Bundling system for long products
OwnerPradip K. Ghosh, Bruno Maggioniinventors
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Abstract
A system for bundling long ferrous products comprises a roller table for delivering the products longitudinally to a receiving station. A cradle is spaced laterally from the receiving station and is constructed and arranged to receive and accumulate the products in bundle form. A stacker is positioned between the receiving station and the cradle, and a pre-stacker is positioned between the stacker and the receiving station. A transport system laterally advances products from the receiving station to the pre-stacker, and the pre-stacker operates in concert with the transport system to pre-stack multiple layers of the products into sub-bundles and to transfer the sub-bundles to the stacker, which then operates to deposit the sub-bundles in the cradle.
Claims5
A system for bundling long ferrous products, comprising:
- a roller table for delivering said products longitudinally to a receiving station;
- a cradle spaced laterally from said receiving station, said cradle being constructed and arranged to receive and accumulate said products in bundle form;
- a stacker positioned between said receiving station and said cradle;
- a pre-stacker positioned between said stacker and said receiving station;
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- a transport system for laterally advancing products from said receiving station to said pre-stacker, said pre-stacker being constructed and arranged to operate in concert with said transport system to pre-stack multiple layers of said products into sub-bundles and to transfer said sub-bundles to said stacker, said stacker being operative to deposit said sub-bundles in said cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.