Divider insert feed system
OwnerDoug Petrovich, Matt Williamson +2inventors
InventorsDoug Petrovich, Matt Williamson, Randy Bird, Lester Page, JR.
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Abstract
A divider insert feed system, comprising: a drive roller (50) capable of displacing paper; at least one of an upper shear blade (100) or a lower shear blade (90) that is positioned downstream of the drive roller (50). The upper shear blade (100) and the lower shear blade (90) capable of cutting a length of paper to form a divider insert (230). An air knife (120) that is capable of displacing the divider insert (230) to a cutting position (500); a slicing blade (20) disposed upwardly from the divider insert (230). The slicing blade (20) capable of descending and pushing the divider insert (230) downwardly to position the divider insert (230) into position into a workpiece.
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A divider insert feed system, comprising:
- a drive roller (50) capable of displacing paper;
- at least one of an upper shear blade (100) or a lower shear blade (90) that is positioned downstream of said drive roller (50), said upper shear blade (100) and said lower shear blade (90) capable of cutting a length of paper to form a divider insert (230);
- an air knife (120) that is capable of displacing the divider insert (230) to a cutting position (500);
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- a slicing blade (20) disposed upwardly from said divider insert (230), said slicing blade (20) capable of descending and pushing said divider insert (230) downwardly to position said divider insert (230) into position into a workpiece.
A divider insert feed system, comprising:
- a drive roller (50) capable of displacing paper;
- at least one of an upper shear blade (100) or a lower shear blade (90) that is positioned downstream of said drive roller (50), said upper shear blade (100) and said lower shear blade (90) capable of cutting a length of paper to form a divider insert (230);
- an air knife (120) that is capable of displacing the divider insert (230) to a cutting position (500);
- a slicing blade (20) disposed upwardly from said divider insert (230), said slicing blade (20) capable of descending and pushing said divider insert (230) downwardly to position said divider insert (230) into position into a workpiece;
- said air knife (120) is disposed downwardly from said slicing blade (20);
- said air knife (120) has an air gap (240) of 0.002 inches;
- said air knife (120) has a vacuum chamber (110) defined by a top wall (300) and a bottom wall (310);
- said air knife (120) having a first wall (267) and said bottom wall (310) that are integral with a radius (270);
- said radius is about 0.25 inches;
- said air knife has an air chamber inlet (260) disposed downwardly from
- said air gap (240), whereby air can flow from said air chamber inlet (260) to said air gap (240);
- a first air flow (250) starting in the air gap (240) and displacing downstream through said vacuum chamber (110);
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- a second air flow (255) extending from a suction point (280) downstream to said first air flow (250).
A method of displacing divider inserts between adjacent pieces of a food item, comprising the steps of:
- providing (600) a divider insert roll;
- displacing (610) a portion of the divider insert roll adjacent a shear blade;
- cutting (620) a portion of said divider insert roll to form a divider insert (230);
- displacing (630) said divider insert (230) through an air knife (120) to be positioned downwardly from a slicing blade;
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- displacing (640) said divider insert (230) downwardly between two adjacent pieces of food.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.