Patent ID: 8590688

Claim:
A device for conveying glass plates comprising: a first conveying element configured to provide the glass plates; a second conveying element configured to receive the glass plates; a loading device configured to load the glass plates from the first conveying element into containers, the containers for keeping the glass plates in a substantially vertical direction; an unloading device configure to unload the glass plates from the containers to the second conveying element, the containers configured to be loaded or unloaded from two opposing sides; a first processing element configured to process the glass plates; a transfer unit configured to provide connections among the first processing element, the loading device and the unloading device; carriages for transporting the containers, the carriages configured to move on the transfer unit, each carriage comprising: rail wheels for moving the carriage; transverse rails for guiding rollers for moving the containers; and a common drive motor for driving the carriage and for transversely moving the containers.