Stacking machine and method
US6055896A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2018 |
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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