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US 8,556,317 B2Granted
Gripper for retaining containers such as PET bottles
AssigneeKHS GmbH
InventorsRenate Bodtländer, Anke Moser
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Abstract
A gripper for retaining containers includes gripper arms extending from corresponding rotation axes. Each gripper arm ends in a free claw and has a pair of permanent magnets. Adjacent poles of adjacent magnets have opposite polarities. The gripper also has a carrier plate for the gripper arms. This carrier plate has two pairs of permanent magnets oriented parallel to the rotation axes.
Claims12
A gripper for retaining containers, said gripper comprising:
- gripper arms extending from corresponding rotation axes, each gripper arm ending in a free claw and having a pair of permanent magnets, wherein adjacent poles of adjacent magnets have opposite polarities, and a carrier plate for the gripper arms, the carrier plate having two pairs of permanent magnets oriented parallel to the rotation axes.
A container transport apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- gripper arms extending from corresponding rotation axes, each gripper arm ending in a free claw and having a pair of permanent magnets, wherein adjacent poles of adjacent magnets have opposite polarities, and a carrier plate for the gripper arms, the carrier plate having two pairs of permanent magnets oriented parallel to the rotation axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.