Abstract: A cradle straightener feeder for feeding sheet metal to an accessory unit comprising a bottom payoff cradle feeder, driving the coil at the outer periphery thereof, a straightener feeder having an output which feeds sheet metal to an accessory unit, a mechanism for directing sheet metal from the cradle feeder to the straightener feeder, and a mechanism for cross-feeding said sheet metal to said accessory unit which may cross-feed the sheet metal simultaneously with the forward feeding of the output of the straightener feeder. The directing mechanism may include a pivoted threader bar mechanism which is an instrumental part of a loading cushioning mechanism, a coil peeler mechanism and a dekinking or decurling mechanism. The straightener feeder may also include a powered mechanism for adjusting the pass line height of the straightener feeder to the correct height needed for a selected accessory unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 15, 1984
Date of Patent:
September 2, 1986
Assignee:
Sesco, Inc.
Inventors:
Werner K. Lehmann, Robert E. Lamey, Karl Lehmann
Abstract: A cradle straightener feeder for feeding sheet metal to an accessory unit comprising a bottom payoff cradle feeder, driving the coil at the outer periphery thereof, a straightener feeder having an output which feeds sheet metal to an accessory unit, a mechanism for directing sheet metal from the cradle feeder to the straightener feeder, and a mechanism for cross-feeding said sheet metal to said accessory unit which may cross-feed the sheet metal simultaneously with the forward feeding of the output of the straightener feeder. The directing mechanism may include a pivoted threader bar mechanism which is an instrumental part of a loading cushioning mechanism, a coil peeler mechanism and a dekinking or decurling mechanism. The straightener feeder may also include a powered mechanism for adjusting the pass line height of the straightener feeder to the correct height needed for a selected accessory unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 1981
Date of Patent:
December 11, 1984
Assignee:
Sesco, Inc.
Inventors:
Werner K. Lehmann, Robert E. Lamey, Karl Lehmann