Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for transporting work pieces from one location to another. The system uses either magnetic force or vacuum, or both, to lift and retain the work pieces against the moving overhead conveyor belt. The system can interrupt the magnetic force and/or the vacuum to release the work pieces from against the moving overhead conveyor belt at a desired transport location.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 28, 2017
Assignee:
Automatic Feed Company
Inventors:
James H. Witte, Marvin Karl Himmelein, James Edwin Gerdeman, Kim Beck, Jeffrey Paul Gerken
Abstract: A laser blanking device for high speed cutting of a rapidly fed strip of coil stock is disclosed and includes a support frame extending along a first longitudinal axis and a conveyor supported by the support frame. A strip of coil stock material is fed onto the conveyor at a pinch roll located near a first end of the frame. Transverse, moveable gantries above the conveyor suspend lasers. A pinch roll located near a second end of the frame assists movement of the material. Multiple laser cutting operations are simultaneously performed on the material as it moves along the device, and a laser head suspended from a gantry situated after the second pinch roll completes a cut that separates a blank from the remainder of the stock material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2009
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2012
Assignee:
Automatic Feed Company
Inventors:
Kim Beck, Kurt McMurtrie, Richard A. Marando
Abstract: An assembly and method for leveling a metal strip by working the strip back-and-forth through a plurality of work rolls. Work rolls are disposed for engaging the strip. A backup roll supports the work roll against the strip. A cam roll supports the backup roll and is mounted to a frame with a bracket. A position guide assembly is associated with the backup roll for selectively adjusting a relative position of the backup roll to the cam roll. The position guide preferably comprises a screw and guide pin assembly mounted to the frame and a yoke attached to end portions of a plurality of the backup rolls. The adjusting comprises moving the backup roll relative to the cam roll to avoid undesired wear on only limited portions of the backup rolls.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 16, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 29, 2003
Assignee:
Automatic Feed Company
Inventors:
David L. Mohring, Kurt R. McMutrie, Rick L. Behnfeldt
Abstract: An assembly and method for leveling a metal strip by working the strip back-and-forth through a plurality of work rolls. Work rolls are disposed for engaging the strip. A backup roll supports the work roll against the strip. A cam roll supports the backup roll and is mounted to a frame with a bracket. A position guide assembly is associated with the backup roll for selectively adjusting a relative position of the backup roll to the cam roll. The position guide preferably comprises a screw and guide pin assembly mounted to the frame and a yoke attached to end portions of a plurality of the backup rolls. The adjusting comprises moving the backup roll relative to the cam roll to avoid undesired wear on only limited portions of the backup rolls.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 16, 2001
Publication date:
October 17, 2002
Applicant:
Automatic Feed Company
Inventors:
David L. Mohring, Kurt R. McMutrie, Rick L. Behnfeldt