Apparatus for sorting cut glass sheets

Abstract

For sorting cut glass sheets (3) in accordance with arbitrary order criteria, rack-type carts (20) are provided exhibiting several racks (21) for the accommodation of cut glass sheets (3). The cut glass sheets (3) are righted by a lifting device into an essentially vertical position and then inserted by a conveyor arranged at the lifting device in the respectively desired rack (21) of the first rack-type cart (20). Each rack (21) exhibits on one side freely rotatable supporting rollers for the cut glass sheet. These supporting rollers can also be mounted to a holder adjustable relative to the rack-type cart (20). The rack-type carts (20) are displaceable (double arrow 30) so that the respectively desired rack (21) can be aligned with respect to the lifting device and/or the cut glass sheet (3) held by the latter. It is possible to provide several rack-type carts (20) arranged in series and displaceable independently of one another wherein the rack-type carts (20) arranged farther to the rear are charged by providing that a rack (21) of the forward rack-type carts (20) is kept vacant for transporting cut glass sheets (3) therethrough.

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