Patent ID: 8276960
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for mechanically grasping and setting down a plurality of impact-sensitive plates of various formats on at least one stack arrangement such that they are ready for dispatch, said device having the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robot arm ( b) the gripping device is coupled to the control device such that it is suspended in an inclined position by means of an adjustable damping device ( c) the gripping device has slides ( d) the gripping device has means for determining the geometric dimensions of the plates to be grasped and for determining a set-down position of these plates, e) the gripping device has means for determining the positional coordinates of the set-down position, and f) the gripping device has means for guiding the plates to the set-down position and depositing said plates there, wherein said plates are gripped by clamping an upper portion of the plates between at least one clamping jaw (