Random-dump storage buffer for moving web
US4181426A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2408/212
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A storage buffer for a moving web comprises a collection bin having a bottom triangular cavity, a top opening through which the web can be randomly dumped under the influence of gravity and a bottom opening through which the web is withdrawn from the collection bin on a first-in, first-out basis. The sloping bottom walls of the collection bin are provided with ridges to assure the maintenance of a gas bearing beneath the bottom-most layer of exiting web. Nozzles for directing pressurized gas into the collection bin are located on both sides of the web at the collection bin exit.
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