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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2013
Lisec Austria Gmbh, Seitenstetten, AT;
Leopold Mader, Neuhofen/Ybbs, AT;
Leopold Karner, Krummnussbaum, AT;
LISEC AUSTRIA GMBH, Seitenstetten, AT;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for the, preferably automated, changing of spacers in a plant having at least one applicator head for applying spacers to panel-shaped workpieces, in particular glass panes. Spacers from at least two sources are fed to the applicator head in an offset manner with respect to one another. A first spacer from a first source is separated. The resulting end of the first spacer and a start of the second spacer, which comes from a second source, are moved into a mutually assigned position by a changing device. Then, the end of the first spacer is connected to the start of the second spacer. A resulting connection of the first spacer with the second spacer runs through the plant until the connection has passed the applicator head. Thereafter, the second spacer is separated in a region between the connection and the applicator head.