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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2020
Curt G. Joa, Inc., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Lloyd F. Kreif, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Darren Horness, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Brian Nelson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Collin M. Heinz, Plymouth, WI (US);
Kevin D. Blank, Port Washington, WI (US);
CURT G. JOA, INC., Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A configurable cutting and transfer apparatus includes a cutter mechanism to cut an incoming web of material into a plurality of discrete articles and a transfer mechanism operable with the cutter mechanism to transfer and rotate the discrete articles from a web receiving location to an article placement location. The transfer mechanism includes a drive shaft rotatable about a transfer axis, a carriage plate mounted to the drive shaft so as to rotate therewith about the transfer axis, and a segmented puck wheel comprising a plurality of carriage units securable to, and repositionable on, the carriage plate so as to rotate therewith to travel along a transfer path about the transfer axis from the web receiving location to the pad placement location, each of the carriage units including a puck operable to provide a rotating and re-pitching of the articles between the web receiving location and the pad placement location.