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Apparatus for transferring long stock between positions associated with storage and processing stations
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Inventors: Stolzer, Armin;
Assignee: KEURO Besitz GmbH & Co. EDV-Dienstleistungs KG (Achern, DE)
Primary Examiner: Merritt; Karen B.
Assistant Examiner: Gordon; Stephen
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman, Langer & Chick
An apparatus for transferring long stock (3) from or to either of two storage racks (1) arranged in parallel to each other, to a processing station, such as a saw. The apparatus is located in an aisle (4) between the storage racks and has a pair of arms (18, 19, 20, 20a) arranged in a parallel linkage system. The arms are journalled on the apparatus for simultaneous pivotal movement. The free end of each pair of arms has a conveyor (9, 10) mounted thereon to extend in parallel and adjacent to the storage racks (1) between upper and lower positions which for each conveyor are substantially identical. A hoist is provided for loading long stock onto, and remove it from, either conveyor (9, 10) in its upper position. In the lower position either conveyor (9, 10) is aligned with a processing station. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION .
FIG.
1 shows two storage racks 1 having storage shelves or compartments 2 protruding from both sides of the rack 1 to hold long stock 3.
"Long stock", as used herein, is meant to connote articles one dimension of which substantially exceeds its other two dimensions, such as bars, rods, poles, logs, shafts, rails and the like; and containers, e.
g.
crates, cassettes or magazines containing one or more of such long stock items may be provided.
Typically, each shelf or compartment 2 contains identically shaped articles although, depending upon the controls provided for the apparatus, such identity may not be necessary.
Therefore, the storage shelves 2 may be of different heights.
An aisle 4 is provided between the storage racks 1.
A support frame 5 of the apparatus for transferring long stock 3 is secured in aisle 4, as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
A load beam 6 is depicted in two different positions in FIG.
1.
On its opposite sides the load beam 6 is provided with load receiving means which are here shown to be prongs or tines 7, 8.
The tines 7, 8 are provided for withdrawing long stock 3 from given shelves or cages 2 and for transferring it to retainers or support elements shown as roller tracks or conveyors 9, 10.
The conveyors 9, 10 are mounted on the support frame 5 for rolling movement transversely of the longitudinal dimension of the long stock 3, between upper and lower positions.
The tines 7, 8 may also serve to remove material such as processed stock, remainders or waste from the roller tracks 9, 10.
The load beam 6 is mounted for vertical movement on a hoist (not shown) but well-known in the art of materials handling, and the hoist itself is movable between the storage racks 1, across the aisle 4, and transversely of the longitudinal dimension of the long stock 3.
As may be seen in FIG.
1, the roller tracks 9, 10 may be approached by the load beam 6 from either side, with the tines 7, 8 being insertable into the spaces between the rollers of the roller track 9, 10, by way of notches 11 shown in FIG
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