Apparatus for automatically extracting objects from containers

An apparatus for the automatic extraction of objects, individually or in groups, from containers, including a stand beneath which at least one container in which the objects to be extracted is positioned, an extractor arm disposed in a movable manner on the stand in the area above the container, a device for the axial extension and retraction of the extractor arm, and a device for guiding a grasping element of the extractor arm toward various interior areas in each said container, comprising:

• a holding means for the extractor arm and a cardan join suspension connecting said holding means to said stand,
• first drive means for displacing the extractor arm longitudinally relative to said holding means, and
• second drive means for pivoting said holding means in various planes located at angles from one another,
• wherein said supporting beam has first and second supporting arms rigidly connected therewith, each said arm being located in a pivoting plane in which said holding means with said extractor arm is effectively limited to pivot, said pivoting plane containing said support beam and being perpendicular to said cross beam, and said second drive means includes a first drive mechanism for pivoting the holding means about the cross beam, said first drive mechanism being disposed between said first and second supporting arms.