Conveyors: power-driven – Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed... – By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
Patent
1996-07-31
1998-11-10
Valenza, Joseph E.
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveyor for changing attitude of item relative to conveyed...
By conveyor and means driven for turning successive conveyed...
B65G 4724
Patent
active
058330445
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for manipulating the orientation of a metal bloom supported on a conveyor, the bloom being elongated and substantially square in cross section, comprising a conveyor, including rollers, disposed along a generally horizontal path, an upright abutment located adjacent the path, and a pivotable arm traversing the path having a free end with a first workpiece engaging surface located to intercept the path and receive and support a workpiece from the conveyor, the surface extending laterally from the path beyond the abutment and a second workpiece engaging surface laterally offset from the path beyond the abutment and extending above the first surface.
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Exerpts from "Continuous Cast Direct Billet Plant", Republic Engineered Steels, Oct 1993.
Canzutti Roberto
Rodrick Tom J.
Woy Amy L.
Republic Engineered Steels, Inc.
Valenza Joseph E.
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