The invention relates to a method and device for turning large-area panels, in particular glass panels, in extreme oversize of the order of magnitude of more than 40 meters in length and over 6 meters in width, wherein pick-up from the bath side or from the air side is possible, the method comprising the following features: a) the glass panels (2) delivered on conveyor rollers of a transport device (3) are gripped by means of a plurality of stacking robots (1) that extend for the entire length of the glass panel (2) and are installed on respective robot base frames (19) on the air side or on the bath side by means of pivotable suction frames (6) and suction cups (5) fastened thereto, b) the glass panel (2) gripped in this manner is pivoted jointly by the plurality of stacking robots and set down on a stacking shelf (4).

A transferring system includes a container where a plurality of sheet members are placed in a vertically-oriented fashion so that principal surfaces of the sheet members are inclined, a robot including an arm having a suction part, and a control device. The control device is configured to cause the suction part of the arm to suck the principal surface of the sheet member, and then operate the arm to move the sheet member in a direction at an angle of elevation other than a normal direction of the principal surface of the sheet member.

In an apparatus for overturning sheets and/or panels, a bearing structure carries a loading plane, and roto-translation means vertically translate the loading plane and rotate the same with respect to an axis. A grab device carried by the loading plane serves to transfer a sheet and/or panel from a supply station, when stopped upstream of the apparatus, on an operating surface. A command and control unit in alternatively activating and de-activating the roto-translation means, the stabilization and transfer and the grab device, defines for the loading plane a collection position, an overturning position and an unloading position of a sheet and/or panel to be overturned by the supply station placed upstream of the apparatus, over an unloading station downstream of the apparatus.

A fuel cell separator conveying device that ensures reducing dirt adhesion on a sealing surface of a stacked fuel cell separator using a protection sheet and reducing the protection sheet being left adhered when the fuel cell separator is conveyed is provided. The fuel cell separator conveying device that lifts up and conveys the fuel cell separator placed on the protection sheet includes a grasping portion that grasps the fuel cell separator by a suction force, a moving unit that moves the grasping portion in a lift-up direction of the fuel cell separator, and an air blowing portion that applies a downward force in an opposite direction of the lift-up direction of the fuel cell separator to the protection sheet through an opening of the fuel cell separator when the moving unit moves the grasping portion.

A method and device for conveying large-area panels, particularly panes of glass, of extreme size over 40 meters long and over 6 meters wide, wherein the panel can be held from the bath side or the air side, said method comprising the following features: a) the panes of glass (10) delivered on conveyance rollers (17) are swung by means of a vertical hoisting device (20) either on the left side or right side at an acute angle, wherein the device (20) has finger-like carrying elements structured in a comb arrangement which grip through the conveyance rollers (17) and carry suction discs (12); b) swung in this way, the pane of glass (10) is gripped by means of a plurality of comb grippers (22) using suction discs (12), which grippers are synchronized in their sequence of movements, and placed on a stacking frame (15, 16), wherein the comb grippers (22) are moved on a plurality of guiding beams (2) arranged like a portal.

The disclosed system for loading and unloading the substrate includes: a substrate rotation apparatus having a first rotation position and a second rotation position with a difference in rotation angle of 90 degrees, wherein the substrate rotation apparatus includes two layers of sucker assemblies, each of which includes a plate body, a plurality of support suction tubes arranged on the plate body, and first suckers connected with tops of respective support suction tubes respectively, and there are gaps, for inserting the substrate therein, between respective first suckers of a lower layer of sucker assembly, and a plate body of an upper layer of sucker assembly; and a mechanical hand including a plurality of mechanical fingers capable of holding two halves of the substrate, both of which are arranged in a length direction of the mechanical fingers, and joined together into an entire substrate.

Described herein is a packaging system comprising a sleeve having a plurality of sides, an open top, and an open bottom, each of the sides having an inner surface, an inner liner located on the inner surfaces of the sides of the sleeve, the inner liner having an inner surface that defines a cavity, a plurality of building panels located in the cavity, and an outer wrapping surrounding at least a portion of the sleeve and at least a portion of the plurality of building panels.

An avoidance conveying device and an avoidance conveying method are provided. The device includes a receiving device, a front lifting device, a transition device, a rear lifting device, and a sending device arranged in sequence along a direction of conveying glass sheets; the receiving device receives the glass sheets conveyed by a front roller conveyor of an original sheet production line; the sending device conveys the glass sheets to a rear roller conveyor of the original sheet production line; an avoidance channel is formed between the front lifting device and the rear lifting device. Pedestrians and forklifts directly pass through the glass production line at any time through the avoidance channel, shortening the travel distance and the travel duration of pedestrians and forklifts. The glass sheets are finally conveyed to the rear roller conveyor by bypassing the avoidance channel, which ensures continuous and uninterrupted transportation of the glass sheets.

Substrate loading device including a frame adapted to connect the substrate loading device to a substrate processing apparatus, the frame having a transport opening through which substrates are transported between the substrate loading device and the substrate processing apparatus, a cassette support connected to the frame for holding at least one substrate cassette container for transfer of substrates to and from the at least one substrate cassette container through the transport opening, and selectably variable cassette support purge ports with a variable purge port nozzle outlet, variable between more than one selectable predetermined purge port nozzle characteristics, disposed on the cassette support, each of the more than one purge port nozzle characteristics being configured so that the purge port nozzle outlet with each selected predetermined purge port nozzle characteristic complements and couples to at least one purge port of the at least one substrate cassette container.

A loading plate structure and a carrier are provided. The loading plate structure applied to a panel carrier for transporting panels. The loading plate structure comprises of a main body, the main body including at least one recess for receiving a panel therein, wherein a size of any side of the at least one recess is larger than a size of a corresponding side of the panel received therein, and a taking/disposing location formed on the main body with an opening for taking or disposing the panel, wherein through the taking/disposing location the panel is disposed in one recess corresponding to a size of the panel, or is taken out from the recess. The loading plate structure and the carrier can prevent effectively the panels from falling in transport process, promote transport efficiency and product yields, and increase the convenience of late maintenance and cost control.