Patent ID: 7052228

Claim:
A device for stacking empty transport pallets and removing empty transport pallets from a stack, the device comprising: a pallet receptacle ( 2 ), comprising a first leg ( 3 ), a second leg ( 4 ) positioned at a right angle to the first leg ( 3 ), and a connecting element rigidly connecting the first and second legs, the pallet receptacle configured to receive a pallet stack ( 18 ) of pallets ( 11 , 15 , 16 ), wherein the pallets ( 11 , 15 , 16 ) are supported with a narrow side on the first leg ( 3 ) while the lowermost pallet ( 16 ) of the pallet stack ( 18 ) rests flat on the second leg ( 4 ); a frame ( 1 ) in which the pallet receptacle ( 2 ) is pivotably suspended on an axle ( 7 ) for pivoting the pallet receptacle ( 2 ) between a first end position, in which the first leg ( 3 ) extends at a slant to the horizontal, and a second end position, in which the first leg ( 3 ) extends substantially vertically; wherein the axle ( 7 ) extends parallel to a connecting line where the first leg ( 3 ) and the second leg ( 4 ) are connected to one another; wherein the axle ( 7 ) is connected to the connecting element and is arranged on a centroidal axis of the pallet receptacle ( 2 ) filled with a complete pallet stack ( 18 ).