| 摘要 |
<p>A conveyor discharge mechanism and method for receiving, controlling the motion of, and stacking self-supported sheets of resilient sheet material, particularly veneer. Plural discharge mechanisms are disposed successively at respective stacking stations along a longitudinal, continuously operating initial sheet material conveyor. The initial conveyor moves the sheets in an upward, self-supporting arched configuration. Each discharge mechanism is utilized to receive sheets of specific width. Each mechanism includes guides to maintain the arched configuration of each arched sheet as it falls from a release station. The guides direct the side edges of the sheet to edge engaging surfaces of the mechanism. The initial velocity of the sheet is reversed by the surfaces to move the sheet back to a stop. A discharge means is then activated to again release the sheet along guides to a flat vertical stack below.</p> |
