Patent ID: 6830424
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B65G,B65H,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
An apparatus for separating and supplying plates from a stacked plate assembly, comprising:an elevation mechanism having a support table to support a stacked plate assembly for separation having a large number of plates stacked in a horizontal state from a lower surface; separation suction disks arranged above said elevation mechanism, for sucking and holding the uppermost plate of said stacked plate assembly for separation supported by said support table of said elevation mechanism; a separation mechanism to move up and down a blast rod having said separation suction disks; rotary bodies positioned on the side of said separation suction disks and having rotary suction disks arranged on a circumference with predetermined gaps; a suction releasing mechanism to impart a suction operation for sucking and removing a separated plate from said separation suction disks and a releasing operation to cut off said suction operation and release said separated plate through blast holes formed in said rotary bodies; and a conveying-supplying mechanism to convey and supply said separated plate so released to a next step.