Title:
COTTON MODULE UNWRAPPING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/044326
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of, and apparatus for, unwrapping a module of cotton or other fibrous material from a wrapping having at least one layer of plastics-sheet material, the method including the steps of: raising the module to a first, or elevated, position on a lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface; advancing a plurality of gripper heads, mounted on a support frame, to an advanced position, into gripping engagement with the layer(s) of the sheet material wrapping; lowering the lift conveyor or vertically-movable support surface from the first position towards a second, or lowered, position; and retracting the plurality of gripper heads, to expand the wrapping to progressively release the cotton or other fibrous material from the lower portion to the upper portion of the module.
Inventors:
BALLENTINE JEFF (AU)
IRONS BOBBY R (US)
MACNELLIE STEVEN RONALD (AU)
IRONS BOBBY R (US)
MACNELLIE STEVEN RONALD (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU2012/001194
Publication Date:
September 25, 2014
Filing Date:
September 28, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QUEENSLAND COTTON CORP PTY LTD (AU)
BALLENTINE JEFF (AU)
IRONS BOBBY R (US)
MACNELLIE STEVEN RONALD (AU)
BALLENTINE JEFF (AU)
IRONS BOBBY R (US)
MACNELLIE STEVEN RONALD (AU)
International Classes:
D01G7/12; B65B69/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1996028352A1 | 1996-09-19 |
Foreign References:
| US20090202327A1 | 2009-08-13 | |||
| US7165928B2 | 2007-01-23 | |||
| US5371938A | 1994-12-13 | |||
| US5725349A | 1998-03-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FISHER ADAMS KELLY (12 Creek StreetBrisbane, Queensland 4001, AU)
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