Patent ID: 6851912

Claim:
An apparatus for transferring sheets from a first pallet of a given length with a given groove pattern to a second pallet of a given length, comprising: a lift device; a pallet replacement device; a rod shift device arranged adjacent a sheet stack; and a plurality of carrying rods each having a length longer than the given length of the first pallet and longer than the given length of the second pallet, in a direction of said plurality of rods, said plurality of carrying rods being arranged in a rake-shaped configuration adjustable to fit any one groove pattern out of a plurality of different pallet groove patterns, said rake-shaped configuration being adjusted to fit the particular given grove pattern of the first pallet, said rake-shaped configuration being arranged to be horizontally displaceable by said rod shift device from a first position beside the first pallet to a second position between said stack and the first pallet and vice versa, said carrying rods to be lifted and lowered by said lift device when in the second position allowing replacement of the first pallet with the second pallet by said pallet replacement device.