Apparatus for delivering ferrous metal sheets

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING SHEETS OF FERROUS METAL, COMPRISING ENDLESS DELIVERY BELTS LINEAR MOVEMENT OF WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY A CLUTCH, SAID DELIVERY BELTS BEING SUPPORTED ABOVE A SHEET-RECEIVING POSITION TO WHICH SHEETS TRANSPORTED BY THE BELTS ARE TO BE DELIVERED, MAGNETS CO-OPERATING WITH THE DELIVERY BELTS TO CAUSE SHEETS TO ADHERE THERETO FOR TRANSPORT THEREBY, STRIPPER ELEMENTS CO-OPERATING WITH THE DELIVERY BELTS TO DISENGAGE A SHEET THEREFROM AND MOVE IT OUT OF THE FIELD OF THE MAGNETS, FOR GRAVITATIONAL MOVEMENT TO THE SHEET-RECEIVING POSITION, CLUTCH AND STRIPPER ELEMENT CONTROL MEANS ARRANGED TO CONTROL OPERATION OF THE CLUTCH AND STRIPPER ELEMENTS, AND SENSING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID CONTROL MEANS AND OPERABLE WHEN A SHEET IS IN POSITION FOR RELEASE FROM THE DELIVERY BELTS TO CAUSE THE CLUTCH TEMPORARILY TO PERMIT ARRESTING OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE DELIVERY BELTS AND THE STRIPPER ELEMENTS TO RELEASE THE SHEET FROM THE BELTS; SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR SAID STRIPPER ELEMENTS INCLUDING PARALLEL MOTION LINKAGE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID STRIPPER ELEMENTS TRANSVERSELY OF SAID DELIVERY BELTS WITH SHEET-ENGAGING SURFACES OF SAID STRIPPER ELEMENTS BEING PARALLEL TO SAID DELIVERY BELTS.