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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Tresu A/s, Bjert, DK;
Inventors:
Marko Ryynänen, Pulp, FI;
Petri Sirviö, Imatra, FI;
Assignee:
Tresu A/S, Bjert, DK;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/20 (2006.01); B31B 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/26 (2006.01); B31B 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01); B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B26D 7/06 (2006.01); B26F 1/38 (2006.01); B65G 47/51 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31B 1/20 (2013.01); B26D 7/0625 (2013.01); B26D 7/0675 (2013.01); B26F 1/38 (2013.01); B31B 1/00 (2013.01); B31B 1/04 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 47/268 (2013.01); B65G 47/28 (2013.01); B65H 31/3054 (2013.01); B31B 2201/0264 (2013.01); B31B 2201/147 (2013.01); B31B 2201/62 (2013.01); B31B 2201/88 (2013.01); B31B 2201/95 (2013.01); B65G 47/5113 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2301/42264 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4353 (2013.01); B65H 2701/176 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1944 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a stacker configured to stack planar workpieces into stacks, and a cutter configured to cut preforms out of planar workpieces. The cutter is located downstream of said stacker on a manufacturing line, and a conveyor exists between said stacker and cutter. The apparatus comprises a conveyor controller, which is configured to, after transferring a stack from said conveyor to a feeder section of said cutter; rewind the conveyor to place a foremost free location after existing stacks on the conveyor to a position where it is ready to receive a stack from said stacker.