Storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material
US5626336A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1762
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic storage and stacking device for sheets of laminar material, such as corrugated cardboard or the like, comprises a transportation unit which removes the sheets of laminar material from a cutting group, overlaps them and conveys them towards a storage surface. The transportation unit comprises a plurality of conveyors in series which can be operated at varying speeds so as to allow separation of a first series of sheets from a successive second series of sheets; with one of said conveyors there is associated a retaining means for holding the rear portion of the first sheet of said second series, which retaining means comprises a gripper member able to perform an alternating movement along the conveyor with which said gripper member is associated.
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