Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Separators
Patent
1994-10-19
1996-03-05
Bollinger, David H.
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Separators
B65H 322
Patent
active
054960215
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for nondestructively removing a cut segment of predetermined shape from a limp material sheet workpiece and transporting the cut workpiece segment to a staging area for further processing. The cut segment is picked up by a picker which may comprise an array of carding strips, each strip having a plurality of needle-like elements, arranged such that each strip can be displaced relative to its adjacent strips and the needle-like elements of each strip are angularly offset with respect to the needle-like elements of the adjacent strips. Such removal and transporting having is accomplished without distorting the shape of the cut segment.
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Bellio Stephen L.
Bernardon Edward
Condon Mark J.
Flory Robert S.
Fyler Donald C.
Bollinger David H.
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
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