Matched velocity transfer apparatus for a sheet material article trimmer
AssigneeGoss International Americas, Inc.
InventorsKevin Lauren Cote, Richard Daniel Curley, Benedict Sammuel Raffaele
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Abstract
A transfer apparatus for a sheet material article trimmer includes a transfer element configured to grip the sheet material article and move the sheet material article in a transfer direction onto a side table of the sheet material article trimmer. A driver is provided, the driver being configured to move the transfer element at the same speed as the side table during period of time when the sheet material article is gripped by the transfer element and the side table is moving in the transfer direction.
Claims20
A transfer apparatus for a sheet material article trimmer, the transfer apparatus comprising:
- a transfer element configured to grip the sheet material article and move the sheet material article in a transfer direction onto a side table of the sheet material article trimmer;
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- a driver configured to move the transfer element at a same speed as the side table during a first time period when the sheet material article is gripped by the transfer element and the side table is moving in the transfer direction.
A method for transferring a sheet material article in a sheet material article trimmer, the method comprising:
- gripping the sheet material article and moving the sheet material article in a transfer direction onto a side table of the sheet material article trimmer in a transfer direction using a transfer element;
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- moving the transfer element at a same speed as a side table of the sheet material article trimmer using a driver during a first time period when the sheet material article is gripped by the transfer element and the side table is moving in the transfer direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.