摘要 |
A tile stacking apparatus (1), comprising:a stacking zone (2) of tiles (5), in which the tiles (5) are progressively stacked on one another;conveyor means (3), for conveying tiles (5) to be stacked towards the stacking zone (2). The conveyor means (3) comprise two conveyor elements (3), which: are arranged above the stacking zone (2) such as to convey a tile (5) to be stacked into a transfer position (P) which is proximal to the storage zone (2); are distanced from one another such as to respectively contact a first lateral edge (50) and a second lateral edge (51) of the tile (5); are configured such that a pressure exerted on the upper wall (52) of the tile (5) to be stacked which has arrived in the transfer position (P) can lead to a disengaging of the conveyor elements (3) from the tile (5) to be stacked. The apparatus (1) further comprises a mobile release element (6) for acting on the upper wall (52) of the tile (5) such as to cause disengagement of the tile (5) to be stacked from the conveyor elements (3); aspirating gripping means (7) of the tile (5), activatable such as to retain the tile (5). The aspirating gripping means (7) are mobile between the transfer position (P) and the stacking zone (2), such as to enable gripping the tile (5) when the tile (5) is arranged in the transfer position (P), the transfer of the tile (5) to be stacked towards the stacking zone (2) and the release of the tile (5) in the stacking zone (2). |