Modular bearing device for at least one pair of gripping arms, and method for assembling same

A method comprising:

• assembling a modular bearing device having a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm arranged in a mirror-inverted configuration with the first gripper arm, the gripper arms seated on a support plate for gripping, holding and guiding of bottle-like containers, by
• attaching the first gripper arm to a first bearing pin and the second gripper arm to a second bearing pin to provide pivotal support for the gripper arms, wherein the bearing pins are integrally formed with a base plate;
• placing the modular bearing device on the support plate such that free ends of the bearing pins are inserted into first and second receiving openings in the support plate;
• inserting a fastener through the base plate and through the first bearing pin formed as a sleeve;
• and
• securing the fastener to one of a thread disposed in the support plate and a thread disposed on the support plate.

A method comprising:

• assembling a modular bearing device having a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm arranged in a mirror-inverted configuration with the first gripper arm, the gripper arms seated on a support plate for gripping, holding and guiding of bottle-like containers, by
• attaching the first gripper arm to a first bearing pin and the second gripper arm to a second bearing pin to provide pivotal support for the gripper arms, wherein the bearing pins are integrally formed with a base plate;
• placing the modular bearing device on the support plate such that free ends of the bearing pins are configured above the support plate disposed with first and second receiving openings with the base plate distanced from the support plate;
• inserting a fastener through the base plate and through the first bearing pin formed as a sleeve;
• and
• securing the fastener to one of a thread disposed in the support plate and a thread disposed on the support plate.

A modular bearing device comprising:

• a first gripper arm and a second gripper arm arranged in a mirror-inverted configuration with the first gripper arm, the gripper arms seated on a support plate for gripping, holding and guiding of bottle-like containers;
• a rotatably mounted cam control shaft for moving the gripper arms from a gripping position to an open position and from the open position to the gripping position, the cam control shaft having a first bearing pin for pivotally supporting at least the first gripper arm, the cam control shaft further having a second bearing pin for pivotally supporting at least the second gripper arm;
• a base plate having a rear region to receive and pivotally support the cam control shaft;
• and
• a fastener configured to releasably fasten the gripper arms on the support plate by fixing the bearing pins to first side of the base plate, wherein at least one of the bearing pins operates as a sleeve for receiving the fastener on the support plate, the at least one of the bearing pins including a through hole aligning with a second receiving opening in the base plate in an axial direction of the sleeve, wherein the base plate and the bearing pins are integrally formed.