DIRECTIONAL AIR KNIFE
    1.
    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.

    Layboy having at least one diverted belt section

    公开(公告)号:US11649132B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17580297

    申请日:2022-01-20

    摘要: A layboy includes an upper belt section with a plurality of transversely spaced upper belts that extend in a longitudinal direction such that bottom portions of the upper belts lie in a first plane that defines an upper boundary of a transport path through the layboy and a lower belt section having a plurality of transversely spaced lower belts that extend in the longitudinal direction such that top portions of the lower belts lie in a second plane that defines an upper boundary of the transport path. The bottom portion of one of the top belts and/or the top portion of one of the bottom belts extends away from the transport path to define a gap in the transport path at which scrap moving through the layboy can fall out of the transport path.

    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.

    Layboy having at least one diverted belt section

    公开(公告)号:US11261048B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16787102

    申请日:2020-02-11

    IPC分类号: B65H29/12 B65H5/02 B65H31/32

    摘要: A layboy includes an upper belt section with a plurality of transversely spaced upper belts that extend in a longitudinal direction such that bottom portions of the upper belts lie in a first plane that defines an upper boundary of a transport path through the layboy and a lower belt section having a plurality of transversely spaced lower belts that extend in the longitudinal direction such that top portions of the lower belts lie in a second plane that defines an upper boundary of the transport path. The bottom portion of one of the top belts and/or the top portion of one of the bottom belts extends away from the transport path to define a gap in the transport path at which scrap moving through the layboy can fall out of the transport path.

    ADJUSTABLE BREAK BUNDLE BREAKER
    6.
    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.