Method for stacking parts comprising thermoplastic plastic, and apparatus for executing the method
AssigneeAdolf Illig Maschinenbau GmbH & Co.
InventorsHerbert Trautwein, Michael Wozny
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Abstract
An improved process of stacking parts comprising thermoplastic plastic in an intermediate-storage cage, and the further transport of the stacks to subsequent devices. A pivotable stacking cage effects the transfer of the stacks onto a transverse conveyor belt, or directly to finishing devices, with the parts selectively standing up or lying down, so the apparatus is suited for both flat and tall parts. The method can be used with high cycle numbers, and allows for the mounting of devices that reliably prevent the parts from drifting apart in the intermediate-storage cage, which is particularly advantageous for flat parts.
Claims9
A device for stacking parts of thermoplastic plastic, said device comprising:
- a buffer container to which the parts that are stamped out of a heated film in a molding/punching tool are transferred;
- a stacking container, mounted on a support so as to pivot around a horizontal axis, which stacking container must be displaced and to which the parts are transferred from the buffer container in the form of stacks and which is used to transport the parts to a release station;
- an automatically operated coupling device provided between the support and the stacking container to uncouple the stacking container at the release station;
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- a displacement device provided for the further transport, from the release station to a stack removal station, of stacking containers uncoupled from the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.