METHOD FOR HANDLING PIECE GOODS MOVED ONE BEHIND THE OTHER IN AT LEAST ONE ROW

摘要

The invention relates to a method and to a device (10) for handling piece goods (2) moved one behind the other, which are transported to a grasping region (4) of a manipulator (5). At least one transported piece good (2) is grasped in the grasping region (4) in an clamping and/or frictional and/or interlocking manner by means of at least two clamping and/or grabbing means (22), which are associated with the at least one manipulator (5) and are arranged opposite each other, is spatially separated from following piece goods (2), and is brought into a defined relative target position (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8) and/or target orientation with respect to the following piece goods (2). A first vertical plane of symmetry, which is defined by the at least one piece good (2) grasped by the at least two clamping and/or grabbing means of the at least one manipulator (5) and which is oriented approximately perpendicular to a transport direction (TR) of the piece goods (2), is spaced apart from a second vertical plane of symmetry, which is oriented approximately parallel thereto and which is defined by the manipulator (5) or by the clamping and/or grabbing means (22) thereof. In each of at least one step of a plurality of consecutive steps, at least one transported piece good (2) is grasped and, by a rotation about a vertical axis with an angle of rotation of at least 90°, in particular of approximately 180°, is spatially separated from a linear motion path in the original transport direction (TR) and is brought into a defined relative target position (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8) and/or target orientation with respect to following piece goods (2).