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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ezio Colombo, Castellanza, IT;
Marco Rossini, Castellanza, IT;
Assignee:
Techint Compagnia Tecnica Internazionale S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147883 ; 414742 ; 4147914 ;
Abstract
An automatic stacker with rotary heads for stacking in an ordered manner in alternate upright and inverted layers rolled metal sections originating from a rolling mill via a transport line is characterised in that each head also undergoes vertical translational movement in the directions of the arrow substantially parallel to itself, such movement being provided by a second drive mechanism independent of a first providing rotation of the head itself. In this manner, the head deposits softly and with precision each layer of sections on the layer placed below, thus avoiding jamming and improper stacking.