Device and method for unloading insulating glass from an insulating glass production line and the subsequent conditioning

A method for unloading insulating glass from a production line with a device for unloading insulating glass from the production line, the device comprising

• a support frame and a manipulator frame arranged on said support frame and adapted to be moved in a longitudinal direction with respect to said support frame, said manipulator frame comprising a manipulator plane provided with a matrix of suction cups adapted for achieving adhesion of the insulating glass to said manipulator plane,
• wherein said manipulator frame, at least at an edge thereof comprises brackets adapted for supporting an insulating glass, each bracket being adapted to be moved in a substantially perpendicular direction with respect to said manipulator plane between a retracted position in which the bracket does not protrude or has minimal protrusion with respect to said manipulator plane and an extracted position in which the bracket has maximum protrusion with respect to said manipulator plane;
• wherein the device further comprises at least one movable abutment adapted for being moved in a direction substantially parallel to said brackets and suitable for interacting with said brackets by a first contact portion of an operating surface to push said brackets towards the retracted position so that the brackets assume a given projection with respect to the manipulator plane between the retracted position and the extracted position, and
• wherein said operating surface comprises a second contact portion substantially coplanar with respect to said first contact portion, and extending above with respect to said first contact portion, so that under operating conditions, an insulating glass pane acts as an abutment for said second contact portion and consequently for said operating surface,
• the method comprising:
• placing an insulating glass on said brackets;
• moving each bracket between the retracted position and the extracted position;
• activating the at least one movable abutment;
• and
• lifting said brackets along an axis (Y, y), in contact with said insulating glass.