Handling sheet material
US5687641A · kind A · utility
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16Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S198/955
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling stretchable sheet material, to form a stack of leaves of such material. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention concerns the handling of dough sheets in the manufacture of biscuits or other baked foodstuffs. A first conveyor carries leaves of the material which are transferred to a second conveyor where the leaves are transported in a stacked configuration. Transfer is accomplished by use of an overhead permeable, suction surface movable between the first and second conveyor.
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