公开(公告)号：WO2018226957A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：PCT/US2018/036463

申请日：2018-06-07

Applicant: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC.

Inventor： PIAZZA, Nicholas ,  FLEMING, Ben ,  KOLBET, Randy ,  ATCHISON, Owen ,  NYE, Eric ,  SCHARF, Pat

IPC: B65G47/22 ,  B21D43/28 ,  B29C31/00 ,  B65G47/88 ,  B65G1/04 ,  E21B19/15

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to pipe preparation and processing, more particularly, to a loading and unloading station for moving pipes through the preparation and processing stages of production. The pipe loading and unloading station may include an upstream ramp including a plurality of movable pipe separator tabs, a downstream ramp including a plurality of movable backstop tabs, and a conveyor located between the upstream ramp and downstream ramp and including a plurality of movable ejectors.