Patent ID: 7913532

Claim:
A combination of a manipulator for a metal sheet ( 4 ) and an operating head ( 9 ), said manipulator comprising pickup means ( 8 ) for picking up said metal sheet, which pickup means ( 8 ) is connected to a rigid rack ( 3 ) associable with a first pinion ( 1 ) and said operating head ( 9 ), characterised in that it comprises at least one second pinion ( 2 ), said first ( 1 ) and second ( 2 ) pinions being arranged along the movement path of the metal sheet ( 4 ), said operating head ( 9 ) being arranged between the first ( 1 ) and second ( 2 ) pinions, said first ( 1 ) and second ( 2 ) pinions arranged to transfer movement to said rigid rack ( 3 ), and said rigid rack ( 3 ) arranged to engage with said first pinion ( 1 ), said second pinion ( 2 ), and both said first ( 1 ) and second ( 2 ) pinions as the rigid rack moves from one part of the operating head to another part of the operating head ( 9 ), said first ( 1 ) and second ( 2 ) pinions being individually controlled.