摘要 |
A device for separating a lowermost flat product from a stack of flat products including at least one sucker cup moveable so as to removably attach along a front edge portion of the lowermost flat product and to separate the lowermost flat product from a next adjacent flat product in the stack of flat products, and a gripper configured for gripping the lowermost flat product along a lateral edge and for transporting the lowermost flat product away from the stack of flat products. In addition, a method of separating a lowermost flat product from a stack of flat products, including removeably attaching at least one sucker cup along a front edge portion of the lowermost flat product, moving the at least one sucker cup so as to separate the lowermost flat product from a next adjacent flat product in the stack of flat products, gripping along a lateral edge portion of the lowermost flat product using a gripper, releasing the at least one sucker cup from the front edge of the lowermost flat product and transporting the lowermost flat product away from the stack of flat products using the gripper.
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