Conveyor system for high speed, high performance bagger
First Claim
1. A conveyor assembly configured to convey and maintain compression of multiple compressible batts, the assembly comprising a vertical stack of at least two conveyor systems, whereinadjacent pairs of conveyor systems within the conveyor assembly define a space between the pair of conveyor systems for receiving and conveying compressible batts;
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i) at least two upper belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned above and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two upper belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in an advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two upper belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in a returning direction; and
,ii) and at least two lower belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned below and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two lower belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two lower belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the returning direction.
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Abstract
A conveyor assembly is configured to convey and maintain compression of multiple compressible batts. Adjacent pairs of conveyor systems within the conveyor assembly define a space between the pair of conveyor systems for receiving and conveying compressible batts. Each pair of adjacent conveyor systems has at least two upper belts in a coplanar relationship. One of the two upper belts travels in an advancing direction and other upper belt travels in a returning direction. Each pair of adjacent conveyor systems also has at least two lower belts in a coplanar relationship. One of the lower belts travels in the advancing direction and the other lower belt travels in the returning direction.
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27 Claims
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1. A conveyor assembly configured to convey and maintain compression of multiple compressible batts, the assembly comprising a vertical stack of at least two conveyor systems, wherein
adjacent pairs of conveyor systems within the conveyor assembly define a space between the pair of conveyor systems for receiving and conveying compressible batts; - and
a pair of adjacent conveyor systems has; i) at least two upper belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned above and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two upper belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in an advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two upper belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in a returning direction; and
,ii) and at least two lower belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned below and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two lower belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two lower belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the returning direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for conveying compressible batts and for maintaining compression of multiple compressible batts, comprising:
conveying multiple compressible batts using a conveyor assembly configured to convey and maintain compression of multiple compressible batts, the assembly comprising a vertical stack of at least two conveyor systems, wherein adjacent pairs of conveyor systems within the conveyor assembly define a space between the pair of conveyor systems for receiving and conveying compressible batts; and
,a pair of adjacent conveyor systems has; i) at least two belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned above and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in an advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two belts positioned above the space mounted for traveling in a returning direction, and ii) and at least two belts in a coplanar relationship and positioned below and facing the space between the pair of conveyor systems, with one of the two belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the advancing direction relative to the conveyor assembly and the other of the two belts positioned below the space mounted for traveling in the returning direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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