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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Engle, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Frank Bishop, Wales, MI (US);
Elizabeth Bullard, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Thomas Kendall, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 9/30 (2006.01); F27B 9/24 (2006.01); F27D 3/02 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27B 9/30 (2013.01); F27B 9/2407 (2013.01); F27D 3/026 (2013.01); C21D 9/0012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A roller transport assembly includes a cart assembly and a roller carriage assembly. The roller carriage assembly is slidably mounted to the cart assembly and has at least one chamber for housing a roller. Each of the chambers includes a linear rail extending along a first axis and a roller coupling device attached to and slidable along the linear rail. The roller coupling device is operable to couple to the roller and move the roller along the first axis adjacent and parallel with the linear rail.