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The invention provides for lapping a continuous length of unexpanded structural honeycomb material, a guideway for guiding the material downwardly to an outlet whilst restraining it from shearing movement, a reciprocable support for receiving the material from the outlet, and compensating means for

The invention provides for lapping a continuous length of unexpanded structural honeycomb material, a guideway for guiding the material downwardly to an outlet whilst restraining it from shearing movement, a reciprocable support for receiving the material from the outlet, and compensating means for permitting movement of the outlet relative to the support to compensate for the accumulation of material lapped by reciprocation of the support. Conveniently, the outlet has a pair of gates, one on either side, operable to prevent feeding of the material in the wrong direction. By making the feeding of the material through the outlet and the reciprocation responsive to the existence of a minimum head of material, the apparatus is rendered self-adjusting to the rate of supply of honeycomb material.

대표청구항 ▼

A system of apparatus for lapping a continuous length of unexpanded structural honeycomb material to form an accumulation of superposed unexpanded continuously connected layers comprising the combination of: A. a guideway to confine and guide the material downwardly and allow the material to compres

A system of apparatus for lapping a continuous length of unexpanded structural honeycomb material to form an accumulation of superposed unexpanded continuously connected layers comprising the combination of: A. a guideway to confine and guide the material downwardly and allow the material to compress under its own weight and to deliver it in a compressed state confined and restrained from buckling to; B. an outlet from said guidway; C. support means for reception of the confined and compressed material from said outlet; D. means for reciprocal lapping motion of said support relative to said outlet; E. compensating means permitting movement of said outlet relative to said support to compensate for accumulation of compressed material lapped; and F. means responsive to the amount of material in the guideway which means controls feed of the material into the guideway.