Patent ID: 6311823
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B65G,B65H

Abstract:
A device for positioning a paper web roll in respect to a conveying car of an underfloor transport system comprising:a conveying car support track positioned beneath a floor;first and second alignment rails spaced transversely apart from each other on said floor on either side of said support track, said first and second alignment rails extending parallel to each other and parallel to said support track on said floor, each of said first and second alignment rails each having a transverse axis; andmeans for shifting at least one of said alignment rails with respect to said floor between a rest position and a paper web roll alignment position, said transverse axis of said at least one of said alignment rails extending at an angle to the floor when said at least one of said alignment rails is in said paper web roll alignment position, said first and second alignment rails cooperating to support a paper web roll above said support track and above a paper web roll receiving conveying car which is movable along said support track to a position beneath said paper web roll supported above said support track in said paper web roll alignment position.