Patent ID: 8240971

Claim:
A handling manipulator assembly comprising: a vertically extending main support ( 2 ) rotatable about a vertical axis ( 4 ); a horizontal extension arm ( 12 ) supported by a vertically travelling vertical carriage ( 9 ) on said vertical main support ( 2 ); and a manipulator gripper ( 18 ) supported on said horizontal extension arm ( 12 ), characterized in that said horizontal extension arm ( 12 ) is supported on the underside of said vertical carriage ( 9 ) for horizontal travel by means of a linear guide, wherein said extension arm has a length greater than the length of the linear guide; and said horizontal extension arm ( 12 ) is provided with an articulated arm ( 14 ) rotatable relative to said horizontal extension arm about a vertical axis ( 15 ), said manipulator gripper ( 18 ) being arranged at the end of said articulated arm ( 14 ), wherein said extension arm is supported for horizontal travel beyond each of the opposite ends of the linear guide with said articulated arm rotated to a position transverse to the direction of horizontal travel.