Patent ID: 11897717
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
first and second pallet supports to engage pallets in at least first and second pallet locations, wherein:
the first pallet location positions a pallet to receive output from a print press, and the second pallet location is a pre-use pallet holding location; the apparatus further comprising

an actuator to move the first and second pallet supports to transfer a first pallet away from the first pallet location and a second pallet from the second pallet location to the first pallet location,
wherein the actuator comprises a frame and a linearly translating chassis, the chassis supporting the first and second pallet supports,
wherein the actuator translates the first and second pallet supports along a linear path,
wherein the first pallet support and the second pallet support each comprise a pair of support beams, each pair of support beams being spaced apart in a direction transverse to a linear movement direction of the actuator, and
wherein the first pallet support and the second pallet support are at least partially nestable.