Gripping apparatus and transporting device for transporting containers

An apparatus comprising:

• a first gripper arm for a gripping device configured and arranged to grip, hold and guide bottle-like containers,
• a bore included in the first gripper arm for receiving a bearing element configured and arranged to function as a first pivot shaft to pivotally fix the first gripper arm to the gripping device;
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• a closure within a mounting of the first gripper arm for moving the first gripper arm from an open position into a gripping position, the bore non-rotatably connecting with the bearing element to transfer a pivoting motion from the bearing element to the first gripper arm to move the first gripper arm from the gripping position to the open position.

An apparatus comprising:

• a gripper arm pair for a gripping device configured and arranged to grip, hold and guide bottle-like containers, the gripper arm pair arranged in a mirror-inverted configuration;
• a bore included in each gripper arm of the gripper arm pair for receiving a bearing element configured and arranged to function as a pivot shaft to pivotally fix a respective gripper arm to the gripping device, the bore non-rotatably connecting with the bearing element in order to transfer a pivoting motion from the bearing element to the respective gripper arm to enable movement of the respective gripper arm from a gripping position to an open position;
• a closure within a mounting of each gripper arm for moving each gripper arm from the open position to the gripping position, wherein each gripper arm has a section of the closure;
• a toothed section of each gripper arm having teeth and arranged coaxially at least in segments around the bore on an inner side of each gripper arm to enable a first gripper arm to synchronously pivot with a second gripper arm of the gripper arm pair;
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• an actuating element configured and arranged on the pivot shaft of the first gripper arm for actuating the pivot shaft of the first gripper arm.

An apparatus comprising:

• a gripper arm pair for a gripping device configured and arranged to grip, hold and guide bottle-like containers, the gripper arm pair arranged in a mirror-inverted configuration;
• a bore included in each gripper arm for receiving a bearing element configured and arranged to function as a pivot shaft to pivotally fix the respective gripper arm to the gripping device, the bore non-rotatably connecting with the bearing element to transfer a pivoting motion from the bearing element to the respective gripper arm to move the respective gripper arm from a gripping position to an open position;
• a closure within a mounting of each gripper arm for moving the respective gripper arm from the open position to the gripping position, wherein each gripper arm has a section of the closure;
• a toothed section of each gripper arm having teeth and arranged coaxially at least in segments around the bore on an inner side of a each gripper arm to enable a first gripper arm to synchronously pivot with a second gripper arm of the gripper arm pair;
• an actuating element configured and arranged on the pivot shaft of the first gripper arm for actuating the pivot shaft of the first gripper arm;
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• an attachment element for rotatably supporting the pivot shaft of the gripper arms, wherein the attachment element is fixedly connected to a support plate accommodating the gripping device.