Apparatus for conveying sheets such as veneer having improved wicket construction
AssigneeDrying Systems, Inc.
InventorsJames W. Chard, Jr., Timothy F. Corrigan
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Abstract
A sheet conveying apparatus which includes a conveyor operable for movement through an arcuate run and a substantially rectilinear run includes improved "wickets" defined by elongate arms which are carried by the conveyor and extend outwardly therefrom for transferring conveyor movement to a sheet of material, such as veneer. Each improved arm is provided with opposed sides which flex outwardly relative to one another during movement of an arm through the arcuate run. The advantage in such a construction results in a strengthened arm supported in cantilever manner during the arcuate run.
Claims10
In sheet conveying apparatus including a conveyor operable for movement through an arcuate run and a substantially rectilinear run, the improvement comprising:
- elongate arm means carried by the conveyor and extending outwardly therefrom for transferring conveyor movement to a sheet, said arm means including first and second, spaced-apart elongate members which flex outwardly relative to one another during movement of said arm means through the arcuate run, said elongate members being interconnected adjacent their outer ends, and
- means for mounting said elongate members including first and second mounting means provided on the conveyor which angulate one relative to the other during the arcuate run and which align in the direction of conveyance during the rectilinear run, said first and second elongate members being mounted on and extending outwardly from said first and second mounting means, respectively.
In sheet conveying apparatus including a conveyor operable for movement through an arcuate run and a substantially rectilinear run, the improvement comprising:
- first and second arrays of arm means carried by the conveyor and laterally spaced-apart thereon extending outwardly therefrom for transferring conveyor movement to sheets, each array being defined by a plurality of adjacent arm means aligned in the direction of conveyance, each arm means including a pair of spaced-apart elongate members which are interconnected adjacent their outer ends and which are connected to an elongate member of an adjacent arm means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.