Device for forming stacks of flat products
AssigneePalamides GmbH
InventorsStefano Palamides, Marcus Gasser
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Abstract
A device for forming stacks of flat products comprises a first transportation section for transporting a stream of individual flat products of a first type, a second transportation section for forming an overlapping stream from the flat products of the first type, and a stacking unit for forming individual stacks from the overlapping stream. The device further comprises a feed unit for flat products of a second type, whereby the feed unit introduces the flat products of the second type inline into the stream of individual flat products of the first type.
Claims10
A device for forming stacks of flat products, comprising:
- a first transportation section for transporting a stream of individual flat products of a first type,
- a second transportation section for forming an overlapping stream from said flat products of said first type,
- a stacking unit for forming individual stacks from said overlapping stream, and
- a feed unit for flat products of a second type, whereby said feed unit introduces said flat products of said second type inline into said stream of individual flat products of said first type,
- whereby said feed unit introduces two consecutive flat products of said second type between said flat products of said first type, and further
- whereby, with said stacking unit, said overlapping stream can be split in two between said two consecutive flat products of said second type, so that a first flat product of said second type forms a top cover of a leading stack and a second flat product of said second type forms a base of a trailing stack.
A method for forming stacks of flat products, comprising the following steps:
- (a) producing a stream of individual flat products of a first type;
- (b) transporting said stream of individual flat products of said first type;
- (c) forming an overlapping stream from said individual flat products of said first type;
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- (d) forming individual stacks from said overlapping stream;
- whereby in step (b) at least one flat product of a second type is introduced inline into said stream of flat products of said first type,
- whereby in step (b) two consecutive flat products of said second type are introduced into said stream of flat products of said first type, and further
- whereby in step (d) said overlapping stream is split into stacks such that a first flat product of said second type forms a top cover of a leading stack and a second flat product of said second type forms a base of a trailing stack.
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