Patent ID: 9598254
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B21D,B65H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for the intermittent feeding of a workpiece, the apparatus comprising: a frame; a first driven feed roll supported by said frame, wherein said first driven feed roll comprises a first driven feed roll shaft having a first end and a second end opposite thereto; a second feed roll supported by said frame and arranged substantially parallel to said first driven feed roll; a first drive motor arranged to rotate in driving engagement with said first end of said first driven feed roll shaft; a second drive motor arranged to rotate in driving engagement with said second end of said first driven feed roll shaft; a first rotary position sensor arranged to rotate cooperatively with said first motor; and a first transmission apparatus arranged for driving said second feed roll in cooperation with said first driven feed roll such that the transmission ratio of the first transmission apparatus is equal to the ratio of the diameters of the first driven feed roll and the second feed roll; wherein the first transmission apparatus includes: