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US 10,654,663 B2Granted
Reversal mechanism
AssigneeSuperba
InventorsHubert Liebmann, Philippe Massotte
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Abstract
The present invention is a mechanism that reverses a product placed between a first upper conveyor belt and a second lower conveyor belt. The first one is linked to at least one cylinder on one end, characterized in that the reversal mechanism contains at least one means for clamping the product placed against the first conveyor belt moving on a portion of the periphery of the cylinder.
Claims19
A wire heat treatment device comprising:
- a structure forming a drying oven with a first opening for a wire entry and a second opening for a wire exit and integrating at least two superimposed conveyor belts within the drying oven;
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- at least one reversal mechanism, the at least one reversal mechanism comprising:
- a first upper conveyor belt;
- a second lower conveyor belt, wherein the first upper conveyor belt and the second lower conveyor belt are configured to be positioned respectively above and below a product;
- at least one cylinder;
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- at least one clamping means configured to clamp the product against a portion of the first upper conveyor belt, the portion of the first upper conveyor belt moving on a portion of a periphery of the at least one cylinder, wherein the first upper conveyor belt is linked to the at least one cylinder, and wherein the reversal mechanism is configured to reverse a direction of travel of the product from a first direction to a second direction parallel to and opposite from the first direction by moving the product from the first upper conveyor belt to the second lower conveyor belt or from the second lower conveyor belt to the first upper conveyor belt.
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A wire heat treatment device comprising:
- a structure forming a drying oven with a first opening for a wire entry and a second opening for a wire exit and integrating at least two superimposed conveyor belts;
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- at least one reversal mechanism, the at least one reversal mechanism comprising:
- a first conveyor belt configured to convey in a first direction;
- a second conveyor belt positioned vertically with respect to the first conveyor belt and configured to convey in a second direction different from the first direction;
- a reversal cylinder positioned between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt, wherein the first conveyor belt is wrapped around a portion of the reversal cylinder;
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- a clamping surface that contacts the first conveyor belt around the portion of the reversal cylinder, wherein the clamping surface is configured to (1) clamp a product between the clamping surface and the first conveyor belt as the product traverses the portion of the reversal cylinder, (2) release the product after the product has traversed the portion of the reversal cylinder by diverging from the first conveyor belt and (3) reverse a direction of travel of the product from the first direction to the second direction as the product traverses the portion of the reversal cylinder to move the product from the first conveyor belt to the second conveyor belt or from the second conveyor belt to the first conveyor belt.
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