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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1991
Walter Krieg, Brugg, CH;
Andreas Wohlfahrt, Haltern, DE;
Digitron AG, Brugg, CH;
Abstract
A horizontally displaceable receiving table for picking up and setting down package-like articles includes a displaceable transporting device, with roller-like pick-up members at its end relative to the direction of travel. The receiving table is displaced towards the articles by a first drive at a velocity which is decreased when the table is in close proximity to the vertical face surface of the articles. The pick-up member is then driven by a second drive such that the pick-up member engages the article and lifts the article onto the receiving table. The receiving table and the transporting device are then driven countercurrently at the same speed until they have substantially moved under the article. The receiving table permits picking up and setting down package-like articles at designated times and locations without damage to the articles.