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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2020
Gerhard Schubert Gmbh, Crailsheim, DE;
Gerhard Schubert, Crailsheim, DE;
Gerhard Schubert GmbH, Crailsheim, DE;
Abstract
In a packaging line () comprising a plurality of robots (), in order to be able to replace a faulty unit, in particular robot (), quickly and with minimal, preferably no manpower, in particular during running operation of the packaging line (), the unit to be changed is automatically decoupled from the power and data feeds and from the purely mechanical connections and is removed from the packaging line (), preferably transversely to the throughput direction (') of the packaging line (), and the new unit is automatically introduced in the opposite direction, is positioned, and is mechanically fixed, and the energy and data supplies are automatically coupled.