Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
An apparatus for cutting a blank sheet into strips and for stacking these strips in adjoining compartments separated by partition walls, the apparatus comprising: a frame, at least two superimposed shafts mounted in the frame for rotation in opposite directions; slightly overlapping circular blades mounted in spaced relationship from each other in the axial direction on the shafts, in order to cut the blank sheet fed therebetween and to feed the cut strips in the direction of the feed downward; an inclined slide surface mounted in the frame for receiving the cut strips and having substantially on the same vertical longitudinal plane as the partition walls of the adjoining compartments, guide walls for receiving the cut strips and for guiding each of them into its respective compartment; lateral-transfer trays mounted on the inclined slide surface and extending, as seen in the direction of the feed, slightly forward and downward from the circular blades, being also inclined in the lateral direction and extending in the lateral direction from between two adjacent guide walls over one guide wall, at maximum as far as the vertical longitudinal plane running through a cutting point of one edge of the strip entering the lateral-transfer tray and at minimum through the vertical longitudinal plane which passes through a center point between the cutting points of the cut strip, in order to slant the cut strips and to cause that edge which is inclined lower to slide along the adjacent guide wall, so that the upper edge will fall between the guide walls before the strip falls into the compartment.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
263 words
An apparatus for cutting a blank sheet into strips and for stacking these strips in adjoining compartments separated by partition walls, the apparatus comprising: a frame, at least two superimposed shafts mounted in the frame for rotation in opposite directions; slightly overlapping circular blades mounted in spaced relationship from each other in the axial direction on the shafts, in order to cut the blank sheet fed therebetween and to feed the cut strips in the direction of the feed downward; an inclined slide surface mounted in the frame for receiving the cut strips and having substantially on the same vertical longitudinal plane as the partition walls of the adjoining compartments, guide walls for receiving the cut strips and for guiding each of them into its respective compartment; lateral-transfer trays mounted on the inclined slide surface and extending, as seen in the direction of the feed, slightly forward and downward from the circular blades, being also inclined in the lateral direction and extending in the lateral direction from between two adjacent guide walls over one guide wall, at maximum as far as the vertical longitudinal plane running through a cutting point of one edge of the strip entering the lateral-transfer tray and at minimum through the vertical longitudinal plane which passes through a center point between the cutting points of the cut strip, in order to slant the cut strips and to cause that edge which is inclined lower to slide along the adjacent guide wall, so that the upper edge will fall between the guide walls before the strip falls into the compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which that edge of the lateral-transfer tray which is lower meets the adjacent guide wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which the lateral-transfer trays are inclined laterally in such a manner that that edge of the strip which is forced downward by the circular blade on the upper shaft when the strip is being cut slides sideward on the lateral-transfer tray, before the opposite edge of the strip, and impinges against the adjacent guide wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which the length of that part of the guide walls which follows the lateral-transfer trays is at least equal to the length of the strips to be cut.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which the length of the lateral-transfer trays is at least equal to the length of the strips to be cut.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which the guide walls form an uninterrupted, even wall with the respective partitions between the compartments.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which on the side of the circular blade there is a smaller-diameter peripheral surface, which operates in conjunction with the peripheral surface of the circular blade opposite on the other shaft in order to form a point of pressure between the said peripheral surfaces, to grip and feed the blank sheet to be cut and to guide the cut strip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 7, in which the peripheral surfaces have been coated with a resilient material in order to produce pressure without damaging the strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1, in which the upper ends of the guide walls are beveled and meet the inclined slide surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 2, in which the edge of the lateral-transfer tray which is lower also meets the inclined surface.