Device for handling parts, in particular sheet metal coils and apparatus equipped with same

摘要

The present invention is directed to a handling device for loading and unloading a sheet metal coil. The sheet metal coil may be loaded or unloaded from a storage pallet to a machine such as reel without manual handling in a safe manner for the operator and the material, using an apparatus such as a fork lift truck. This handling device has a gripping member for gripping the coil and a frame bearing the gripping member by a first pivoting pin. The handle device is mounted on a lift truck table by a second pivoting pin. The device also has a controller coupled with the frame designed to move between an inoperative position where the gripping member is placed inside a fixed mast and an operative position where the gripping member is lowered between one or more forks.