公开(公告)号：US07753357B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US12147839

申请日：2008-06-27

申请人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy

发明人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy

IPC分类号： B65H29/68

CPC分类号： B65H29/16 ,  B65H29/50 ,  B65H2404/254 ,  B65H2404/2691 ,  B65H2701/1762

摘要： A sheet stacking apparatus includes a conveyor support, a main conveyor connected to the conveyor support and having a discharge end movable between a lowered position and a raised position, a transfer conveyor having a intake end roller support holding the intake end roller in a fixed relationship with respect to the conveyor support and a discharge end roller connected to a main conveyor intake end roller, at least one idler roller, and at least one belt supported by the transfer conveyor intake end roller and the transfer conveyor discharge end roller and passing over the at least one idler roller, the main conveyor discharge end being movable between a lowered position and a raised position, and wherein the transfer conveyor discharge end roller is shifted away from the transfer conveyor intake end roller by the main conveyor discharge end moving from the lowered position to the raised position.

摘要翻译： 一种纸张堆垛装置，包括输送支架，连接于输送支架的主输送机，具有可在下降位置和升高位置之间移动的排出端;传送输送机，具有将进气端滚子保持固定关系的进气端滚子支架 相对于输送机支撑件和连接到主输送机进纸端辊的排出端辊，至少一个惰辊，以及由传送输送机进气端辊和传送输送机排出端辊支撑的至少一个带，并且越过 至少一个空转辊，主输送机排出端可在下降位置和升高位置之间移动，并且其中传送输送机排出端辊通过主传送带排出端从下降位置移动离开传送输送机进纸端辊 位置到上升位置。

公开(公告)号：US07954628B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US12521830

申请日：2008-01-07

申请人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  Sharon L. Myers

发明人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  Sharon L. Myers

IPC分类号： B65G21/00

CPC分类号： B65G51/32 ,  B65H29/50

摘要： A stacking apparatus includes a base, a main conveyor pivotably supported on the base that is pivotable between a first, lowered, position and a second, raised, position, an accumulator section downstream of a discharge end of the main conveyor for receiving articles from the main conveyor, where the accumulator section includes a support for supporting a stack of items fed to the accumulator section by the main conveyor. Also, at least one optical sensor detecting the presence of an object in the main conveyor travel path and at least one controller operatively connected to the main conveyor and the optical sensor, the at least one controller receiving signals from the optical sensor and controlling the main conveyor based on the signals and on the direction of movement of the main conveyor.

摘要翻译： 堆叠装置包括基座，可枢转地支撑在基座上的主输送机，该主输送机可在第一下降位置和第二升高位置之间枢转，在主输送机的排放端下游的蓄压器部分， 主输送机，其中蓄能器部分包括支撑件，用于支撑通过主输送机馈送到蓄能器部分的物料堆。 此外，至少一个光学传感器检测主传送器行进路径中的物体的存在以及操作地连接到主传送器和光学传感器的至少一个控制器，所述至少一个控制器从光学传感器接收信号并控制主传感器 输送机基于信号和主输送机的运动方向。

公开(公告)号：US07717419B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US12057715

申请日：2008-03-28

申请人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  Sharon L. Myers

发明人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  Sharon L. Myers

IPC分类号： B65H31/32

CPC分类号： B65H31/32 ,  B65H2403/41 ,  B65H2405/323 ,  B65H2701/1762

摘要： A sheet stacking device includes a support frame, a conveyor and an accumulator at a discharge end of the conveyor, the accumulator having a plurality of elongate fingers, at least one of which includes a rack having teeth along a first side, a rotatable drive shaft extending in a width direction of the conveyor, a gear having teeth mounted on the drive shaft and operatively engaging the rack teeth, and a rotary actuator operably connected to the drive shaft, the rotary actuator rotating said drive shaft in a first and second directions to move an end of the elongate fingers toward and away from the conveyor discharge end of the conveyor. Also a method of operating the device.

摘要翻译： 片材堆垛装置包括在输送机的排放端处的支撑框架，输送机和储存器，所述蓄能器具有多个细长的指状物，其中至少一个包括具有沿着第一侧的齿的齿条，可旋转的驱动轴 在输送机的宽度方向上延伸的齿轮，具有安装在驱动轴上并可操作地接合齿条齿的齿轮和可操作地连接到驱动轴的旋转致动器，旋转致动器将第一和第二方向的所述驱动轴旋转到 将细长指状物的端部朝向和远离输送机的输送机排出端移动。 还有一种操作该设备的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07854428B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-21

申请号：US12100947

申请日：2008-04-10

申请人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  John Lavin

发明人： Clarence Allen, Jr. ,  Michael Lippy ,  John Lavin

IPC分类号： B65H5/02

CPC分类号： B65H29/12 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2553/40 ,  B65H2801/42 ,  B65H2220/02 ,  B65H2220/11

摘要： A rotary die cut stacking system for use with a rotary die cutter having a rotary die configured to output die-cut sheets of material, the system including a stacker and a layboy for carrying die-cut sheets of material in a first direction from the die cutter to the stacker, wherein, the layboy has upper arms and lower arms defining a nip region therebetween for receiving the die-cut sheets, at least some of the upper arms and at least some of the lower arms being moveable transversely to the first direction, the layboy including at least one optical beam generator configured to direct an optical beam against a portion of the rotary die cutter so that a position of the arms relative to the rotary die can be determined based on the location of the optical beam on the portion of the rotary die cutter.

摘要翻译： 一种旋转模切堆叠系统，用于具有旋转模具的旋转模切机，所述旋转模具被配置为输出模切材料片，所述系统包括堆垛机和铺砌机，用于在模具的第一方向上承载模切材料片材 切割器到堆叠器，其中，铺位者具有在其间限定其间的压区的上臂和下臂，用于接收模切片，至少一些上臂和至少一些下臂能够横向于第一方向移动 所述铺路者包括至少一个光束发生器，其被配置成将光束引导到旋转模切割器的一部分上，使得臂相对于旋转模具的位置可以基于光束在该部分上的位置来确定 的旋转模切机。