Patent ID: 9352917
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B21D,B65H

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing a substantially planar, non-ferromagnetic metal sheet from the top of a stack of metal sheets, comprising the steps of a) gripping the metal sheet on a top surface of the metal sheet, using a gripper; b) lifting the gripped metal sheet; c) pre-separating the metal sheet from the stack by introducing a separator element in between the lifted metal sheet and a neighboring metal sheet underneath the lifted work piece; d) gripping and removing the pre-separated metal sheet by a transport device wherein the metal sheet is gripped by the transport device when it is at least partially supported by the separator element, e) wherein the steps of (a) gripping and (b) lifting the metal sheet and (c) introducing the separator element are performed during removal of a preceding metal sheet by the transport device.