Patent ID: 11945670
Assignee: BROWN LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for decurling a web from a roll of material, the system comprising:
a plurality of rollers configured to pull the web along a path with an angle, wherein the plurality of rollers comprise a pair of pull roller assemblies spaced apart from one another, each of the pair of pull roller assemblies including a pull roller and a pinch roller configured to pull the web from the roll of material;
a decurling station actuator configured to shift at least one of the plurality of rollers relative to the other rollers to adjust the angle of the path, wherein the at least one of the plurality of rollers is a decurl roller positioned between the pair of pull roller assemblies, wherein each of the pair of pull roller assemblies further comprises—an arm pivotable toward the pull roller and configured to support the pinch roller, and a biasing element configured to bias the pinch roller toward the pull roller so that the pinch roller presses the web against the pull roller;
a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the roll of material and generate sensor data; and
a controller configured to receive a signal representative of the sensor data and direct the decurling station actuator to shift the decurl roller based at least in part on the sensor data.