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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinz Joseph Gerber, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., Tolland, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ; D06H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83 22 ; 83 766 ; 83169 ; 83175 ; 83451 ; 83941 ;
Abstract
An automatically controlled cutting machine for working on limp sheet material utilizes positive air pressure and vacuum to hold the material in place during a work operation. The level of the pressure is set or regulated with a pressure sensor to develop an appropriate holddown force and to minimize the disturbance to the material surrounding the work operation. The distribution of the airflow onto the sheet material for generating the pressure is also concentrated around the point of the work operation by an aperture plate.