Method and apparatus for forming groups of flat items
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Feb 16, 1993
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Apr 22, 1991
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Apr 23, 1990
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An apparatus for forming groups of flat, face-to-face stacked items includes a conveyor belt for receiving the items in a flat-lying orientation; a motor for driving the conveyor belt to advance the items disposed thereon in a conveying direction; a sensor disposed above the conveyor belt for determining a position of individual items on the conveyor belt; a plurality of group-forming chambers; a plurality of serially disposed gripping units situated downstream of the sensor as viewed in the conveying direction for grasping the items advanced on the conveyor belt and for introducing the items into the group-forming chambers; and a control device having an input connected to the sensor and outputs connected to the gripping units for controlling the gripping units as a function of signals applied to the control device by the sensor.
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