Gutter guard forming machine
a gutter guard and forming machine technology, applied in the field of conveyer systems, can solve the problems of clogging the gutter system downspout, affecting the cleaning process, and causing clogging of the gutter system,
Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-31
ROBINS EVELYN M
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[0010]These and other features of the present invention will become readil
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As the rain gutters are essentially troughs, they are subject to collecting leaves and other debris, particularly in the case of residential neighborhoods with trees in the area.
The rain gutters of buildings and residences in such treed areas will collect leaves and other debris, which wash along the lengths of the gutters and clog the downspouts of the gutter system.
This requires the gutters and downspouts to b
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[0026]The present invention is a gutter guard forming machine that accepts multiple strips of imperforate material and foraminous screen and forms and crimps the materials together to form a finished product. The machine includes upper and lower conveyors extending from the infeed end and merging into a single intermediate conveyor, which, in turn, passes the finished gutter guard to a traveling cutoff saw that cuts the guard to practical lengths. The result is the automated production of a gutter guard configuration that has been shown to be quite efficient at preventing leaves, evergreen needles, and other debris from collecting in rain gutters when installed thereon.
[0027]FIG. 1 of the drawings is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the entire forming machine 10, including one of the series of rolls providing raw material for forming the completed gutter guard. The machine 10 generally includes a conveyor frame 12 formed of square or rectangular steel tube welded ...
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Abstract
The gutter guard forming machine accepts relatively narrow, elongate sheets of imperforate materials and foraminous screen materials from a series of supply rollers and passes those sheets of material through a series of forming rollers and dies to crimp the sheets mechanically together along their common elongate edges to form the desired cross-sectional shape for the finished gutter guard. The raw sheet materials are fed into the machine in two overlying and two underlying streams, which are joined together and shaped by the forming rollers and dies. The process is continuous, with an automated cutoff saw cutting the completed gutter guard to practical lengths after formation. The mechanism is primarily electrically-powered, with a pneumatic-hydraulic cylinder being used for one of the operations. Various components are adjustable to allow the configuration of the completed gutter guard to be adjusted as desired.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to conveyor systems for processing or forming a product. More specifically, the present invention relates to a gutter guard forming machine that receives relatively narrow sheet and screen material from a series of supply rolls, forms and crimps the sheets and screens together to form a finished gutter guard, and cuts the finished material to length as desired.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Rain gutters are found on nearly all building structures, for removing runoff from the immediate vicinity of the foundation and to channel the runoff to a disposal site rather than running directly off the eaves and onto people and objects below. As the rain gutters are essentially troughs, they are subject to collecting leaves and other debris, particularly in the case of residential neighborhoods with trees in the area. The rain gutters of buildings and residences in such treed ...
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CPCB21D39/02E04D13/076B23D45/046
Inventor ROBINS, EVELYN M.
Owner ROBINS EVELYN M