Automatic Handling Paper Roll Elevator

An industrial elevator for automatically handling paper rolls at high volume. The elevator includes load-receiving platforms at both the initial and final floor levels, interconnected by a chain suspension system such that each platform travels only one-half the distance between floors, meeting at an intermediate level where the roll transfers from one platform to the other before continuing on to the discharge level. Each platform includes a stop arm system which receives a roll, rolling on its lateral edge, absorbing its dynamic energy and bringing the roll to a stop. The roll is cradled on the stop arm such that, on positive release, a rolling motion is imparted to the roll and it rolls from the discharging platform.

An industrial elevator for automatically handling paper rolls at high volume, includes loading-receiving platforms.