Stacking device for stacking plates in catering area, has control unit adjusting position of support according to arrival of plates to maintain top of stack of plates formed on carriage at constant level

摘要

The device (1) has a support mounted to slide vertically on a frame, where the support is provided for receiving a carriage (2). A drive unit drives a vertical position of the support, and a control unit adjusts the position of the support according to the arrival of plates (4) to maintain the top of a stack (P) of plates formed on the carriage at a constant level. The control unit includes a detecting unit placed on the frame for detecting the presence or the absence of the plates in an observation field (F) at the top of the stack.