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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
Bobst Mex SA, Mex, CH;
Christophe De Gaillande, Les Monts-de-Corsier, CH;
BOBST MEX SA, Mex, CH;
Abstract
A sheet material processing unit () comprises a transport system () for transporting sheets () or parts thereof from a respective input end () to a respective output end (). A gripper unit () is releasably coupled to the transport system () and is configured for holding at least a part of one of the sheets (). Additionally, at least one handover mechanism () is provided being configured for decoupling the gripper unit () from the transport system () and providing the gripper unit () to a neighboring sheet material processing unit () and/or receiving a gripper unit () from a neighboring sheet material processing unit () and coupling the received gripper unit () to the corresponding transport system (). Additionally, a sheet material processing machine () is presented which comprises at least two such sheet material processing units ().