Gripper device for a bag filling and packaging machine
US10800563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B59/005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripper device used in a bag filling and packaging machine and moved, while holding a bag, along a predetermined path to change the orientation of the bag, the gripper device including: a movable frame that is moved along the predetermined path in a horizontal plane, a pivot frame that is pivotably supported by the movable frame and has a horizontal pivot axis, a pair of gripper arms that are pivotably supported by the pivot frame and pivoted, in conjunction with each other, symmetrically in a plane parallel to the pivot axis of the pivot frame, a bag orientation changing mechanism that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pivot frame at an angle of 90°, and a gripper arm pivot mechanism that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pair of gripper arms.
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