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US 2020/0047284 A9Published application
Conveyor system for high production laser cutting automated system
AssigneeAmada America, Inc.
InventorsMichael Beransky, Mihai Cioclei, Joseph Elkin, Jose Garcia
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Abstract
A laser cutting system wherein a conveyor system indexes sheet material through various processing stations, the processing stations operating simultaneously during the time period when the conveyor is stopped and wherein the conveyor system is in the form of an endless belt.
Claims10
A conveyor for use in a laser cutting system for rapidly moving first and second material sheets through a plurality of processing stations comprising:
- a material storage device for storing said first material sheet;
- a conveyor system having first, second and third processing stations;
- means for loading said first material sheet on said conveyor system at said first processing station;
- means for moving said conveyor system in a direction towards said second processing station, said movement comprising a series of sequential steps;
- a laser cutting station at said second processing station whereby parts are formed in said first material sheet and leaving a remainder of material;
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- a part unloading station at said third location whereby said parts are removed from said first material sheet as it exits said laser cutting station.
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