Patent ID: 8074977
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for processing flat parts, the apparatus comprising: a store containing the parts to be processed; at least one processing device defining a processing section; a feed section connected upstream of said processing device so that parts are positioned over said feed section before being transferred to the processing device; a feed device positioned over at least a region of said feed section, said feed device comprising a feed table having a conveyor system running thereon, said conveyor system defining a conveyor surface spaced apart from the surface of said feed table, and wherein said feed table comprises a plurality of openings formed in said feed section for taking in air and thus for attracting the parts by suction onto said conveyor surface, and wherein said conveyor system comprises a plurality of tapes spaced apart from one another and arranged in parallel, wherein said tapes run around said feed table; and a transport device for transporting the parts over said processing section, wherein said feed device comprises an aligning system for aligning the parts over said region of said feed section prior to the parts being transported by the transport device to said processing device.