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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Esko Lehto, Kangasala, FI;
Tamglass Ltd., Tampere, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for laying spacing ribs between prelaminated glass panels. Suction pads (10) grabbing a glass (13) and grippers (9) picking up ribs (12) are manipulated together with a common transfer device (1). In a first sequence, the transfer device (1) is brought alongside a rib magazine (14) and the ribs (12) are picked up with the grippers (9), in a second sequence the transfer device (1) is carried along with the ribs to a position above the glass (13) on a conveyor (15) and the suction pads (10) are used to grab the glass (13), and in a third sequence, the glass (13) is carried by means of the transfer device (1) along with the ribs (12) onto an unloading block (18, 19).