Stacking machine and method
US5970833A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/2194
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a stacking machine which cuts a multiply rope into bundles, clamps the lead ends of the bundles against a conveyor which moves the bundles to stacking stations where the bundles are collected in stacks. Completed stacks are transferred to a takeaway conveyor.
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