Gripper for handling hollow bodies and manufacturing method
AssigneeSidel Participations
InventorJocelyn Michel
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Abstract
A branch of a clamp for handling hollow bodies in a plant manufacturing containers made of plastic material, the handling clamp comprising two branches intended to be held by a holding member and being intended to grip a hollow body, the branch comprising a base, and a jaw extending from the base. The base has a front edge intended to be in contact with the hollow bodies. The branch is formed by a metal core extending in the jaw set back from the front edge, and a plastic supplement at least partially covering the metal core, the plastic supplement constituting at least the front edge and being secured to the metal core.
Claims17
A clamp (1) comprising two branches (10) held by a portion thereof for gripping hollow bodies, each branch (10) comprising:
- a base (2) having cooperation means (20) to cooperate with the portion of the clamp;
- a jaw (3) extending from the base (2) and having a front edge (30) in contact with the hollow bodies;
- wherein each branch (10) is formed by:
- a metal core (4) at least partially constituting the cooperation means (20), the metal core (4) extending in the jaw (3) set back from the front edge (30);
- a plastic supplement (5) at least partially covering the metal core (4), the plastic supplement (5) constituting at least the front edge (30) and being secured to the metal core (4);
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- wherein the metal core (4) comprises:
- a metal block (45) at least partially constituting the cooperation means (20);
- a metal rod (46) coupled to the metal block (45) and extending from the metal block (45) into the jaw (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.