Patent ID: 8235436

Claim:
A bundle gripper for a palletizing machine for picking up respectively at least one bundle and depositing the bundle on a pallet, the bundle gripper comprising: a frame; and at least two gripper units, wherein each gripper unit comprises: an adjustable end stop coupled to the frame, at least one gripper finger coupled to the frame, wherein the gripper finger has a front end and is adjustable on the frame, the gripper finger being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the gripper finger in the first position is located at least partially behind the end stop away from receipt of the bundle and in the second position is located in front of the end stop in a horizontal operating state to receive the at least one bundle, with the bundle fitting against the end stop, and a hold-down clamp coupled to the frame and positioned against the end stop for clamping the bundle against the gripper finger, and wherein a distance between the end stop and the front end of the gripper finger in the second position is changeable to adapt to different lengths of the bundles, the end stop and the gripper finger are each movable to change the distance, and the hold-down clamp is correspondingly adjustable to accommodate different lengths of the bundles.