Patent EP-2570371-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HILTBRAND ROLAND
IPC: B27B31/04
Filed: 2011-09-16
Abstract: The method comprises moving a plate (1) to be separated from a feeding unit (2) into a separation unit (3) along a traveling direction in a movement plane, separating the plate in the separation unit along a separation direction so that a residual plate part and a separated plate part arise, supplying the separated plate part to a reconducting unit (5), reconducting the separated plate part along a reconducting direction by the reconducting unit, supplying the separated plate part to a swivel unit, and pivoting the separated plate part by the swivel unit. The method comprises moving a plate (1) to be separated from a feeding unit (2) into a separation unit (3) along a traveling direction in a movement plane, separating the plate in the separation unit along a separation direction so that a residual plate part and a separated plate part arise, supplying the separated plate part to a reconducting unit (5), reconducting the separated plate part along a reconducting direction by the reconducting unit, supplying the separated plate part to a swivel unit, pivoting the separated plate part by the swivel unit along a pivoting movement, supplying the separated and pivoted plate parts to the feeding unit and to the separation unit, and separating the separated plate part by the separation unit along the separation direction. The reconducting unit moves the separated plate part in a reconducting plane from the movement plane, where the reconducting plane lies relative to the direction of the gravitational force seen above or below the movement plane. The reconducting direction runs against the traveling direction so that the separated plate part is movable by the reconducting unit against the traveling direction. The pivoting movement of the separated plate part takes place in one plane, which is parallelly displaced from the movement plane and corresponds to the reconducting plane, where the separated plate part is pivoted around a pivoting angle of 90[deg] by the pivoting movement of the swivel unit. The method further comprises separating the residual plate part by the separation unit so that a further separated plate part arises, supplying the further separated plate part to the reconducting unit, the swivel unit and the separation unit, reconducting the entire residual plate part, where the entire residual plate part is supplied to the swivel unit and the separation unit, where the separation step takes place during the recycling and/or pivoting step of the already separated plate part, guiding away the separated plate part and/or the residual plate part if the separated plate part and/or residual plate part are reduced on a pre-defined and/or a desired level, where the plate part is supplied from a guiding unit, storing the separated plate parts and/or the residual plate parts in a storage unit, removing the plate parts stored in the storage unit, and supplying the plate parts taken out of the storage unit to the reconducting unit, to the swivel unit or to the feeding unit. The separation direction runs rectangular to the traveling direction. An independent claim is included for a device for separating and/or cutting plates.