Pile receivers

BPERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING B65Thin material handling B65HHANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL

B65H31/00Pile receivers

B65H31/02with stationary end support against which pile accumulates B65H31/04with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates B65H31/06the articles being piled on edge B65H31/08the articles being piled one above another B65H31/10and applied at the top of the pile B65H31/12Devices relieving the weight of the pile or permitting or effecting movement of the pile end support during piling B65H31/14Springs B65H31/16Fluid-pressure devices B65H31/18Positively-acting mechanical devices B65H31/20adjustable for different article sizes B65H31/22removable or interchangeable B65H31/24multiple or compartmented, e.d. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling B65H31/26Auxiliary devices for retaining articles in the pile B65H31/28Bands, chains, or like moving receivers B65H31/30Arrangements for removing completed piles B65H31/3009by dropping B65H31/3018from opposite part-support elements B65H31/3027by the nip between moving belts or rollers B65H31/3036by gripping the pile B65H31/3045on the outermost articles of the pile for clamping the pile B65H31/3054by moving the surface supporting the lowermost article of the pile B65H31/3063by special supports like carriages, containers, trays, compartments, plates or bars B65H31/3072by moving a surface supporting the pile of articles on edge B65H31/3081by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface B65H31/309by acting on one of the outermost articles for moving the pile of articles on edge along a surface B65H31/32Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile B65H31/34Apparatus for squaring-up piled articles B65H31/36Auxiliary devices for contacting each article with a front stop as it is piled B65H31/38Apparatus for vibrating or knocking the pile during piling B65H31/40Separate receivers, troughs, and like apparatus for knocking-up completed piles