An apparatus for handling palletized articles layers.

Apparatus for handling layers of palletised goods and comprising a vertically provided with a suction face (40) substantially horizontal to a pallet fits almost dimensions, for example, a pallet EU displaceable lift head (6), and comprising a large number of suction chambers (36) open downwards, arranged to move downwardly against the upper face of a top layer of items packed individually or in groups on a pallet and which via individual valves is connected to a vacuum source (26) preferably integrated in the lift head (6), the apparatus comprising or being arranged to cooperate with a depalletizer device, in which the individual valves between the suction chambers (36) and the vacuum source (26 ) comprise ball valves valve bodies (38) with very thin walls, which are confined in the suction chamber by means of protrusions side or a lower redde support are conjugated with openings equipped upper circular valve seats preferably spherical valve facing downward and arranged to be closed if the relevant suction chamber is not blocked downwards by contacting the articles of the layer higher of a pallet.