Process and apparatus for charging and discharging multi-level presses

• US 3,077,271 A
• Filed: 08/24/1959
• Issued: 02/12/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1958
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eugen Siempelkamp
• Original Assignee: Eugen Siempelkamp
• Inventors: EUGEN SIEMPELKAMP
• Application Number:
  US03/835,687
• Time in Patent Office: 1,268 Days
• US Class Current: 414/267
• CPC Class Codes: B27N 3/22 Charging or discharging
• CPC Class Codes: B30B 7/023 Feeding or discharging means

Claims

4. A SYSTEM FOR THE CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF A MULTI-LEVEL PRESS ADAPTED FOR THE COMPRESSING OF SHEET MATERIAL, SAID PRESS HAVING A CHARGING SIDE AND A DISCHARGING SIDE OPPOSITE SAID CHARGING SIDE, COMPRISING TRACK MEANS FORMING A CLOSED PATH SURROUNDING SAID PRESS WITH A PAIR OF PARALLEL BRANCHES RESPECTIVELY LEADING PAST SAID CHARGING SIDE AND SAID DISCHARGING SIDE, AT LEAST ONE MULTI-LEVEL TRUCK DISPLACEABLE ALONG SAID PATH, SUPPORTING MEANS ON SAID TRUCK FOR A PLURALITY OF STACKED TRAYS CAPABLE OF CARRYING SAID SHEET MATERIAL, AND MEANS ON SAID TRUCK FOR GUIDING SAID TRAYS OUT OF AND BACK INTO SAID TRUCK IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE MOTION OF SAID TRUCK OVER SAID PARALLEL BRANCHES WHEREBY THE LOADED TRAYS ARE TRANSFERRABLE FROM SAID TRUCK TO SAID PRESS AND VICE VERSA UPON THE ARRIVAL OF SAID TRUCK OPPOSITE SAID CHARGING SIDE AND SAID DISCHARGING SIDE, RESPECTIVELY;

SAID PATH BEING PROVIDED WITH A COOLING STATION AT A LOCATION REMOTE FROM SAID PRESS, A LOADING STATION BETWEEN SAID COOLING STATION AND SAID CHARGING SIDE, AND AN UNLOADING STATION BETWEEN SAID COOLING STATION AND SAID DISCHARGING SIDE.