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US 9,387,947 B2Granted
Carriage for coiled metal
AssigneeNucor Corporation
InventorsEron Eno, John Ackerman, Jason Malone, Clayton Tilley
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Abstract
A carriage for conveyance of a coil of ferromagnetic metal includes a base portion having a carrier supporting, a suspension mechanism, and a cradle portion, supported relative to the base portion by the suspension mechanism, the cradle portion having a magnetic saddle for engaging the coil of ferromagnetic metal.
Claims18
A coiling system configured to coil ferromagnetic material comprising:
- (a) a spindle configured to engage a strip of ferromagnetic metal and to coil the strip of ferromagnetic metal by rotating the spindle forming a coil of ferromagnetic metal;
- (b) a carriage positioned under the coil of ferromagnetic metal and configured to engage the coil of ferromagnetic metal, the carriage comprising:
- a base portion including a carrier,
- a cradle portion having a magnetic saddle portion configured to engage and support the coil of ferromagnetic metal, and
- a suspension mechanism supported by the carrier and configured to support the cradle portion,
- (c) a transportation mechanism configured to withdraw the coil of ferromagnetic metal from the spindle while supported by the carriage, and
- (d) a banding device configured to band the coil of ferromagnetic metal while the carriage holds the coil of ferromagnetic metal from substantially loosing.
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A method of producing coils of ferromagnetic metal comprising the steps of:
- (a) assembling a spindle adapted to engage a strip of ferromagnetic metal and to coil the strip of ferromagnetic metal by rotating the spindle forming a coil of ferromagnetic metal,
- (b) assembling a carriage positioned under the coil of ferromagnetic metal and adapted to engage the coil of ferromagnetic metal, the carriage comprising:
- a base portion including a carrier,
- a cradle portion having a magnetic saddle portion adapted to engage and support the coil of ferromagnetic metal, and
- a suspension mechanism supported by the carrier and adapted to support the cradle portion,
- (c) withdrawing the coil of ferromagnetic metal from the spindle with a transportation mechanism while supported by the carriage, and
- (d) banding the coil of ferromagnetic metal while the carriage holds the coil of ferromagnetic metal from substantially loosing coiling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.