Palettizer for stacking packaging units on palettes has a feeding position on the side of an output position on the side facing away from the receiving position to prepare intermediate layers as intermediate layer stack

摘要

Palettizer has a feeding position (IV) on the side of an output position on the side facing away from the receiving position (II) to prepare intermediate layers (5) as intermediate layer stack (19). An auxiliary gripping device (17) for removing one intermediate layer from the stack and for placing this layer on a stack layer (3.1) is arranged on a carriage (8) and controlled in the vertical direction. Preferred Features: The auxiliary gripping device has several gripping bodies (20) formed as suction bodies and a sensor element for stopping the downward movement of the gripping device and gripping bodies.