Roller entry guide having improved guide insert and roller adjustment means

A guide insert assembly for use with a roller entry guide box having intake and discharge ends, guide rolls carried externally of the box adjacent the discharge end and a through central bore interconnecting said ends, comprising;

• A. a first guide insert
• 1. releasably attachable to said guide box within said central bore adjacent said end,
• 2. with one end projecting beyond said discharge end in close proximity with said guide rolls;
• and
• B. a second guide insert
• 1. releasably attachable to said guide box within said central bore adjacent said intake end,
• 2. with one end engaging the non-projecting end of said first guide insert and the remaining end projecting beyond said intake end.

A roller entry guide, comprising;

• A. a housing having
• 1. an intake end and a discharge end and
• 2. a through central bore communicating said intake and discharge ends;
• B. a guide insert assembly
• 1. releasably secured to said housing within said through central bore and
• 2. having a through central passageway disposed coaxially with said through central bore of said housing;
• C. adjustable support means carried by opposed sides of said housing;
• D. a pair of guide rolls
• 1. attached to said support means adjacent said discharge end
• 2. and spaced from the center line of said through central bore of said housing;
• and
• E. adjustment means carried by said housing and said support means and accessible from the top of said housing for moving said guide rolls relatively of the center line of said through central bore of said housing.

A roller entry guide, comprising;

• A. a housing having
• 1. an intake end and a discharge end and
• 2. a through central bore communicating said intake and discharge ends;
• B. a pair of guide rolls
• 1. mounted on said housing adjacent said discharge end,
• 2. and spaced from the center line of said through central bore of said housing;
• C. a first guide insert
• 1. secured to said housing within said through central bore thereof adjacent said discharge end,
• 2. with one end thereof partially projecting beyond said discharge end,
• 3. having a through central passageway disposed coaxially with said through central bore of said housing;
• D. a second guide insert
• 1. secured to said housing within said through central bore thereof,
• 2. with one end thereof in engagement with the non-projecting end of said first guide insert and
• 3. the remaining end thereof projecting beyond the intake end of said housing and
• 4. having a through central passageway in communication with said passageway of said first guide insert;
• E. means for adjusting the spacing of said guide rolls
• 1. carried by said housing and
• 2. being accessible from the top of said housing;
• and
• F. said adjustment means including
• 1. a pair of elongate roller leaves pivotally mounted on opposed sides of said housing;
• and
• 2. cam means interconnecting said roller leaves to said housing for camming engagement between said leaves and said housing.