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Apparatus for transfering and stacking short workpiece panels

US4519331A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 1984
Grant dateMay 28, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B33/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mechanism for transfering workpieces received from an automatic sewing machine and stacking same at a location remote from the machine. The mechanism includes a pivotally arranged stacker device that is movable toward and away from the sewing machine. The stacker device includes a rotational work supporting surface against which the workpiece exiting from the machine is releasably held. The stacker device also includes a mechanism for orientating the workpiece in a predetermined disposition on the work supporting surface of the stacker device during transferance to insure proper workpiece stacking.

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