Gammerler Ag

Helmut Krickl

Michael Taffertshofer

Peter Gauges

Peter Gammerler

Peter G&auml;mmerler

A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space ( ) which is open towards the bottom, a guide ( ) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support ( ) on which the stack lies flat and substantially with its full length and/or width. It has the special feature that the stack support ( ) is arranged in the region of the lower end of the guide ( ) and is movable into and out of and into the stack receiving space ( ) by a horizontal movement. This type of grasper ensures good guidance of the stack and a compact design suitable for a stack grasper attached to the arm of a robot.

Stack grasper for sheet-like products and method of palletizing using a stack grasper

A stack grasper, in particular for unbound printed products comprises a stack receiving space (22) which is open towards the bottom, a guide (14, 16, 18, 20) at all four sides of the stack receiving space, and a stack support (24, 26) on which the stack lies flat and substantially with its full length and/or width. It has the special feature that the stack support (24, 26) is arranged in the region of the lower end of the guide (14, 16, 18, 20) and is movable into and out of and into the stack receiving space (22) by a horizontal movement. This type of grasper ensures good guidance of the stack and a compact design suitable for a stack grasper attached to the arm of a robot.

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Geretsried, Germany

Helmut Krickl