Device for the insertion and extraction of a laminating pack in and from a press

摘要

A single unit moves into and out of a press to essentially simultaneously charge the press with the workpiece to be processed and discharge another workpiece which has been processed. The device is particularly suitable for preparing laminates in which the workpiece to be processed comprises a stack of alternating sheets of solid material and bonding material. This workpiece is referred to as a laminating pack. A table on a transfer car holds the unprocessed laminating pack. This same transfer car also has on its lower side a plurality of suction devices for grippingly engaging a processed laminate, i.e., a laminate that has been treated in the heat press. The transfer car holding the unprocessed laminating pack advances into an open press. In the press, the laminating pack is transported onto holding gibs, and the processed laminate in the press is taken up by the suction means on the bottom side of the transfer car. The transfer car is then retracted from the press with the processed laminate, and the laminating pack is left behind in the press for processing. This simultaneous charging and discharging operation is then repeated.