Stacker-cutter-weigher
AssigneeWacker Silicones Corporation
InventorsLee R. Andre, Mark E. Salemka
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Abstract
A stacker-cutter-weigher apparatus for supplying a continuous supply of a product having a preselected weight which comprises extruding a continuous stock of polymeric material having a substantially stable cross-sectional area, cutting the stock into finite sections, and placing the sections on a scale. The measured weight is sensed by a central control which adjusts the length of the next section so as to adjust the weight thereof. A further adjustment occurs as each section is placed on the scale. This provides a final product having a substantially preselected weight.
Claims5
Stacker-cutter-weigher apparatus for providing a continuous supply of a product having a selected weight comprising
- means for extruding a continuous stock of polymeric material having a substantially constant cross-sectional area;
- cutter means for selectively cutting said stock into sections having a finite length;
- first conveyor means for moving said continuous stock to said cutter;
- means for measuring the length of said stock passing through said cutter;
- second conveyor means for moving each of said cut sections away from said cutter;
- a scale for measuring the weight of said sections;
- means for individually transferring each of said cut sections from said second conveyor to said scale;
- control means connected to said extruding means, said cutter means, said measuring means, and said scale means for making any necessary adjustment of the finite lengths of each additional section in response to the total weight of said previously cut sections as measured by said scale after each individual section is transferred to said scale;
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- means for removing said sections from said scale after a predetermined number of said sections have been placed on said scale.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.