Stacking Device, Stack Holder, And Sorting System For Sorting Flat Objects
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorPETER Berdelle-Hilge
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Abstract
A stacking device for flat objects standing upright stacks the objects to form a stack which increases in a stacking direction. The stacking device includes at least one stacking point at which the objects are respectively added to the stack. The stacking device also includes at least one stack holder drive with which at least one stack holder receiving the stack can be moved in the stacking direction relative to the stacking point. A stack holder for a stack of flat objects standing upright and a sorting system for sorting flat objects including a plurality of stacking devices, are also provided.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A stacking device for stacking flat objects standing upright to form a stack increasing in a stacking direction, the stacking device comprising:
- at least one stacking point for respectively adding the flat objects standing upright to the stack;
- at least one stack holder for receiving the stack;
- and
- at least one stack holder drive for moving said at least one stack holder in said stacking direction relative to said stacking point.
A stack holder for a stack of flat objects standing upright, the stack holder comprising:
- a floor forming a supporting plane for one edge of the flat objects standing upright and being configured to receive the objects on said floor to form a stack increasing in a stacking direction;
- a front wall delimiting said supporting plane in said stacking direction, said front wall being disposed, at least during stacking, in a fixed location relative to said floor, and said front wall being constructed for holding at least one part of the stack in said stacking direction;
- and
- the stack holder being configured for relative movement in relation to a stacking device moving the objects into the stack holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.