Patent ID: 8540070
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B21C

Abstract:
1. A system for transferring a cylindrical coil from a first location to a remote second location, said system comprising: a first stem on which said coil is suspended, said first stem projecting horizontally from a first base at said first location; a second stem projecting horizontally from a second base at said second location, said second stem being aligned axially with said first stem; a track extending between said first and second stems; a carriage movable along said track; a conveyor on said carriage, said conveyor having a receiving end and a delivery end; a first operating means for moving said carriage along said track to said first location and into a position at which the receiving end of said conveyor underlies the coil suspended from said first stem; a second operating means for vertically adjusting said conveyor from a lowered position spaced beneath the coil suspended from said first stem to an elevated position at which the coil is lifted from said first stem and supported on the receiving end of said conveyor, said conveyor being operable to shift the coil to a position supported on the delivery end of said conveyor; said first operating means being operable to move said carriage from said first location to said second location and into a position at which said coil is axially inserted on the horizontally positioned second stem, with an end of the coil in contact with said second base, said second operating means being then operable to return said conveyor to its lowered position, resulting in the coil being lowered and suspended on the horizontally positioned second stem, thereby allowing said carriage to be returned by said first operating means to said first location.