Patent ID: 11952226
Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An assembly for handling reel spools, comprising
linear support rails, having a first end and a second end, arranged parallel to each other,
a reel spool cart comprising a transverse bridge, arranged on the support rails,
the support rails being arranged at a first distance from each other, the first distance being greater than axial length of the reel spool,
the cart being provided with a hoisting device,
wherein
the hoisting device is configured to hoist the highest point of the reel spool vertically from beneath of at least one of the support rails to at least partly above the at least one of the support rails and in that
the reel spool cart is provided with lay-down support for the reel spool at both of the reel spool ends wherein the lay-down support is provided with a drive by means of which the lay-down support is configured to be moved under a bearing housing of the reel spool, after the reel spool has been lifted to a vertical position above the lay-down support.