Method and device for handling articles
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Emballage
InventorPhilippe Merour
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Abstract
A method of handling articles in which at least one mechanical tool conveys the article or plays a part in transferring the article, and according to which at least one jet of gas under pressure is blown through a duct passing through the mechanical tool, and also according to which the article is held in position on the mechanical tool while limiting contact therewith, by means of the said jet of gas.
Claims14
Method of handling articles in which at least one mechanical tool conveys the article or plays a part in transferring the article, characterized in that at least one jet of gas under pressure is blown through a duct passing through the mechanical tool, and in that the article is held in position on the mechanical tool while limiting contact therewith by an air cushion between said article and said tool, by means of the said jet of gas.
Device for handling articles including a mechanical tool for conveying an article or playing a part in transferring it, characterized in that at least one wall of the tool is pierced with at least one duct connected to a source of gas under pressure to provide an air cushion between said article and said tool, and in that the orifice of the said duct is placed such that the distance separating it from the article decreases during at least a first phase in the handling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.