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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Joachim Massmann, Gundelsheim, DE;
Kurt Weiser, Gundelsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Fibro GmbH, Weinsberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414752 ; 1984682 ; 1984684 ;
Abstract
A loading and unloading apparatus, in particular for the loading and unloading of presses, comprises a horizontally extending arm which is arranged on a carrier and which is moveable in the direction of its longitudinal axis and also vertically, and which has a gripper device for the parts to be handled. For the acceleration of the loading and unloading procedure, the arm is horizontally moveably guided relative to the carrier, and the gripper device is arranged on a gripper carriage guided on the arm, with the gripper carriage being moveable between the two ends of the arm.