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US 4,822,236 AGranted
Apparatus for booking an elastomer article
AssigneesBridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone (U.S.A.), Inc.
InventorsSeizaburo Inoue, Glenn D. Ryans
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Abstract
Apparatus for booking an elastomer such as a rubber sheet is disclosed. A conveyor has a series of driven rollers. A stop member is positioned to stop the movement of the elastomer by contacting the front end. The stop member may be fixed on a transfer or grasp member, typically a vacuum head which is employed to transfer the elastomer on to a flatcar.
Claims9
An apparatus for booking an elastomer article on a flatcar, comprising;
- (a) a conveyor having a multiplicity of rollers connected with a drive means,
- (b) means for stopping said elastomer article on said conveyor by contacting said elastomer article on the front portion,
- (c) means for grasping said stopped elastomer article having a plurality of vacuum heads,
- (d) a spring interposed between said means for stopping and said means for grasping;
- (e) means for transferring said grasped elastomer article to the flatcar, and said stop means fixed on said grasp means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.