摘要 |
<p>A system is disclosed for transferring a cylindrical coil (C) suspended on a first stem (12) projecting horizontally from a first base (14) to a remotely positioned and axially aligned second stem (16) projecting horizontally from a second base (18). The system comprises a track (20) extending between the first and second stems a carriage (22) movable along the track and a conveyor (24) on the carriage with a receiving end (24a) and a delivery end (24b). The carriage (22) is movable along the track (20) to a first location at which the receiving end (24a) of the conveyor (24) underlies the coil (C) suspended from the first stem (12). The conveyor (24) is vertically adjustable from a lowered position spaced beneath the coil (C) to an elevated position at which the coil (C) is lifted from the first stem (12) and supported on the receiving end (24a) of said conveyor (24) with the conveyor then being operable to shift the coil (C) to a position supported on the conveyor delivery end (24b). The carriage (22) is then shiftable to a second location at which the coil (C) is axially inserted on the horizontally positioned second stem (16) with an end of the coil (C) in contact with the second base (18). The conveyor (24) is then lowered to deposit the coil (C) on the second stem (16) thereby allowing the carriage (22) to again move along the track (20) to begin another coil transferring cycle.</p> |