Apparatus for picking up and guiding loops
US8747192B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/61
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns an apparatus for picking up and guiding loops or the like which can be applied to articles, in particular sausage-shaped packs, comprising a loop feed means, an angled pick-up means having a front end, a pin which has a contact surface and which is movable between a first position in which it passes through the fed loop and in which the contact surface is in contact with the front end of the pick-up means, and a second position away from the front end of the pick-up means, and a drive for actuation of the contact pin. A torque support means is provided in the front region of the front end of the pick-up means and the contact surface of the pin has means for centering the pick-up means in such a way that the pick-up means does not bear against the torque support means when the pin is in the first position.
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