Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cladding strip feeders having adjustable strip guide bearings and strip cladding systems with cladding strip feeders having adjustable strip guide bearings
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Application No.: US15392518Application Date: 2016-12-28
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Publication No.: US10335884B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Fabrizio Bernardo Brambilla , Catalin Toma , Domenico Redaelli , Petrus Hermanus Keultjes
- Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Priority: IT102016000043665 20160428
- Main IPC: B23K9/04
- IPC: B23K9/04 ; B23K9/18 ; B23K9/133 ; B23K25/00

Abstract:
Strip cladding heads and strip cladding systems are disclosed. A disclosed example strip feeder for a strip cladding system includes; a drive roller to advance a cladding strip along a strip feed path through contact plates; a first guide rail having a first slot extending across an entirety of the strip feed path; a first adjustable bearing and a second adjustable bearing located within the first slot, the first adjustable bearing and the second adjustable bearing capable of being secured at positions within the first slot using corresponding first and second strip width adjusters; a second guide rail having a second slot extending across an entirety of the strip feed path and positioned at a different location than the first guide rail along the strip feed path; and a third adjustable bearing and a fourth adjustable bearing located within the second slot, the third adjustable bearing and the fourth adjustable bearing capable of being secured at positions within the second slot using corresponding third and fourth strip width adjusters, the first, second, third, and fourth strip width adjusters to, when secured, define a location and a width of an effective strip feed path.
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