A STORAGE AND HANDLING ASSEMBLY FOR RUBBER COT ARBOURS DURING LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATION IN AN AUTOMOTIVE RUBBER COT GRINDING OR BUFFING MACHINE

摘要

Disclosed is a storage and handling assembly for rubber cot arbours during loading and unloading operation in an automotive rubber cot grinding and/or buffing machine. The storage and handling assembly includes a movable trolley for storing and handling of the rubber cot arbours to be loaded in or unloaded from the fixed magazines and a lifter unit being attached to fixed magazines at loading and unloading points of the rubber cot grinding and/or buffing machine. When lifter unit is attached with fixed magazine of the machine at the loading or unloading point and the movable trolley rests on a resting unit of lifter unit, the lifter unit moves the trolley in vertical direction so that trays of the fixed magazine get aligned with the trays of movable trolley and the rubber cot arbours moves from the tray of movable trolley to the trays of fixed magazine or vice versa. Also disclosed is a method for storing and handling of rubber cot arbours during loading and unloading operation in an automotive rubber cot grinding and/or buffing machine.