Process of loading rolls of roofing material onto a pallet
AssigneeOwens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
InventorPaul S. Adams
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Abstract
An apparatus and process of loading rolls of roofing material onto a stationary pallet, wherein the process performs a series of operations, in accordance with the present invention. Each operation includes the steps of: (a) loading rolls of roofing material onto an upwardly inclined conveyor; (b) depositing the rolls of roofing material onto a downwardly inclined-table; (c) dropping the rolls of roofing material onto a sloped, rotating table until the desired number of rolls of roofing material are accumulated; (d) rotating the table and then tilting the plate until it is nearly upright into a vertical position; (e) traversing the rotating table over the pallet conveyor; and (f) unloading the roll of roofing material from the rotating table onto the pallet.
Claims15
A process for loading rolls of roofing material onto a stationary pallet, wherein the process performs a series of operations, each operation comprising the steps of:
- (a) depositing a roll of roofing material onto a downwardly sloping first table;
- (b) dropping said roll of roofing material from said first table onto an upwardly sloping second table adjacent to said first table;
- (c) rotating said second table 90° within a plane defined by an upper surface of said second table;
- (d) tilting said second table to an unloading position where said plane is oriented substantially upright;
- (e) unloading the roll of roofing material from said second table onto said pallet,
- wherein the pallet is positioned stationary relative to the loading position of said second table throughout the process.
An apparatus for loading rolls of roofing material onto a stationary pallet, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an upwardly inclined conveyor extending from a supply conveyor for supplying rolls of roofing material thereon;
- (b) a first downwardly sloping table for receiving said rolls of roofing material from said upwardly inclined conveyor;
- (c) an upwardly sloping second table adjacent to said first table;
- (d) a stop extending from said second table for supporting rolls of roofing material when oriented in a sloped position;
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- (e) a support member extending from said second table wherein a first plane is defined by an upper surface of said second table and when said first plane is oriented in a substantially upright position said support member prevents rolls of roofing material from tipping in a direction away from the second table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.