Belt feeder centering method and apparatus
US5752593A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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