Method and machine for slicing materials
AssigneeArmour and Company
InventorLawrence M. Skidmore
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Abstract
Drafts of preselected weight are sliced into a preselected number of slices by passing the material to be sliced through a curtain of radiation to measure the density of the material, and this measurement is used to calculate the length of each draft, which measurement is stored and subsequently read out to control the operation of a stepping hydroelectric motor which pushes the material through a cutting station at the proper speed.
Claims4
A method of slicing a plurality of drafts of a resilient material by moving said material through a slicing station comprising the steps of exerting a compressive force on said material to move said material through said station, relieving said force after each of said drafts have been sliced to prevent the slicing of slivers between said drafts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.