Abstract: A gripper unit for clamping and aligning a layer of concrete paving bricks with compound elements for forming a stretcher bond of the bricks into the form of a setting unit by means of clamping bars which can each engage at their longitudinal edges a row of bricks. The clamping bars are simultaneously longitudinally and laterally displaceable on a frame-like support element, and are mounted on the associated support element by means of a guide cross bushing. Adjacent clamping bars have at least one common hinged lever which acts as a parallelogram control and which is coupled with an actuating device for effecting pivotable movement thereof.

Abstract: A method and device for collecting a layer of concrete paving bricks forming a brick disk in the form of a stretcher bond which may be used as one setting unit, is characterized in that the layer of the paving bricks is clamped together laterally with a collecting clamp with respect to their longitudinal axes for aligning purposes and, after releasing the collecting clamps, each row of bricks is individually clamped to their respective position at their head ends with clamps. The clamps with the clamped rows of bricks are then displaced with respect to each other in a parallel direction to achieve the desired setting arrangement and the collecting clamp is again engaged.