| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention concerns a large sheet handling apparatus which is adapted to pick up a sheet from a sheet pack supported by a support means, said pack comprising spacers arranged over at least one surface of a sheet of the pack to protect said surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame capable of moving between at least one pick-up position in which a sheet can be picked up from the pack in the proximity of said support means and a position away from the support means, - sheet pick-up means, comprising a plurality of suction cups defining a pick-up surface whereat the pick-up means may engage with said sheet when the frame is in its pick-up position, - spacer removing means adapted to engage with said spacers to remove them from a sheet to be handled, said removing means extending along a length (L) greater than or equal to the width of said pick-up surface.</p> |
