BUNDLE BREAKER HAVING MOVABLE PLATEN AND KIT FOR RETROFITTING BUNDLE BREAKER WITH MOVABLE PLATEN

    公开(公告)号:US20220388193A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17831511

    申请日:2022-06-03

    IPC分类号: B26F3/00 B26D7/06 B26D7/04

    摘要: A bundle breaker including first and second platen assemblies mounted above upstream and downstream breaking supports with first and second actuators for moving the platen assemblies toward and away from the breaking supports and a third actuator for moving the downstream breaking support to perform a breaking operation. The first platen assembly and/or the second platen assembly each includes an upper platen assembly and a lower platen assembly supported by the upper platen assembly, the upper platen assembly including an upper platen and a support for the upper platen and the lower platen assembly including a lower platen supported for movement relative to the upper platen in the vertical direction and relative to the upper platen in the longitudinal direction.

    FRONT END CONVEYOR WITH CHAD WALL

    公开(公告)号:US20220355501A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17734707

    申请日:2022-05-02

    IPC分类号: B26D7/06 B65H29/12

    摘要: A front end conveyor includes a frame having a first side and a second side, a lower deck and an upper deck. The lower deck includes a plurality of sheet supports, and upper portions of the sheet supports lie in a first plane. The upper deck includes a plurality of sheet guides that define with the sheet supports a sheet transport path through the front end conveyor. A chad wall extends transversely to the sheet transport direction and has a top edge located below the sheet transport path and a front surface facing in the upstream direction and a plurality of fingers projecting from the front surface in the upstream direction. The top edge of the chad wall is positioned relative to the sheet transport path such that hanging chads depending from the sheets will impact the chad wall.

    CONVEYOR HAVING ADJUSTABLE NIP
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230038400A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17878461

    申请日:2022-08-01

    IPC分类号: B65H29/12

    摘要: A conveyor includes a frame, a carriage supported by the frame for sliding movement in a longitudinal direction, a lower conveyor deck supported by the frame and an upper deck. The lower deck has a plurality of contact elements, which may be wheels, for supporting sheets of material moving through the conveyor. The upper deck includes a rear portion having a plurality of longitudinally extending transversely spaced first belts each supported by a plurality of first pulleys and a front portion including a plurality of longitudinally extending transversely spaced second belts each supported a plurality of second pulleys. The plurality of second pulleys includes a first second pulley and a second second pulley that are supported by the carriage for movement with the carriage relative to the frame.

    DUAL CLAMSHELL FRONT END CONVEYOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220355503A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17734661

    申请日:2022-05-02

    IPC分类号: B26D7/18

    摘要: A front end conveyor include a lower deck having a plurality of lower sheet supports, an upstream upper deck having an upstream end at the upstream end of the front end conveyor, a downstream end and a plurality of first upper sheet guides and a downstream upper deck having an upstream end, a downstream end at the downstream end of the front end conveyor, and a plurality of second upper sheet guides. The lower sheet supports and the upper sheet guides define a sheet transport path for moving sheets of material though the conveyor. The downstream end of the upstream upper deck and the upstream end of the downstream upper deck are independently pivotably mounted to the frame such that the upstream end of the upstream upper deck and the downstream end of the downstream upper deck shiftable toward and away from the lower deck.

    DIRECTIONAL AIR KNIFE
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240335857A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18743684

    申请日:2024-06-14

    IPC分类号: B07B4/00 B07B13/16

    CPC分类号: B07B4/00 B07B13/16

    摘要: An air knife includes a housing having a first end, a second end spaced from the first end in a longitudinal direction, a side wall extending from the first end to the second end, an interior, an entrance aperture configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air to increase a pressure of air inside the housing and an exit aperture. A nozzle is located at the exit aperture and has a nozzle inlet in fluid communication with the exit aperture and also has a nozzle outlet. A plurality of baffles are located in the interior of the nozzle, and each of the baffles is angled relative to the longitudinal direction. Also an assembly of a plurality of the air knives.

    FRONT END CONVEYOR HAVING ADJUSTABLE ENTRANCE SUPPORT

    公开(公告)号:US20220356032A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17734673

    申请日:2022-05-02

    IPC分类号: B65H29/66 B65H29/14

    摘要: A front end conveyor has an upstream end and a downstream end, a lower deck including a plurality of primary sheet supports and an upper deck including a plurality of sheet guides. Upper portions of the primary sheet supports lie in a first plane and the sheet supports and sheet guides define a sheet transport path for moving sheets in a sheet transport direction. A pivotable sheet support extends from an upstream end of the lower deck and has at least one surface lying in a second plane. The pivotable sheet support is pivotable from a first position in which the second plane forms a first angle with the first plane and a second position in which the second plane forms a second angle with the first plane, the second angle being different than the first angle.

    ADJUSTABLE BREAK BUNDLE BREAKER
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210308898A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17220973

    申请日:2021-04-02

    摘要: A bundle breaker has upstream and downstream breaking supports and first and second platens located above the breaking supports that are configured to be raised and lowered by actuators to selectively clamp a log between the platens and the breaking supports. A third actuator applies a shifting force to the downstream breaking support to shift an input end of the downstream breaking support relative to an output end of the upstream breaking support to break a second portion of the log from a first portion of the log. A controller controls the first actuator and the second actuator and the third actuator. Also, the controller is configured to stop or reduce the application of the shifting force in response to a determination that the second portion of the log has broken off the first portion of the log.

    BUNDLE BREAKER WITH SERVO-MOTOR CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20210308897A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17220968

    申请日:2021-04-02

    摘要: A bundle breaker has upstream and downstream breaking supports each having an input end and an output end. A first platen is located above the upstream breaking support, and a second platen is located above the downstream breaking support, and each platen has an actuator for moving the respective platen toward and away from the breaking supports to selectively clamp a log between the platens and the breaking supports. A third actuator is configured to apply a shifting force to the downstream breaking support to shift the input end of the downstream breaking support relative to the output end of the upstream breaking support from a first position toward a second position to break the second portion of the log from the first portion of the log. The first actuator and/or the second actuator and/or the third actuator includes at least one servo motor.