Patent ID: 8276960

Claim:
A device for mechanically grasping and setting down a plurality of impact-sensitive plates of various formats on at least one stack arrangement such that they are ready for dispatch, said device having the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robot arm ( 25 ) having a gripping device and means for mechanically gripping the plates, b) the gripping device is coupled to the control device such that it is suspended in an inclined position by means of an adjustable damping device ( 9 ), c) the gripping device has slides ( 22 ) for displacing the means for mechanically gripping the plates, d) the gripping device has means for determining the geometric dimensions of the plates to be grasped and for determining a set-down position of these plates, e) the gripping device has means for determining the positional coordinates of the set-down position, and f) the gripping device has means for guiding the plates to the set-down position and depositing said plates there, wherein said plates are gripped by clamping an upper portion of the plates between at least one clamping jaw ( 3 , 4 ) and a clamping jaw support ( 5 ) opposite said at least one clamping jaw ( 3 , 4 ); wherein one or more pressure fingers ( 6 ) are used as means for preventing a plate stack from fanning out, wherein said one or more pressure fingers ( 6 ) are independently actuatable.