Patent ID: 8360227

Claim:
An apparatus for the contamination-free orientation of thin, shock-sensitive crystalline plates, in particular glass plates ( 11 ), said apparatus comprising: a) rollers ( 13 ) each having a dedicated drive for conveying a glass plate ( 11 ) on an orienting unit, b) an apparatus for orienting the glass plate ( 11 ), wherein a lifting frame ( 1 ) with an orienting frame ( 2 ) lying thereon is raised from below through the free space between the rollers ( 13 ), and the orienting frame ( 2 ) has longitudinally extending cross braces ( 7 ) which are connected thereto in an articulated manner such that they can rotate, have support elements ( 8 ) and pass through the free space between the rollers ( 13 ), protrude beyond the support level of the rollers ( 13 ) and support the glass plate ( 11 ), c) an apparatus for the shock-free positioning of a glass plate ( 11 ) via laterally moving slide elements ( 3 ) operated by individually actuable drives ( 4 ), the lateral movement of the slide elements ( 3 ) being transmitted to the longitudinally extending cross braces ( 7 ) of the orienting frame ( 2 ) via rotary joints ( 6 ) fastened on the slide elements ( 3 ).