Patents Examined by K W Broun
  • Patent number: 5941673
    Abstract: A sheet material loading and unloading apparatus comprises: a frame having a lower frame and an upper frame attached to the lower frame in such a manner as to freely move to a vertical direction; a vertically movable lifter disposed within the frame; a truck going in and out over the lifter; a plurality of pallets supporting a material or a processed product; a plurality of escapable loading positioning members being disposed in the upper frame; a plurality of escapable material supporting members being disposed in the upper frame; and a carriage being disposed within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Amada Metrecs Company, Limited
    Inventors: Minoru Hayakawa, Toshiro Takahashi