Substrate handling system comprising a robot cell and method for operating the same
AssigneeKoenig & Bauer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJulian Schubert
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Abstract
A substrate handling system including an infeed system for feeding stacked substrates and including a processing machine for processing stacked substrates, and in particular a printing press for printing stacked substrates. A robot cell is provided between the infeed system and the processing machine. The robot cell comprises one or two gripper systems, each for handling a plurality of substrates. The robot cell is configured in such a way, that selectively differently stacked substrates, which are feedable by the infeed system, can be handled.
Claims15
A substrate handling system, comprising;
- an infeed system (2) for feeding stacked substrates;
- processing machine (1) for processing the stacked substrates;
- a robot cell (3) between the infeed system (2) and the processing machine (1), wherein the robot cell (3) includes at least one gripper system (3.2) for handling a plurality of the stacked substrates, the robot cell (3) being configured whereby selectively differently stacked ones of the stacked substrates feedable by the infeed system (2) are handled, the infeed system (2) feeding substrate piles (4) made of substrates present in containers (2.3) and separated by stacking aids (6, 7), the robot cell (3) comprising a dual-arm robot (3.1), which dual-arm robot grips a partial pile of one of the substrate piles (4).
A method for operating a substrate handling system, including;
- providing an infeed system (2) for feeding stacked substrates;
- providing a processing machine (1) for processing the stacked substrates;
- providing a robot cell (3) between the infeed system (2) and the processing machine (1), and
- configuring the robot cell (3) having at least one gripper system (3.2), for handling a plurality of substrates;
- feeding substrate piles (4) made of selectively differently stacked substrates the substrate piles (4) being made of substrates separated by stacking aids (6, 7) and being present in containers (2.3) using the infeed system (2);
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- using the at least one gripper system for gripping counted partial piles made of the fed substrate piles (3.2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.