PET bottle gripping device
US8894114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67C3/242
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for gripping and retaining PET bottles in a filling system includes a passive clamping system having pivotable gripping arms that pivot around corresponding pivot axles and that are acted upon by either a spring or permanent magnets. The first pivotable gripping arm has a first extension on an other side of the first pivot axle and the second pivotable gripping arm has a second extension on an other side of the second pivot axle. The extensions have receptacles for guiding a compression spring and for applying a bending force to the compression spring or to sub-segments thereof. These receptacles can be rod-shaped or rail-shaped.
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