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US 8,172,292 B1Granted
Arm tool for packing trays in boxes
AssigneeSACMI USA, Ltd.
InventorAllan Andersen
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Abstract
An end of arm tool for packing article bearing trays in boxes includes a pair of spaced apart clamping end members and a pair of cylinder assemblies each including a powered cylinder for causing the end members to move from an extended position to a semi-retracted position for picking up trays and then moving to a fully retracted position to cause the tray to bend for placing the tray in a box.
Claims8
An end of arm tool for packing article bearing trays in boxes, said tool comprising:
- (a) a tool platform:
- (b) a pair of spaced apart, opposed clamping end members having at least an extended position, a semi-retracted position and a fully retracted position, and each comprising:
- (1) an end plate having a major upper portion that is positioned in a perpendicular relationship to said trays and having a lower portion slanted inwardly at an angle to said upper portion;
- (2) at least two spaced apart powered cylinders mounted on said end plate and having a cylinder rod;
- (3) at least one finger member mounted on the cylinder rod of each of said powered cylinders;
- (c) a pair of cylinder assemblies, each secured to said tool platform and one of said end members and including a powered cylinder apparatus for causing said end members to move first from said extended position to said semi-retracted position for picking up a tray and then to secondly move to said fully retracted position to cause said tray to bend for placing said tray in said box;
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- (d) said finger members are vertically movable by said cylinders from an open position to a closed position adjacent the lower portion of said end plate to clamp one end of said tray therebetween.
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An end of arm tool for packing article bearing trays in boxes, said tool comprising:
- (a) a tool platform;
- (b) a pair of spaced apart, opposed clamping end members, each comprising:
- (1) an end plate having an upper portion and a lower portion slanted inwardly with respect to said upper portion;
- (2) at least two spaced apart powered cylinders mounted on said end plate;
- (3) at least one finger member mounted on each of said powered cylinders;
- (c) a pair of cylinder assemblies, each secured to said tool platform and one of said end members and including a powered cylinder apparatus for causing said end member to move from an extended position to a retracted position for engaging one of said trays;
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- (d) said finger members are vertically movable downwardly by said cylinders from an open position to a closed position adjacent the lower portion of said end plate to clamp one end of said tray therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.