Patent ID: 11864498
Assignee: FIREFLY AUTOMATIX, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for forming a roll of sod comprising:
monitoring a slab of sod that is being rolled as the slab of sod travels along one or more inclined conveyors;
based on the monitoring, rotating an upper conveyor, that is positioned above the one or more inclined conveyors such that the slab of sod that is being rolled is between and in contact with the upper conveyor and the one or more inclined conveyors, a specified amount in a first direction that matches a direction of rotation of the one or more inclined conveyors to thereby cause the slab of sod to be formed into a roll between the upper conveyor and the one or more inclined conveyors; and
after the slab of sod has been formed into the roll between the upper conveyor and the one or more inclined conveyors and while the roll remains between and in contact with the upper conveyor and the one or more inclined conveyors, changing a direction of rotation of the upper conveyor to a second direction opposite the first direction to thereby cause the roll to be advanced between the upper conveyor and the one or more inclined conveyors towards a stacking conveyor.