Apparatus for gripping and conveying sheet-like products

An apparatus for gripping and conveying sheet-like products, comprising:

• at least one conveying track;
• a support supported in and conveyed by said at least one conveying track;
• a gripping device mounted to said support for seizing sheet-like products, said gripping device comprising at least two grippers, said grippers being actuatable independently from one another, said gripping device further comprising at least one biasing element producing a biasing force maintaining said grippers closed;
• a first actuated element operative connected to one of said grippers, a second actuated element operatively connected to another of said grippers, and actuating elements which actuate said actuated elements to thereby overcome said biasing force maintaining said grippers closed, wherein said first actuated element and said second actuated element are spring loaded push rods.

An apparatus for gripping and conveying sheet-like products, comprising:

• at least one conveying track;
• a support supported in and conveyed by said at least one conveying track;
• a gripping device mounted to said support for seizing sheet-like products, said gripping device comprising at least two grippers, said grippers being actuatable independently from one another, said gripping device further comprising at least one biasing element producing a biasing force maintaining said grippers closed;
• a first actuated element operatively connected to one of said grippers, a second actuated element operatively connected to another of said grippers, and actuating elements which actuate said actuated elements to thereby overcome said biasing force maintaining said grippers closed;
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• an actuating unit, at least one of said actuating elements being movably mounted, said actuating unit moving said at least one actuating element from a first position wherein said actuating element actuates one of said actuated elements to a second position wherein said actuating element does not actuate said one of said actuated elements.

An apparatus for gripping and conveying sheet-like products, comprising:

• at least one conveying track, said at least one conveying track comprising a first actuating element at a first location on the conveying track and a second actuating element at a second location on the conveying track;
• a support supported in and conveyed by said at least one conveying track, said support being slidably mounted on said at least one conveying track;
• a gripping device mounted to said support for seizing sheet-like products, said gripping device comprising at least a first gripper and a second gripper, said grippers being actuatable independently from one another;
• a first actuated element operatively connected to said first gripper and a second actuate element operatively connected to said second gripper, said first actuating element actuating said first actuated element and said second actuating element actuating said second actuated element to thereby actuate said first gripper at a location on said conveying track different than a location on said conveying track where said second gripper is actuated.

An apparatus for gripping and conveying sheet-like products, comprising:

• at least one conveying track, said at least one conveying track comprising a first actuating element at a first location on the conveying track and a second actuating element at a second location on the conveying track;
• a support supported in and conveyed by said at least one conveying track;
• a gripping device mounted to said support for seizing sheet-like products, said gripping device comprising at least a first gripper and a second gripper, said grippers being actuatable independently from one another;
• a first actuated element operatively connected to said first gripper and a second actuated element operatively connected to said second gripper, said first actuating element actuating said first actuated element and said second actuating element actuating said second actuated element to thereby actuate said first gripper at a location on said conveying track different than a location on said conveying track where said second gripper is actuated;
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• an actuating unit, wherein at least one of said actuating elements is movably mounted on said at least one conveying track, said actuating unit moving said at least one actuating element from a position where it engages one of said actuated elements to a position where it does not engage said one of said actuated elements.