EP1197450A3 - Control for a pulsed air knife for a suction belt feed mechanism - Google Patents

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EP1197450A3
EP1197450A3 EP01123358A EP01123358A EP1197450A3 EP 1197450 A3 EP1197450 A3 EP 1197450A3 EP 01123358 A EP01123358 A EP 01123358A EP 01123358 A EP01123358 A EP 01123358A EP 1197450 A3 EP1197450 A3 EP 1197450A3
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Michael T. Dobbertin
Henry P. Mitchell, Jr.
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Eastman Kodak Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H7/00—Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
    • B65H7/16—Controlling air-supply to pneumatic separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/08—Separating articles from piles using pneumatic force
    • B65H3/12—Suction bands, belts, or tables moving relatively to the pile
    • B65H3/124—Suction bands or belts
    • B65H3/128—Suction bands or belts separating from the top of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
    • B65H3/46—Supplementary devices or measures to assist separation or prevent double feed
    • B65H3/48—Air blast acting on edges of, or under, articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2515/00—Physical entities not provided for in groups B65H2511/00 or B65H2513/00
    • B65H2515/30—Forces; Stresses
    • B65H2515/34—Pressure, e.g. fluid pressure

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Saugbandvorschubmechanismus, bei dem der oberste Bogen eines Stapels gewellt wird, mit einer Überdrucklufttrennvorrichtung (40) während eines Einzugszyklus, wobei die Unterdruckluft und die Überdruckluft anhand eines Unterdruckluftventils (38) und eines Überdruckluftventils (60) gesteuert werden, wobei das Papier mit Hilfe von mindestens einem Band (36) abtransportiert wird, das aktiviert wird, wenn eine Zufuhrkupplung (56) betätigt wird, und die Unterdruckluft aktiviert wird, wenn der Einzugszyklus beginnt, und deaktiviert wird, wenn die Zufuhrkupplung (56) getrennt wird, wobei das Verfahren den Schritt des Pulsens der Überdrucklufttrennvorrichtung (40) durch Aktivieren und Deaktivieren der Überdrucklufttrennvorrichtung (40) während des Einzugszyklus umfasst.

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The invention relates to a method for operating a suction belt feed mechanism, in which the top sheet of a stack is corrugated, with an overpressure air separation device (40) during a feed cycle, the underpressure air and the overpressure air being controlled by means of an underpressure air valve (38) and an overpressure air valve (60) wherein the paper is carried away by means of at least one belt (36) which is activated when a feed clutch (56) is actuated and the vacuum air is activated when the feed cycle begins and is deactivated when the feed clutch (56) is separated, the method comprising the step of pulsing the pressurized air separation device (40) by activating and deactivating the pressurized air separation device (40) during the pull-in cycle.
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EP01123358A 2000-10-14 2001-10-10 Control for a pulsed air knife for a suction belt feed mechanism Expired - Lifetime EP1197450B1 (en)

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US688001 1991-03-12
US09/688,001 US7007944B1 (en) 2000-10-14 2000-10-14 Pulsed airknife control for a vacuum corrugated feed supply

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