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US 6,305,527 B1Granted
Apparatus for conveying coiler cans, particularly between two drawing frames positioned consecutively in a sliver processing line
AssigneeTrutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorHelmut Bungter
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Abstract
An apparatus for conveying coiler cans, includes a first conveyor track having an outlet end; a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along the first conveyor track; a second conveyor track having an inlet end and being arranged at generally right angles to the first conveyor track; a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along the second conveyor track; a first drive for operating the first and second conveying devices; a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from the outlet end of the first conveyor track into the inlet end of the second conveyor track; and a second drive for operating the transfer device.
Claims15
An apparatus for conveying coiler cans, comprising
- (a) a first conveyor track having an outlet end;
- (b) a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said first conveyor track;
- (c) a second conveyor track having an inlet end adjoining said outlet end of said first conveyor track;
- said first conveyor track and said second conveyor track being arranged at generally right angles to one another;
- (d) a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said second conveyor track;
- (e) first drive means for operating said first and second conveying devices;
- (f) a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from said outlet end of said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
- (g) second drive means for operating said transfer device;
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- (h) circulating means for moving the coiler cans unidirectionally in an endless path;
- said circulating means including said first and second conveying devices and said first drive means.
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In a system including
- a first drawing frame having a sliver output where sliver from the first drawing frame is deposited in coiler cans;
- a second drawing frame having a sliver input where sliver is supplied to said second drawing frame from sliver-filled coiler cans;
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- a conveyor apparatus for supplying sliver-filled coiler cans from the output of said first drawing frame to the input of said second drawing frame and for supplying empty coiler cans from the input of said second drawing frame to the output of said first drawing frame;
- the improvement wherein said conveyor apparatus comprises
- (a) a first conveyor track having an outlet end;
- (b) a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said first conveyor track;
- (c) a second conveyor track having an inlet end adjoining said outlet end of said first conveyor track;
- said first conveyor track and said second conveyor track being arranged at generally right angles to one another;
- (d) a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said second conveyor track;
- (e) first drive means for operating said first and second conveying devices;
- (f) a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from said outlet end of said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
- (g) second drive means for operating said transfer device;
- and
- (h) circulating means for moving the coiler cans unidirectionally in an endless path;
- said circulating means including said first and second conveying devices and said first drive means.
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A system comprising
- (a) a first fiber processing machine having a sliver-discharging output;
- (b) a second fiber processing machine having a sliver-receiving input;
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- (c) an apparatus for conveying coiler cans to said input and said output;
- said apparatus including
- (1) a conveyor defining an endless conveying path;
- said conveyor including
- (i) a first conveyor track having an outlet end and forming a part of said endless conveying path;
- (ii) a second conveyor track having an inlet end adjoining said outlet end of said first conveyor track;
- said second conveyor track forming a part of said endless conveying path;
- said first conveyor track and said second conveyor track being arranged at generally right angles to one another;
- (iii) a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said first conveyor track;
- (iv) a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said second conveyor track;
- (2) a drive assembly for moving the coiler cans at all times unidirectionally in said endless path;
- said drive assembly including first drive means for operating said first and second conveying devices;
- (3) a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from said outlet end of said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
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- (4) second drive means for operating said transfer device.
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An apparatus for conveying coiler cans, comprising
- (a) a first conveyor track having an outlet end;
- (b) a first conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said first conveyor track;
- (c) a second conveyor track having an inlet end adjoining said outlet end of said first conveyor track;
- said first conveyor track and said second conveyor track being arranged at generally right angles to one another;
- (d) a second conveying device for moving the coiler cans on and along said second conveyor track;
- said second conveying device including two parallel-spaced endless conveyor belts extending parallel to said second conveyor track;
- said conveyor belts having lower runs and can-carrying upper runs together moving the coiler cans standing thereon;
- said conveyor belts of said second conveying device having inlet ends and outlet ends supported by end rollers;
- (e) first drive means for operating said first and second conveying devices;
- (f) a separate transfer device for moving a coiler can from said outlet end of said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
- said transfer device including
- (1) an endless transfer belt extending parallel to said second conveyor track;
- said transfer belt being situated between said conveyor belts and extending parallel thereto;
- said transfer belt having an inlet end and an outlet end each supported by end rollers;
- said end rollers of said transfer belt and said end rollers of said conveyor belts of said second conveying device being in alignment with one another at said inlet ends;
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- (2) a carrier element mounted on said transfer belt for hooking, from below, into a coiler can situated at said outlet end of said first conveyor track and for moving the coiler can from said first conveyor track into said inlet end of said second conveyor track;
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- (g) second drive means for operating said transfer device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.