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Belt feeder centering method and apparatus

US5752593A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1997
Grant dateMay 19, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/93
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for positioning sheets of material on a belt feeder for transporting the material through a cutter toward a tire-processing apparatus. The material has a front-edge portion which is centered by using edge-position control, and side portions which are centered by using center-position control. Also, the material, as cut, will have a rear-edge portion, the centering position of which is controlled by edge-position control.

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