanone BZ (IT)
Filed by MICROTEC S.R.L., Bressanone BZ (IT)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/502,498.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000025426 (IT), filed on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0124990 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A01G 23/083 (2006.01); A01G 23/095 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01); G01N 23/083 (2018.01)
CPC A01G 23/083 (2013.01) [A01G 23/095 (2013.01); G01L 5/0052 (2013.01); G01L 5/0061 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 23/083 (2013.01); G01N 2223/619 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processing head (10) for a forestry machine (1), the processing head (10) for processing a tree (9) having a trunk (92) with a longitudinal direction (90), branches (94) extending from the trunk (92) transversely to the longitudinal direction (90) and knots (96) extending into the trunk (92), the processing head (10) comprising:
a frame (2) having a seat (20) for receiving the trunk (92) of the tree (9) to be processed;
a motorised device for moving the trunk (92) relative to the seat (20), wherein the motorised device advances the trunk (92) through the seat (20) along the longitudinal direction (90) of the trunk (92);
one or more blades (26) for cutting the branches (94) from the trunk (92) as the trunk (92) advances through the seat (20);
a detection system that is managed by a computer and detects positions of the branches (94) and/or of the knots (96) on the trunk (92) during a processing of the tree (9) in which the branches (94) are cut from the trunk (92) as the trunk (92) advances through the seat (20);
whereby information on the positions of the branches (94) and/or of the knots (96) on the trunk (92) is obtained during the processing of the tree (9) by the processing head (10) itself and is processed by the computer.