Disengageable roll positioning apparatus
OwnerArthur Wayne Edwardsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for the rapid engagement and disengagement of a passive roll with a drive roll. The apparatus comprises a locking lever mechanism which positions a self-aligning roll-holding yoke assembly in a manner such as to form a precise nip line between the passive roll and drive roll.
Claims2
A roll positioning apparatus for urging a passive roll into engagement with a drive roll comprising a self-aligning yoke assembly cooperatively joined to a locking lever mchanism comprised of three interacting members pivotably connected at three sites and communicating between an adjustable anchor base and said yoke assembly, said three interacting members comprising:
- (1) a yoke anchor attached at one extremity to said yoke assembly and attached by means of an upper pivot pin at its opposite extremity to (2) a moving clevis which is attached by means of a middle pivot pin at its opposite extremity to (3) a lever which at its opposite extremity is attached by means of a lower pivot pin to an adjustable anchor base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.