Retention device for retaining a blank, movement unit and process for moving said blank
AssigneeG.D S.p.A.
InventorsSalvatore CARBONI, Antonio VITALI
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Abstract
A retention device for retaining blanks includes: a support, a first gripping portion secured to the support and provided with first retention elements of a blank, a second gripping portion secured to the support or to the first gripping portion and provided with second retention elements of the blank, and a movement mechanism for the second gripping portion with respect to the first gripping portion. The movement mechanism is configured to perform a pure rotation of the second gripping portion about a virtual rotation axis defined outside the retention device.
Claims20
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A retention device for retaining blanks, comprising:
- a support,
- a first gripping portion secured to said support, the first gripping portion comprising first retention elements of a blank,
- a second gripping portion secured to said support or to said first gripping portion, the second gripping portion comprising second retention elements of said blank, and
- a movement mechanism for said second gripping portion with respect to said first gripping portion, said movement mechanism being configured to perform a pure rotation of said second gripping portion about a virtual rotation axis defined outside said retention device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.