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Handling system for transporting, removing or inserting rod-like elements

US9131706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

POLY-CLIP SYSTEM GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Günter Kessler · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Peter Wiemer · Meerbusch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2010
Grant date	Sep 15, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA22C21/0076
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a handling system for transporting, removing or inserting rod-like elements from or into a storage frame, the rod-like elements, like smoking rods, serving for storing products, each having a sausage-shaped body and a loop for a pendulously storage of the products. The handling system comprises a robotic device with at least one robotic arm being movably in three dimensions, at least one gripping device for reversibly gripping the rod-like elements, wherein the gripping device is attached to the robotic arm of the robotic device. Moreover, a preventing unit for preventing uncontrolled movement of the products hanging up on the rod-like elements is provided.

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