Loading and unloading apparatus, in particular for loading and unloading presses
US5938400A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/912
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A loading and unloading apparatus, in particular for the loading and unloading of presses, comprises a horizontally extending arm which is arranged on a carrier and which is moveable in the direction of its longitudinal axis and also vertically, and which has a gripper device for the parts to be handled. For the acceleration of the loading and unloading procedure, the arm is horizontally moveably guided relative to the carrier, and the gripper device is arranged on a gripper carriage guided on the arm, with the gripper carriage being moveable between the two ends of the arm.
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