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US 2023/0067693 A1Published application
Device and method for cutting insulation
AssigneeVicon Machinery LLC
InventorsDale Foster, Mike Fischer, Jared Wells, William Dennis
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Abstract
An insulation cutter for a liner application machine in an assembly line and method of operation that cuts an insulative thermal blanket using a rotary cutter to traverse the width of the thermal insulation blanket while the insulative thermal blanket is separate from the metal ductwork. The pieces are then later brought into contact for attachment.
Claims20
A liner application machine for attaching an insulative thermal blanket to a piece of metal ductwork, the machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a roll of insulative thermal blanket material mounted on said frame;
- a piece of metal ductwork carried by said frame;
- a gripping mechanism for removing a portion of said insulative thermal blanket material from said roll;
- and
- a cutting mechanism including a motorized rotary blade which is configured to traverse a path across said portion of said insulative thermal blanket material cutting a piece of blanket from said roll;
- wherein, when said piece of blanket is cut from said portion, said piece of blanket and said piece of metal ductwork are not in contact with each other;
- and
- wherein, after said piece of blanket is cut from said portion, said piece of blanket is brought into contact with said piece of metal ductwork and attached to said metal ductwork.
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A method for cutting an insulative thermal blanket during assembly of lined ductwork, the method comprising:
- providing a liner application machine, the machine comprising:
- a frame;
- a roll of insulative thermal blanket material mounted on said frame;
- a piece of metal ductwork carried by said frame;
- a gripping mechanism for removing a portion of said insulative thermal blanket material from said roll;
- and
- a cutting mechanism including a motorized rotary blade which is configured to traverse a path across said portion of said insulative thermal blanket material;
- cutting with said cutting mechanism, a piece of blanket from said portion when said piece of blanket and said piece of metal ductwork are not in contact with each other;
- and
- after said cutting, said machine moving said piece of blanket into contact with said piece of metal ductwork and attaching said piece of blanket to said metal ductwork.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.