System and method for transferring blanks
CA 2528225 C · Owner: J & L Group International Llc · Inventors: Giffin, Brian P.
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A system and method for transferring blanks of material (50) passing from a feeder line to a production line along differing conveyor segments. The production line moves at a higher velocity than the feeder line. Just as a blank is about to transfer from the feeder line (26) to the production line (30), the feeder line is rapidly accelerated to substantially match the velocity of the production line. This assures a smooth even, and accurate , transfer. Near the end of the transfer the feeder line is decelerated. Thus, the transferred blank is now moving at a higher velocity (VI) than the next (V2) adjacent blank.
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- Filed June 3, 2004 and granted August 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 3, 2024.
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