TRANSPORT DEVICE FOR FLAT PRODUCTS
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1. A device for transporting flat products extending in a plane, comprising:
- a first transport unit transporting said flat products in a transport direction, andat least one feeder feeding said flat products to said first transport unit,said first transport unit comprising at least two first transport elements,said first transport elements being arranged parallel to said transport direction,said flat products comprising side edges lying opposite to one another,wherein said first transport elements can be set against said opposite side edges thereby gripping and separately holding said flat products and transporting said flat products with their plane being upright with respect to said transport direction.
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Abstract
A device and a method for transporting flat products comprising at least one feeder and a first transport unit having at least two transport elements that can be set against side edges lying opposite one another of the flat products. The flat products can be gripped by the transport elements and can be transported upright in the transport direction. In the transporting process, the flat products are received in the first transport unit, are transported within the latter, and are held upright at the side edges by the transport elements.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for transporting flat products extending in a plane, comprising:
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a first transport unit transporting said flat products in a transport direction, and at least one feeder feeding said flat products to said first transport unit, said first transport unit comprising at least two first transport elements, said first transport elements being arranged parallel to said transport direction, said flat products comprising side edges lying opposite to one another, wherein said first transport elements can be set against said opposite side edges thereby gripping and separately holding said flat products and transporting said flat products with their plane being upright with respect to said transport direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for transporting flat products extending in a plane in a transport direction,
said flat products comprising side edges lying opposite one another, said method comprising the following steps: -
receiving of said flat products from a feeder into at least one first transport unit, said first transport unit having at least two first transport elements, and transporting of said flat products within said first transport unit in said transport direction, wherein said flat products are separately held and gripped by said first transport elements at said side edges and are transported with their plane being upright with respect to said transport direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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