Gripping means for handling blood plasma containers
US6709221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B69/0041
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The gripping device comprises in a single retaining frame a plurality of gripper units for gripping the bottles to be emptied, each of which units comprises, mating with the lateral profile of a bottle, a fixed member and a movable member, capable of fitting round a part of the outer surface of the bottle to be emptied, each of the gripper units having associated with it a device for piercing the bottle, equipped with a piercing member for the introduction of an expulsion gas and drainage of the contents of the bottle, and also an optical sensor for checking the presence of the bottle and checking whether there are contents therein.
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