Method and device for picking up reams of sheets

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EP 1 201 579 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/42

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	02.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/18

(21)	Application number: 01125525.4

(22)	Date of filing: 25.10.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65H 3/32, B65H 3/40, B65H 3/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.10.2000 IT BO000621

(71)	Applicant: Innopack S.r.l.
	40012 Calderara di Reno (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Grandi, Lia 40024 Castel S. Pietro Terme (IT) Cinotti, Andrea 40141 Bologna (IT) Giacomuzzo, Gianni 40012 Calderara Di Reno (IT)

(74)	Representative: Bongiovanni, Simone (IT) et al
	Studio Torta S.r.l Via Viotti 9 I-10121 Torino I-10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Method and device for picking up reams of sheets

(57) A method and device for picking up reams (2) of sheets (3) off a stack (4) of sheets (3) on a supporting pallet (5), wherein a last ream (2'), defined by an N number of sheets (3), is picked up off the pallet (5) by a first pickup device (33) for picking up a first group (52) of N-M sheets (3), and by a second pickup device (34) for picking up a second group (53) of M sheets (3).

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