Device and method for transferring blanks

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for transferring blanks to a transfer line, in particular for transferring blanks (10) to a material track, a transport track (14), a rotating roller and/or to products (12) transported along a conveyor belt, the device (1) comprising a positioning system (2) with at least two, in particular three or more, carriages (20) movable along a circumferential track and with a drive system (24), wherein the carriages (20) each have a product holder (22) and are designed to pick up one blank (10) at a time on the product holder (22), transport the blank (10) in a fixed position on the product holder, and transfer the blank (10) to the transfer line, and wherein the drive system (24) is designed to move the carriages (20) along the circumferential track at least in sections independently of one another.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.