Crane system sheet feeder method and apparatus
US4451967A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6571
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crane system sheet feeder method and apparatus employed for depositing collections of bundles of sheets in locations related to specific ones of sheet feeders, such that each collection of bundles can be utilized by an overhead crane to deliver the individual bundles to a specific one of the sheet feeders in accordance with the supply of sheets on that feeder. The bundles are initially bound, and the overhead crane has apparatus for removing the binding and removing the end boards from the bundles so that the bundles are deposited in the feeders free of any bindings.
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