Apparatus and method to collect products, in particular metal products, from a work machine
AssigneeM.E.P. Macchine Elettroniche Piegatrici SpA
InventorGiorgio Del Fabro
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Abstract
Apparatus (10) for the collection of products, in particular metal products (11), from a work machine (12) provided with a zone (13) for the transfer of said metal products (11) from a work plane (14) to a zone outside said work machine (12).
Claims13
An apparatus (10, 10′) for a collection of products, in particular metal products (11) from a work machine (12), provided with a transfer zone (13) for a transfer of said metal products (11) from a work plane (14) to a zone outside said work machine (12), wherein the apparatus comprises at least one device (15) for collecting said metal products (11) which is hanging from a portal type support structure (16, 16′) and is provided with one or more arms (17) configured to pick up said metal products (11) directly from said transfer zone (13) and transfer them to a forklift (29) or other transport or movement mean.
A method to collect products, in particular metal products (11), from a work machine (12) which is provided with a transfer zone (13) for a transfer of said metal products (11) from a work plane (14) to a zone outside said work machine (12), the method comprising direct collection of said metal products (11) from said transfer zone (13) by means of one or more arms (17) provided in at least one collection device (15) hanging from a support structure (16, 16′) of an apparatus (10, 10′) for the collection and transfer of said metal products (11) from said collection device (15) to a forklift (29) or other transport or movement mean.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.