Device and method for extraction
AssigneeC.E.R.M.E.X. Constructions Etudes Et Recherches De Materiels Pour L'emballage D'Expedition
InventorAnthony GAUTHERON
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Abstract
An extraction device and method (1) for moving, from a pile (3), a batch (4) of stacked flat products (2) that are not connected to one another and that form the top of the pile (3), with the extraction device (1) including a frame (5), and, mounted in the frame (5), a gripping element (6) in the form of a controlled vise for firmly grasping section by section the batch (4) to be extracted. This device also includes, mounted in the frame (5), a separation element (8), separated from the gripping element (6), carrying a support surface (9) to come under the batch (4).
Claims20
Extraction device (1) for moving, from a pile (3), a batch (4) of stacked flat products (2) that are not connected to one another and that form the top of said pile (3), with said extraction device (1) comprising a frame (5), and, mounted in said frame (5), a gripping means (6) in the form of a controlled vise for firmly grasping section by section the batch (4) to be extracted,
- wherein the device also comprises, mounted in the frame (5), a separation means (8), separated from the gripping means (6), each to be able to act in a different zone of the batch (4), said separation means (8) carrying a support surface (9) to come under the batch (4) to be extracted in such a way as to separate it at the bottom from the rest of the pile (3) and thus to clear a space to make it possible then to pick up the batch (4) by the gripping means (6).
Method for extracting from a vertical pile (3) a batch (4) of stacked flat products (2) that are not connected to one another and that form the top of said pile (4), comprising the sequence of steps consisting in
- Slightly separating the batch (4) from the rest of the pile (3) under it
- Grasping the batch (4) section by section using a gripping means (6), and
- Moving the batch (4) in the direction of a storage unit of a treatment machine of the packaging or box shaper type,
- wherein
- the separation of the batch (4) is carried out by initially bringing a support surface (9) upward, against the bottom of the batch (4).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.