公开(公告)号：US20180354729A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15616258

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas James Piazza ,  Ben Fleming ,  Randy Kolbet ,  Owen Michael Atchison ,  Eric Nye ,  Pat Scharf

IPC: B65G47/88

CPC classification number: B65G47/8884 ,  B21D43/285 ,  B65G1/0442 ,  B65G47/22 ,  B65G47/8823

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.