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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2013
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Medardo Espinosa, Hialeah, FL (US);
Jeremy Dicon Hyne, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Signode Industrial Group LLC, Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A pusher assembly for a stacker includes first and second opposing moving sidewalls, each sidewall defining a lateral side of a chute region, the chute region defining a centerline therethrough. A first pusher is located on the first sidewall and is movable therewith and a second pusher is located on the second sidewall and is movable therewith. The first and second pushers, when in a home position, are staggered from one another relative to the centerline. The first pusher engages a leading edge of a stack of material in the stacker and the second pusher engages a trailing edge of the stack. In a conveying position, the first sidewall moves to engage the first pusher with the trailing edge of the stack of material, and the first and second sidewalls both move in a forward direction to discharge the stack of material.