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Automatic replacement apparatus and method for feed material

US12151911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2022
Grant dateNov 26, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/72
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic replacement apparatus for a feed material includes a discharge unit discharging a feed material to the outside, a pair of feed units disposed to be adjacent to the discharge unit and having a feed roll around which the feed material is wound, and a pair of material joint units respectively provided in the pair of feed units connecting a front end of a first feed material waiting in a first feed unit, one of the pair of feed units, and an end of a second feed material being transferred from a second feed unit, the other of the pair of feed units, to the discharge unit in a butt joint manner.

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