Abstract: A device for handling stacking or removing articles from a stack, has a stacking wheel located between the lifting elements for stacks and a conveyor. When the stacking wheel turns, depending on the direction of its rotation, an article is moved from the conveyor onto the stack in the lifting direction. The stacking wheel bears pairs of holding plates distributed around its periphery; on them swivelling fingers are supported. The swivelling fingers are pressed by springs into their action position in which they project over the facing surfaces of the holding plates and fit into receiving openings of the articles when articles are moved by the stacking wheel. Control plates are assigned to the stacking wheel and engage with their ramp edges the concave, downwardly pointing surface of the swivelling fingers to swivel them into their readiness position which does not project to the inside over the holding plates.

Abstract: A device for handling of articles, especially boxes (8), for stacking articles (8) or removing them from a stack (4), has a stacking wheel (1) which is located between the lifting means (10, 12) for stacks (4) of articles (8) and a conveyor means (6) for articles (8). When the stacking wheel (1) turns, depending on the direction of its rotation, an article (8) is moved from the conveyor means (6) onto the stack (4) in the lifting direction (10, 12). The stacking wheel (1) bears pairs of holding plates (20) distributed around its periphery; on them swivelling fingers (42) are supported. The swivelling fingers (42) are pressed by springs (44) into their action position in which they project over the facing surfaces of the holding plates (20) and fit into receiving openings (54) of the articles (8) when articles (8) are moved by the stacking wheel (1).

Abstract: On the delivery side of a device in which tubular sleeves (25) for battery plates are produced from web-shaped separator material, there is a compartmented star (40) with several compartments (41). After a sleeve (25) has been inserted into the compartment (41), the compartmented star (40) is turned to move the compartment (41) with the sleeve (25) into the insertion position. In the insertion position the sleeve (25) in the compartment (41) is pushed by a stop (52) so far that its insertion-side end is pushed over the legs (56) of the spreading elements (55). Through the end of the sleeve (25) held open by the spreading elements (55) a plate is inserted until it rest against the stop (52). Then the sleeve (25) with the plate pushed into it is pulled out of the compartment (41) laterally by rollers (60) and delivered for further use.

Abstract: The device includes a conveyor element for supplying separator strip in a first plane, a device for cutting sections from the separator strip, another conveyor element for preparing the separator strip sections at one folding site and a unit for supplying plates to be jacketed to the folding site in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. Next to the plane in which the separator strip section is prepared at the folding site, there is a negatively pressurized roller as the device for tensioning the separator strip section prepared in the folding site. In the area of the folding site on the side of the plane in which a separator strip section is prepared at the folding site which is opposite the side from which the plate to be jacketed is supplied, there is a pair of folding rollers.

Abstract: A device for producing pockets for plates (10) of batteries has a conveyor element (1) for supply of separator strip in a first plane (11), a means (4, 5) for cutting the separator strip sections from the supplied separator strip, another conveyor element (2) for preparing the separator strip sections at one folding site (15) and a unit (9) for supply of the plates (10) which are to be jacketed to the folding site (15) in a second plane which is perpendicular to the first plane (11). Next to the plane (11) in which the separator strip section is prepared at the folding site (15), with reference to the feed direction of the separator strip section after the folding rollers (13, 14) there is a negatively pressurized roller (17) as the device (16) for tensioning the separator strip section which is prepared in the folding site (15).

Abstract: On the delivery side of a device in which tubular sleeves (25) for battery plates are produced from web-shaped separator material, there is a compartmented star (40) with several compartments (41). After a sleeve (25) has been inserted into the compartment (41), the compartmented star (40) is turned to move the compartment (41) with the sleeve (25) held in it into the insertion position. In the insertion position the sleeve (25) in the compartment (41) is pushed by a stop (52) so far that its insertion-side end is pushed over the legs (56) of the spreading elements (55). Through the end of the sleeve (25) held open by the spreading elements (55) a plate is inserted until it rest against the stop (52). Then the sleeve (25) with the plate pushed into it is pulled out of the compartment (41) laterally by rollers (60) and delivered for further use.