Three-knife cutting machine

Abstract

The invention concerns a three-knife cutting machine, in which dogs on a conveying chain in machine tempo transport the material to be cut from a magazine and into a transfer station, in which pushers moveable in the direction of transport take over the material to be cut and transport it up against stops in the cutting station, in which besides two back stops two stops for the head and foot sides of the delivered cutting material are provided, whereby the stops are moveable in machine tempo back into the transfer station and again into the cutting station and, for transport of the cut material from the cutting station, further stops are located before the first stops in the direction of transport and capable of moving together with the latter, the further stops being located at such a distance from the first stops that the further stops assume a carrying position in the cutting station for the cut material which is lying there when the first stops are located in the transfer station, and whereby all stops can be moved at right angles to the direction of transport out of the way of the material being cut and back. In this manner, the material being cut remains exactly aligned, even at high working speeds, is moved with care and the constructive design is simplified.

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