Claw for a container transporting system
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsErwin Knieling, Walter Neumayer
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Abstract
A clamp grip for a container transport system including rare earth permanent magnets encapsulated in non-magnetic material such as high quality steel. Flexible positioning of the magnets allow for adapting to varied design specifications. A rotatable control cam or cams may be used to adjust grip arms between a grip and a release position. Air gap distances between permanent magnets may be designed to maximize repelling force to assist in the functioning of clamp grip mechanism.
Claims16
Container clamp grip (K1, K2) for a container transport system, particularly for a bottle transport system, comprising two grip arms (7) which can be swiveled about one common or about two axles (5) between a grip position and a release position, the two grip arms (7) comprising rigid extensions protruding from the respective grip arm beyond the respective axle, a force storing unit arranged between the extensions, the force storing unit urging the extensions with repelling forces and the two grip arms via the extensions in a direction toward the grip position, the container clamp grip being a non-controlled one movable to the release position by a container inserted into or removed from the container clamp grip, wherein the force storing unit presents at least one pair of mutually repelling permanent magnets (P1, P2), the permanent magnets of the pair being arranged at the extensions and facing with south poles or north poles to each other for generating the repelling force urging the grip arms in the direction toward the grip position.
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