Architectural panel arching device
AssigneeCrown-PN L.L.C.
InventorsPercy Greenberg, Leonard A. Jacobsson, Wayne M. Wagner
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming an arch is architectural panels including a drive section and an arching section. Each of the drive section and arching section have at least one roller and cooperating follower with the rollers being adapted to engage the underside of the panel with a groove in the followers accepting side legs of the panel. In a preferred embodiment, two cooperating followers float along a common shaft in association with each roller.
Claims27
Apparatus for forming an arch in architectural panels of the type having an underside and side legs, the apparatus comprising a drive section and an arching section, each of said driving and arching sections including at least one roller and cooperating followers, said at least one roller adapted to engage the underside of the architectural panel, said cooperating followers each having a groove configured to accept the side legs of the architectural panels, said cooperating followers received upon a shaft, each of said cooperating followers being free to axially slide upon said shaft during formation of the arch in the architectural panel.
An apparatus for imparting a radius bend in a tapered architectural panel, said apparatus comprising a bending mechanism, and a series of panel driving members and a series of panel guiding members through which the tapered architectural panel passes, each of said panel guiding members of said series of panel guiding members comprising a pair of panel engaging followers, said followers being axially translatable upon a shaft during bending of the tapered architectural panel in response to the taper thereof, said bending mechanism comprising at least a single panel guide member of said series of panel guide members, said at least a single panel guide member being pivotable with respect to a corresponding panel driving member of said series of panel driving members.
An apparatus for imparting a radius bend in an architectural element, said apparatus comprising a bending mechanism, and a series of element driving members and a series of element guiding members through which the architectural element passes, each of said element guiding members of said series of element guiding members comprising an element engaging follower, said follower being free to slide upon a shaft during bending of the architectural element, said bending mechanism comprising at least a single element guide member of said series of element guide members, said at least a single element guide member being pivotable with respect to a corresponding element driving member of said series of element driving members.
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