Apparatus for transferring support members for material

US4595328A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Bullmerwerk G.O. Stumpf GmbH Spezialmaschinenfabrik · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Seitz · Stuttgart, DE
• Herbert Henne · Wassertrüdingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 1983
• Grant date: Jun 17, 1986
• Expiry date: May 6, 2003

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S414/13
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Bolts (10, 13) of material such as fabric, supported in open-topped bearing elements (6, 14) are exchanged by apparatus comprising a carrier (24). The carrier (24) has closable openings for engagement with spindle ends (8) projecting from the bolts (10, 13). When the carrier (24) has engaged the bolts (10, 13), it is raised (arrow 28), rotated about 180.degree. (arrow 26) and lowered (arrow 28), so changing over the positions of the bolts (10, 13). For example, operations performed on a table (1) on material taken from one bolt (10) may be completed, so that bolt (10) is replaced by a further bolt (13) taken from a magazine (12), the first bolt (10) simultaneously taking the place of the second bolt (13) in the magazine.