Apparatus for feeding a panel from a stack
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1. An apparatus for feeding a first panel having a trailing edge from a stack of panels residing above the first panel, the stack of panels having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion, the apparatus comprising:
- a pusher engaging the first panel trailing edge;
a first cam having a first major lobe and a first minor lobe, wherein the first major lobe engages the trailing edge portion of the stack residing above the first panel as the pusher moves the first panel out from under the stack; and
a second cam having a second major lobe and a second minor lobe, wherein the second major lobe engages the leading edge portion of the stack residing above the first panel as the pusher moves the first panel out from under the stack.
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Abstract
Disclosed are both a method and apparatus for preventing facial defects from occurring to the face of a panel as it is removed from a stack of similar panels. The apparatus includes at least two synchronized cams working together to lift a stack of panels as the bottom most panel is removed from the stack. In supporting the stack of panels as the bottom panel is freed, the bottom panel can be slid out from under a stack without damaging the facing of the panel.
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1. An apparatus for feeding a first panel having a trailing edge from a stack of panels residing above the first panel, the stack of panels having a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion, the apparatus comprising:
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a pusher engaging the first panel trailing edge;
a first cam having a first major lobe and a first minor lobe, wherein the first major lobe engages the trailing edge portion of the stack residing above the first panel as the pusher moves the first panel out from under the stack; and
a second cam having a second major lobe and a second minor lobe, wherein the second major lobe engages the leading edge portion of the stack residing above the first panel as the pusher moves the first panel out from under the stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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