Apparatus for separating individual flat, bendable objects from the underside of a stack of such objects
AssigneeFerag AG
InventorAlex Keller
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating individual flat, bendable objects from the underside of a stack of such objects. The apparatus includes a stacking area having a support region, a roller arrangement produced from a plurality of rollers, the roller arrangement supporting the stack from below in the support region, as well as a separating and holding device for separating the objects from the underside of the stack. The rollers of the roller arrangement are guided along a circular path so as to be movable past under the stack in the support region. The apparatus further includes a supporting and stopping device for positioning the supporting and stopping device in a holding position between the stack and the rollers of the roller arrangement.
Claims12
An apparatus for separating individual flat, bendable objects from the underside of a stack of such objects and for the onward conveying of the separated objects, said apparatus including:
- a stacking area having a support region;
- a roller arrangement produced from a plurality of rollers that circulate along a circular path, said roller arrangement supporting the stack from below in the support region and wherein the rollers of the roller arrangement are movable past and under the stack in the support region;
- a separating and holding device for separating the objects from the underside of the stack in the support region;
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- an onward conveying device for the onward conveying of the separated objects;
- wherein the apparatus includes a supporting and stopping device having a supporting and stopping means that is positionable in the support region in a holding position between the stack and the rollers of the roller arrangement, said supporting and stopping means being movable along the direction of movement of the rollers toward the support region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.