Cutter for non-woven carpet machine
AssigneePermalock Company, Inc.
InventorMartin L. Abel
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Abstract
A cutter for a non-woven carpet machine in the form of a continuous belt or band which is tensioned and moves continuously in one direction against advancing yarn strands. A sharpening mechanism can be provided to sharpen the blade while it is moving and without stopping the carpet making machine by moving the blade against the sharpening mechanism. A cooling unit can be provided for circulating cooling air against the carpet backing layers to harden adhesive in which the yarn is embedded.
Claims6
A machine for making non-woven bonded carpet, comprising bonding means for bonding a plurality of lengths of material between opposing backing layers, a cutting mechanism comprising an endless cutting blade vertically disposed with a cutting edge along the top edge thereof, moving means for moving the blade continuously in one direction longitudinally, advancing means for advancing the lengths of material and backing layers vertically toward the blade, the blade being located so that a substantial length of the blade moves across the path along which the lengths of material are advanced to sever said lengths of material and form two lengths of carpet, guide means for guiding the blade in substantially a straight line across the entire width of said path, said guide means including a groove adapted to receive and guide the blade, and support means for supporting the blade, the support means including a plurality of spaced apart surfaces in the groove for engaging and supporting the side of the blade opposite the cutting edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.