Rail support device and sheet stretching method

US9102094B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102094-B2
Application numberUS-201013321195-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 12, 2010
Priority dateMay 19, 2009
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A rail support device installed in a clip chain type sheet stretching apparatus configured to stretch a sheet includes a first rail support member, a second rail support member, and an arc shaped rail support member. The arc shaped rail support member is engaged with each of the connecting portions of the first and second rail support members to form a higher pair. The rail support device is symmetrical with respect to an intersection angle bisecting plane which is a plane developing in a vertical direction and including an intersection angle bisector.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A rail support device installed in a clip chain type sheet stretching apparatus configured to hold an end portion in a transverse direction of a sheet by using clips of clip chains, and to stretch the sheet while conveying the sheet by running the clip chains in a horizontal direction along a rail, the rail support device configured to support the rail and comprising: a first rail support member configured to support a first straight portion of the rai…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B29C55/08Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B29C55/20Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9102094B2 cover?
A rail support device installed in a clip chain type sheet stretching apparatus configured to stretch a sheet includes a first rail support member, a second rail support member, and an arc shaped rail support member. The arc shaped rail support member is engaged with each of the connecting portions of the first and second rail support members to form a higher pair. The rail support device is sy…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sano Takayoshi, Nitta Satoru, Saijyo Hiromu, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29C55/08. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).