Apparatus and method for guiding metal strip
OwnerThomas S. Campbell, Robert E. Campbellinventors
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Abstract
Belt-like traveling guide apparatus has been provided for guiding side edges of metal strip material that is being positively advanced from, for example, an uncoiling station to a second or processing station. Side pairs of idler guide rolls are employed for maintaining the material in a planar relation during its movement, and idler head and tail and upper and lower guide rollers are employed for maintaining one side face of each of a pair of continuous belts in synchronized movement engagement with opposite side edges of the material to thereby protect them and, at the same time, positively and accurately align the material during its forwardly advancing movement between the stations.
Claims16
A method of feeding strip material from an uncoiling or first apparatus station into a processing second apparatus station which comprises, maintaining a pair of continuous flexible belts in an aligning-guiding relation along opposite side edges of the strip material while positively advancing it from the first station into the second station, positively guiding the strip material between the belts while causing the belts to move forwardly in substantially synchronized engagement with opposite side edges of the strip material, and maintaining a wide side face of the pair of belts in an engaging relation along and with adjacent longitudinal side edges of the strip material during its advancing movement.
Aligning apparatus for strip material that is being positively advanced endwise from one station into a processing second station from a coil of the material at one station which comprises, pairs of strip material guiding rolls operatively positioned in a planar pass supporting and guiding relation with the strip material during its advancing movement and in a transversely spaced-apart opposed relation with respect to each other for guiding the strip material in a substantially planar path between the two stations, a pair of longitudinally spaced-apart idler head and tail rollers operatively positioned along each side edge of the strip material, continuous alignment belts of flexible wear-resistant metal carried on said pairs of head and tail rollers and positioned in a side face to edge engaging relation along opposite side edges of the strip material between the stations, said alignment belts being adapted to be moved by and to positively guide the strip material during its advancing movement, and upper and lower idler guide rollers positioned along each of said alignment belts for maintaining one side face thereof in engagement with an adjacent side edge of the strip material.
Aligning apparatus for strip material that is being positively advanced endwise from one station into a processing second station which comprises, a pair of longitudinally spaced-apart head and tail rollers operatively positioned to extend perpendicular to and along a side edge of the strip material, continuous alignment belt means of flexible wear-resistant material carried on said pair of head and tail rollers, and bracket means positioning said pair of head and tail rollers to carry said belt in an aligning position along the side edge of the strip material for guiding engagement and movement therewith.
Aligning apparatus for strip material during its positive advancing movement endwise from one station into a processing second station which comprises, a pair of longitudinally spaced-apart head and tail rollers operatively positioned along opposite side edges of the strip material between said stations, a continuous belt of flexible wear-resistant material carried on each said pair of head and tail rollers, and said pairs of head and tail rollers operatively mounting said belts in an edge-aligning relation along the strip material between the stations for substantially synchronous movement with respect thereto during its endwise advancing movement.
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