Sheet pile supporting assembly and method for operating a sheet pile supporting assembly
AssigneeBobst Mex SA
InventorsPatrice Chatry, Maude Steiner
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Abstract
A sheet pile supporting assembly (24) for a sheet material processing machine is presented. It comprises a plurality of sheet pile supporting bars (28) and a movable guiding means for selectively moving one or more of the sheet pile supporting bars (28) from a retracted position to an extended position. Additionally, an automatic selection unit (30) is provided for automatically selecting the sheet pile supporting bars (28) to be moved to the extended position and for coupling the selected sheet pile supporting bars (28) to the movable guiding means. Moreover, a method for operating a sheet pile supporting assembly (24) for a sheet material processing machine is explained.
Claims16
A sheet pile supporting assembly for a sheet material processing machine, the sheet pile supporting assembly comprising:
- a plurality of sheet pile supporting bars extending substantially in parallel and being movable between a retracted and an extended position respectively, wherein the sheet pile supporting bars are adapted to support a sheet pile while in the extended position,
- a movable guide for selectively moving one or more of the sheet pile supporting bars from the retracted position to the extended position, and
- an automatic selection unit for automatically selecting the sheet pile supporting bars to be moved to the extended position and for coupling the selected sheet pile supporting bars to the movable guide,
- wherein the selection unit comprises a scanner unit adapted for detecting geometrical obstacles in an extension space associated with the sheet pile supporting bars.
A method for operating a sheet pile supporting assembly for a sheet material processing machine, wherein the sheet pile supporting assembly comprises a plurality of sheet pile supporting bars being movable between a retracted position and an extended position respectively, and wherein the sheet pile supporting bars are adapted to support a sheet pile while in the extended position only, the method comprising:
- automatically selecting a group of sheet pile supporting bars to be moved to the extended position for supporting the sheet pile,
- wherein the automatically selecting the group of sheet pile supporting bars comprises detecting geometrical obstacles hindering one or more sheet pile supporting bars when moved to the respective extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.