Coil handling system and method

US8931322B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8931322-B2
Application numberUS-45694309-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 23, 2009
Priority dateJun 25, 2008
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A material handling system for feeding sheet material to a laser cutting system. The material handling system including a shuttle having a number of roller pairs corresponding to a number of material coils. Each roller pair holding a leading end of one of the material coils. The shuttle translating the leading end of a selected material coil to a location at which sheet material from the selected material is fed to the laser cutting system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A laser cutting system, comprising: a) a laser cutting machine that utilizes sheet material to manufacture laser cut components; b) a plurality of material coils, each coil being located at a fixed coil location proximate to the laser cutting machine; c) a straightening machine that straightens material uncoiled from a selected coil of the plurality of material coils; and d) a shuttle including a first fixed shuttle frame, a second moving shuttle frame…

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What does patent US8931322B2 cover?
A material handling system for feeding sheet material to a laser cutting system. The material handling system including a shuttle having a number of roller pairs corresponding to a number of material coils. Each roller pair holding a leading end of one of the material coils. The shuttle translating the leading end of a selected material coil to a location at which sheet material from the select…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Holmquist Marlon E, Ihrke John E, Peckskamp Daniel, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K26/38. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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