SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING GREEN CERAMIC MONOLITHS

Abstract: disclosed herein is a system for handling green ceramic monoliths that includes a lifting apparatus including a body and at least two support prongs that extend from the body, the at least two support prongs configured to support a green ceramic monolith thereon. the system also includes a support tray that receives the green ceramic monolith from the lifting apparatus and includes a base, a plurality of ridges, and a plurality of grooves, wherein each of the plurality of grooves is spaced apart from an adjacent groove by one of the plurality of ridges. the system further includes an actuator coupled to the lifting apparatus, wherein the actuator is operable to manipulate the lifting apparatus to engage the support tray and thereby transfer support of the green ceramic monolith from the at least two support prongs of the lifting apparatus to the plurality of ridges.

Inventor(s): Kenneth Charles Driesbaugh, Kevin Eugene Elliott, Justin Carl Fossum, Robert John Locker

CPC Classification: B65G47/24 (orientating the articles)

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