Patent ID: 6963047

Claim:
A support apparatus for mounting plate-shaped materials in a cutting-off device which is movable in the X/Y direction during the cutting-off operation, the X feed direction being rectilinear and the Y apparatus being at right angles thereto, having a first support table ( 4 ) with a first support surface ( 15 ) and a second support table ( 5 ) with a second support surface ( 15 ′), the two support tables being at a distance from one another and forming a gap ( 3 ) which is located at least under the cutting-off device ( 1 ), and the gap ( 3 ) being variable by varying the size of the first and the second support table in the Y direction, characterized in that each support table ( 4 , 5 ) has a carrier arrangement ( 8 , 9 ) fixed on one side and movable in the Y direction, which carrier arrangements ( 8 , 9 ) are movable in opposition to one another during the cutting-off operation for moving the gap ( 3 ) in accordance with the movement of the cutting-off device ( 1 ) and, after the cutting-off operation, for the specific removal of cut-out parts of the same size, are movable independently of one another for enlarging the gap ( 3 ) and, for removing different parts, are movable in opposition as a function of the size of the latter with corresponding gap width.