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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:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard Zeuch, Ratingen, DE;
Janusz Gillner, Mulheim, DE;
Assignee:
SMS Eumuco GmbH, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242364 ; 242363 ; 242909 ; 140-2 ; 72135 ; 72146 ;
Abstract
Wire rings or coils in tubs pass from a cooling conveyor onto a rotatable framework in which the tub carrier can be raised toward a transfer conveyor. The framework is then tilted to deposit the wire ring on the transfer conveyor, whereupon the tub is raised to liberate the wire ring which is displaced onto a conveyor for a subsequent processing station. The framework is rotated again through 180.degree. to align the empty tub with the return conveyor.