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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven A Burke, New Haven, IN (US);
Christopher Pali, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
Essex Group, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414225 ; 414751 ; 414786 ; 242 586 ;
Abstract
A roll transfer robot and method of operation are disclosed wherein a roll transfer robot acts to move a roll of material from a conveyor assembly to a payoff assembly. The roll transfer robot assembly is capable of translational motion between the two assemblies. In addition the roll transfer robot includes a spindle assembly capable of both sliding and rotational displacement. Detectors are additionally provided as part of the robot assembly for identifying the rotational position of the roll being mounted to the payoff assembly.