Patent ID: 8348045
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A device for transporting flat objects from an output unit to an input unit, comprising: a conveyor belt comprising several pairs of flaps for transporting the flat objects in suspended fashion; and a feed unit for conveying the flat objects into the flaps from below; wherein each flap comprises a first side piece and a second side piece which define an intermediate space for holding an edge section of one of the flat objects, and wherein the first side pieces and the second side pieces of the flaps of each pair of flaps face each other, and wherein each flap is pivotable between an open position for picking up and releasing the flat object and a closed position for transporting the flat object; wherein the flaps are pivotable by means of a first cam plate, which comprises first and second height-variable sections for pivoting the flaps, and wherein a height of the first section of the first cam plate in a pickup area of the device is changeable by a first cam disk, which is mounted on an externally driven first shat.