Apparatus for feeding strip material from coil stock
OwnerRichard D. Nordlofinventor
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Abstract
A vertical axis coil stock feed apparatus having a turntable rotatable about an upright axis for rotatably supporting coil stock with the coil axis upright. An arm is mounted on a post alongside the turntable for vertical adjustment relative thereto and a coil cover is rotatably mounted on the arm above the turntable for engagement with the upper end of the coil. A stationary coil shroud is also mounted on the arm with coil retainers extending downwardly at spaced locations around the periphery of the coil cover to limit radial expansion of the coil windings. The arm, together with the coil cover and shroud supported thereby, is power operated between lower and raised positions, and a limit switch is operated when the coil cover engages the upper end of the coil stack to stop downward movement of the arm.
Claims14
Apparatus for feeding strip material from wound coil stock means having a coil eye and opposite ends to a processing station comprising, a base, a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis and adapted to support coil stock means with the coil eye upright, support post means mounted on the base and extending upwardly therefrom at a location outwardly of the turntable, an arm mounted on the support post means for vertical adjustment relative to the base and extending from the post above the turntable, a coil cover mounted on the arm for rotation relative thereto about a vertical axis generally coaxial with the turntable axis and adapted to engage an upper end of a coil stock means on the turntable for limiting upward movement of coil winding, and a stationary coil shroud mounted on the arm and having means extending downwardly to a level below the coil cover for limiting radial movement of coil windings.
An apparatus for feeding strip material from wound coil stock means having a coil eye and opposite ends to a processing station comprising, a base, a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis and adapted to support a coil stock means with the coil eye upright, support post means mounted on the base and extending upwardly therefrom at a location outwardly of the turntable, an arm mounted on the support post means for vertical adjustment relative to the base and extending from the post above the turntable, power operated means for vertically adjusting said arm relative to said base, a coil cover mounted in the arm for rotation about an axis generally coaxial with the turntable axis and for limited vertical movement relative to the arm, and control means including means responsive to a preselected vertical movement of the coil cover relative to the arm for controlling operation of said power operated means.
An apparatus for feeding strip material according to claim B including a stationary coil shroud mounted on the arm and having means extending downwardly to a level below the coil cover for limiting radial movement of coil windings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.