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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Krones Aktiengesellschaft, Neutraubling, DE;
Manuel Kollmuss, Raubling, DE;
Erhard Beer, Ebbs, AT;
Michael Astner, Brannenburg, DE;
Arsalan Mehdi, Rosenheim, DE;
Krones Aktiengesellschaft, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus () for handling piece goods () moved one after another, with the piece goods () being transported to a seizing range () of a manipulator (). At least one transported piece good () is seized in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner by at least two clamping elements and/or gripping elements () located opposite each other. The piece good is spatially separated from the subsequent piece goods () and is brought into a specified relative target position (P) and/or target alignment relative to subsequent piece goods (). A first vertical symmetry plane and which is oriented about perpendicular to a transport direction (TR), is spaced apart from a second vertical symmetry plane aligned about parallel thereto, with the second vertical symmetry plane being defined by the manipulator () or by the manipulator clamping elements and/or gripping elements ().