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US 2022/0135343 A1Published application
Container gripper
AssigneeWestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
InventorsJean-Christophe Bonnain, Frederic Limousin, Fabrice Avril, Amelie Strohm
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Abstract
A gripper including a receiving end and a locking end and an absorber coupled to at least one of the ends configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper, wherein the receiving end is shaped to marry a container body.
Claims24
A gripper comprising:
- a gripper body comprising a receiving end and a locking end;
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- an absorber coupled to at least one of the receiving and the locking end configured to dampen contact forces imparted on the gripper.
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A conveyor system comprising:
- a plurality of mounts configured to follow a track;
- a plurality of gripper bodies each connected to a corresponding mount;
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- a guide following a portion of the track configured to bias respective containers against each of the gripper bodies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.