Claims
- 1. A conveying system for a textile building, said system comprising
- a vertically movable conveyor for moving products between two stories of the building;
- a first transfer station on one story of the building for the transfer of products between said station and said conveyor;
- a second transfer station on a second story of the building for the transfer of products between said second station and said conveyor;
- a reciprocally mounted element in said conveyor for moving products horizontally between said conveyor and a respective station; and
- a control connected to said conveyor, said stations and said element for actuating said conveyor, stations and element in programmed sequence to transfer products therebetween.
- 2. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said conveyor includes a first guide rail having said element reciprocally mounted thereon, a second guide rail parallel to said first guide rail and a plurality of carriers for product movably mounted on said second guide rail for movement therealong upon engagement with said element and each transfer station includes a guide rail for alignment with said second guide rail for transferring said carriers therebetween.
- 3. A system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said conveyor and said transfer stations form a controlled unit operable in a preprogrammed sequence.
- 4. A system as set forth in claim 2 which further comprises a monitoring means to monitor the transfer of products between said conveyor and said stations.
- 5. In combination
- a first textile processing stage disposed on one story of a building;
- a second textile processing stage disposed on another story of the building;
- a conveyor movable between said stories of the building;
- a first transfer station on said one story for the transfer of products between said station and said first stage;
- a second transfer station on said other story for the transfer of products between said second station and said second stage;
- a reciprocally mounted element in said conveyor for moving products horizontally between said conveyor and a respective station; and
- a control connected to said conveyor, said stations and said element for actuating said conveyor, stations and element in programmed sequence to transfer products therebetween.
- 6. The combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein said first stage includes at least one lap-forming machine and said second stage includes at least one comber.
- 7. The combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein said conveyor includes a first guide rail having said element reciprocally mounted thereon, a second guide rail parallel to said first guide rail and a plurality of carriers for product movably mounted on said second guide rail for movement therealong upon engagement with said element and each transfer station includes a guide rail for alignment with said second guide rail for transferring said carriers therebetween.
- 8. The combination as set forth in claim 7 wherein each transfer station includes a second guide rail for alignment with said second guide rail of said conveyor for movement of said element therebetween.
- 9. The combination as set forth in claim 8 which further comprises a guide rail extending from said first transfer station to a position astride said first processing stage to convey said carriers between said first transfer station and said first processing stage.
- 10. The combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said guide rail extending from said first transfer station is Y-shaped with a pair of parallel branches and a common branch, one of said parallel branches extending from said first station to said first stage to deliver said carriers thereto and a second of said parallel branches extending from said first stage to said first station to return said carriers thereto.
- 11. The combination as set forth in claim 10 wherein said conveyor includes a third guide rail parallel to said second guide rail thereof to receive returned carriers, a fourth guide rail parallel to said third rail and a second element reciprocally mounted thereon for transferring carriers from said first stage into said conveyor.
- 12. The combination as set forth in claim 9 which further comprises a monitoring means at said first stage for monitoring the presence of a carrier at a predetermined loading position of said first stage.
- 13. The combination as set forth in claim 12 wherein said first stage includes at least one lap-forming machine.
- 14. The combination as set forth in claim 8 which further comprises a traverser having said second guide rail of said second transfer station therein, and a pair of rails having said traverser mounted thereon for movement to said second stage.
- 15. The combination as set forth in claim 14 wherein said second stage includes a plurality of combers.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/338,973, filed Apr. 14, 1989, now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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