Front end conveyor having scrap removal brush
AssigneeA. G. Stacker Inc.
InventorsDalton Hege, Eric Stempihar, Joseph Wunder, Clarence C. Allen, Jr.
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Abstract
A front end conveyor includes a frame having a first side and a second side, a lower deck including a plurality of sheet supports and an upper deck including a plurality of sheet guides. Upper portions of the sheet supports lie in a first plane, and the plurality of sheet supports and the plurality of sheet guides define therebetween a sheet transport path for moving sheets in a sheet transport direction toward the downstream end of the front end conveyor. At least one helical brush is positioned at the sheet transport path and is configured to engage scrap material on the plurality of sheets. The conveyor also includes a drive configured to rotate the helical brush.
Claims16
A front end conveyor having an upstream end and a downstream end, the front end conveyor comprising:
- a frame having a first side and a second side;
- a lower deck including a plurality of sheet supports, upper portions of the sheet supports lying in a first plane;
- an upper deck including a plurality of sheet guides, the plurality of sheet supports and the plurality of sheet guides defining therebetween a sheet transport path for moving sheets in a sheet transport direction toward the downstream end of the front end conveyor,
- at least one helical brush positioned at the sheet transport path and configured to engage scrap material on the plurality of sheets, and
- a drive configured to rotate the helical brush,
- wherein the at least one helical brush is mounted for rotation about an axis located above the sheet transport path.
A front end conveyor having an upstream end and a downstream end, the front end conveyor comprising:
- a frame having a first side and a second side;
- a lower deck including a plurality of sheet supports, upper portions of the sheet supports lying in a first plane;
- an upper deck including a plurality of sheet guides, the plurality of sheet supports and the plurality of sheet guides defining therebetween a sheet transport path for moving sheets in a sheet transport direction toward the downstream end of the front end conveyor,
- at least one helical brush positioned at the sheet transport path and configured to engage scrap material on the plurality of sheets, and
- a drive configured to rotate the helical brush,
- wherein the at least one helical brush comprises a plurality of helical brushes spaced apart from each another in a direction perpendicular to the sheet transport direction, and
- wherein the plurality of helical brushes are driven by a single drive shaft operably connected to the drive.
A front end conveyor having an upstream end and a downstream end, the front end conveyor comprising:
- a frame having a first side and a second side;
- a lower deck including a plurality of sheet supports, upper portions of the sheet supports lying in a first plane;
- an upper deck including a plurality of sheet guides, the plurality of sheet supports and the plurality of sheet guides defining therebetween a sheet transport path for moving sheets in a sheet transport direction toward the downstream end of the front end conveyor,
- at least one helical brush positioned at the sheet transport path and configured to engage scrap material on the plurality of sheets, and
- a drive configured to rotate the helical brush,
- wherein the at least one helical brush is mounted for rotation about an axis located above the sheet transport path,
- wherein each of the plurality of sheet supports comprises a shaft transverse to the sheet transport direction and at least one disk mounted for rotation around an axis of the shaft,
- wherein a plurality of disks are mounted on each of the plurality of shafts for rotation with the shafts,
- wherein the sheet guides each comprise a belt supported for rotation between a pair of pulleys, and
- wherein the at least one helical brush comprises a plurality of helical brushes spaced apart from each another in a direction perpendicular to the sheet transport direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.