Patent · US Expired

Process and device to convey bobbins or bobbin-like goods of the textile industry

US5402355A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 7, 1993
Grant dateMar 28, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 7, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/31
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The instant invention relates to a process and to devices to convey textile goods from a receiving point to a point of deposit as well as for reception and deposit of the goods by means of a traveling vehicle. The goods to be conveyed are readied at the receiving points and are entered by a central computer. A conveying command is then elaborated by the central computer and is transmitted to a computing unit of the vehicle. The conveying vehicle is equipped with equipment for the autonomous and active execution of the conveying command. Upon completion of the conveying command, the vehicle reports back to the central computer. The conveyed goods are deposited in a sorted state.

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