Patent ID: 6134999
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A trimming station for trimming sheet material assemblages having two pairs of opposite edges, said trimming station comprising:a first trimming section with reciprocating trimming elements for trimming opposite edges of the sheet material assemblages, said reciprocating trimming elements at said first trimming section include first and second trimming knives and drive assemblies which are connected with said first and second trimming knives,a first conveyor assembly for conveying the sheet material assemblages along a conveyor path in a first orientation through said first trimming section during trimming of the opposite edges of the sheet material assemblages, said first trimming knife being disposed adjacent to a first side of the conveyor path through said first trimming section, said second trimming knife being disposed adjacent to a second side of the conveyor path through said first trimming section, said drive assemblies being operable to reciprocate said first and second trimming knives in directions parallel to the conveyor path through the first trimming section,a sheet material reorienting section for rotating said sheet material assemblages from said first orientation to a second orientation,a second trimming section with reciprocating trimming elements for trimming another edge of the sheet material assemblages, anda second conveyor assembly for conveying the reoriented sheet material assemblages along said conveyor path through said second trimming section during trimming of said other edge.