Feeding device for advancing fiber material to a fiber processing machine
AssigneeTrutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorFerdinand Leifeld
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Abstract
A feeding device for advancing fiber material includes a driven feed roll; a support element immovably held during operation and extending spaced from and generally parallel to the feed roll; and a feed tray assembly composed of a plurality of side-by-side positioned feed tray segments. Each feed tray segment is of a resilient material and has a first portion (end portion) immovably affixed to the support element and a movable, second portion having a surface oriented toward the feed roll and cooperating therewith for advancing the fiber material passing through a nip defined between the feed roll and each feed tray segment. The second portion of each feed tray segment is displaceable toward and away from the feed roll.
Claims23
A feeding device for advancing fiber material comprising
- (a) a driven feed roll having a rotary axis and an axial length;
- (b) a support element being immovably held during operation and extending spaced from and generally parallel to said feed roll;
- and
- (c) a feed tray assembly composed of a plurality of side-by-side positioned feed tray segments;
- each feed tray segment being of a resilient material and having
- (1) a first portion immovably affixed to said support element;
- said first portion constituting an immovable end portion;
- and
- (2) a movable second portion having a surface oriented toward said feed roll and cooperating therewith for advancing the fiber material passing through a nip defined between said feed roll and each said feed tray segment;
- said second portion being displaceable toward and away from said feed roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.