公开(公告)号：US12084816B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17101805

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/32

CPC分类号： E01B29/32

摘要： A method and apparatus for singulating and transferring railroad tie plates is disclosed. The singulating system includes a front chute configured to collect one or more articles, a singulating frame, a pickup assembly operably engaged with the singulating frame, a magnetic roller of the pickup assembly and a roller belt of the pickup assembly wrapped, at least in part, around the magnetic roller. The magnetic roller and the roller belt are configured to pick up the one or more articles from the front chute and transfer the one or more articles to a different location.

公开(公告)号：US11982057B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17100092

申请日：2020-11-20

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/32 ,  B65G47/04 ,  B65G47/24

CPC分类号： E01B29/32 ,  B65G47/04 ,  B65G47/24

摘要： A method and apparatus for singulating and transferring railroad tie plates is disclosed. The singulating system includes a front chute configured to collect one or more articles, a singulating frame, a pickup assembly operably engaged with the singulating frame, a magnetic roller of the pickup assembly and a roller belt of the pickup assembly wrapped, at least in part, around the magnetic roller. The magnetic roller and the roller belt are configured to pick up the one or more articles from the front chute and transfer the one or more articles to a different location.

公开(公告)号：US10982394B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16169549

申请日：2018-10-24

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/10 ,  E01B29/32

摘要： A method and apparatus for retrieving and placing tie plates is disclosed. The machine may place at least one railroad tie plate in a hopper assembly for storage and transfer of the at least one railroad tie plate, transfer the at least one railroad tie plate from the hopper assembly to a conveyor assembly, upright the at least one railroad tie plate, singulate the at least one railroad tie plate, orient the at least one railroad tie plate, and place the at least one railroad tie plate on a railroad tie.

公开(公告)号：US11015299B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16169459

申请日：2018-10-24

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/32

摘要： A method and apparatus for retrieving and placing tie plates is disclosed. The machine may place at least one railroad tie plate in a hopper assembly for storage and transfer of the at least one railroad tie plate, transfer the at least one railroad tie plate from the hopper assembly to a conveyor assembly, upright the at least one railroad tie plate, singulate the at least one railroad tie plate, orient the at least one railroad tie plate, and place the at least one railroad tie plate on a railroad tie.

公开(公告)号：US11015298B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16169407

申请日：2018-10-24

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/32

摘要： A method and apparatus for retrieving and placing tie plates is disclosed. The machine may place at least one railroad tie plate in a hopper assembly for storage and transfer of the at least one railroad tie plate, transfer the at least one railroad tie plate from the hopper assembly to a conveyor assembly, upright the at least one railroad tie plate, singulate the at least one railroad tie plate, orient the at least one railroad tie plate, and place the at least one railroad tie plate on a railroad tie.

公开(公告)号：US20210087753A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17101805

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Sperling Railway Services, Inc.

发明人： Fred S. Sperling ,  Chad H. Sperling

IPC分类号： E01B29/32

摘要： A method and apparatus for singulating and transferring railroad tie plates is disclosed. The singulating system includes a front chute configured to collect one or more articles, a singulating frame, a pickup assembly operably engaged with the singulating frame, a magnetic roller of the pickup assembly and a roller belt of the pickup assembly wrapped, at least in part, around the magnetic roller. The magnetic roller and the roller belt are configured to pick up the one or more articles from the front chute and transfer the one or more articles to a different location.