Polymeric pipe loading

摘要

Polymeric pipe loaders and polymeric pipe loading methods are disclosed. A polymeric pipe loader may include a support frame, a positioning platform coupled to the support frame, and a vacuum lift mechanism coupled to the support frame, the positioning platform, or both. A polymeric pipe loading method may include extruding a length of polymeric pipe, cutting the length of polymeric pipe, receiving the length of polymeric pipe on a conveyor chain of a positioning platform, engaging the length of polymeric pipe with a vacuum lift mechanism, and transferring the length of polymeric pipe to a bundling cart.

主权项

1. A polymeric pipe loader comprising:
a support frame; a positioning platform coupled to the support frame, wherein the positioning platform comprises:
a pair of parallel channels coupled to the support frame;a conveyor chain configured to move from a first position to a second position along the pair of parallel channels, wherein the conveyor chain comprises a plurality of rollers configured to receive a length of polymeric pipe thereon, wherein the plurality of rollers have a longitudinal axis which is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the length of polymeric pipe, wherein the plurality of rollers comprises at least one ratcheted roller, wherein the conveyor chain longitudinally indexes the length of polymeric pipe from an extruder while the length of polymeric pipe is received thereon without the length of polymeric pipe slipping on the plurality of rollers via a unidirectional rotation of the at least one ratcheted roller;a sprocket configured to move the conveyor chain along the pair of channels;a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the sprocket; anda vacuum lift mechanism coupled to the support frame, the positioning platform, or both.