Patent · US Expired

Downender transport table

US7004718B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 24, 2002
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/124
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An improved downender device for translating heavy objects such as steel coils from a vertical configuration to a horizontal configuration. Comprises a downender transport table having a center channel, a drive chain disposed in said center channel, and an arbor for receiving heavy objects. The arbor may extend and retract without interfering with the drive chain, which includes a series of catchers for pushing the heavy objects along a table of rollers.

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