Patent ID: 9387988
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B07C,B27B,B65G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system for separating a vertical or horizontal stack of workpieces, the system comprising: a workpiece transport operable in a flow direction, the workpiece transport having a transport surface configured to support the stack of workpieces; a first pair of feed rolls disposed on opposite sides of the transport surface, each of the feed rolls having a first end, a generally opposite second end of greater diameter than the first end, and an axis of rotation, wherein the feed rolls are oriented with the first ends above the second ends and the axes of rotation inclined toward a longitudinal center of the transport surface, such that the outer surfaces of the feed rolls define a gap therebetween; and a drive system coupled with the first pair of feed rolls, the drive system configured to rotate the feed rolls and to selectively reposition the feed rolls relative to the workpiece transport.