Device for stripping and blanking operations
AssigneeAtlas Die LLC
InventorsDavid J. Coursey, Brightman Kenneth Holliday
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Abstract
A deflectable lifting device can be mounted to a frame, work surface, or other member of a material conveying system. The deflectable lifting device can have a base that mounts into a mounting slot of a frame, and a bendable arm arranged in the pathway of a material conveying system, such as a paper stripping or paper blanking work station. When a sheet of material travels over the deflectable lifting device, the bendable arm can bend and deflect downwardly, but still contacts the sheet of material to provide a small margin of elevation or lift to the sheet of material. The sheet of material can therefore be elevated above edges, holes, or other obstructions in the pathway, which could otherwise jam or snag the delivery of the sheet of material.
Claims20
A material conveying system comprising:
- a frame having a planar top surface;
- a mounting slot formed in the frame and including an opening at the planar top surface of the frame;
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- a deflectable lifting device comprising a base and a bendable arm extending from the base, the base being disposed in the mounting slot, wherein the bendable arm extends from the base, upwardly and away from the mounting slot, and above the planar top surface of the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.