Automatic replacement apparatus and method for feed material
US12151911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2043 |
Classification
- 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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