Unit for carrying out an operation on a container fillable with a pourable product

A unit for carrying out an operation on a container fillable with a pourable product under aseptic conditions, the unit comprising:

• a first area;
• a second area;
• at least one operative head adapted to carry out the operation;
• at least one gripping device configured to grip the container and which is movable between:
• a rest position, in which the gripping device receives or discharges the container;
• and
• an operative position, in which the gripping device sets the container in a position in which the container undergoes the operation;
• a movable element, which is operatively connected to the gripping device for moving the gripping device between the rest position and the operative position, and which includes a portion movable between the first area and the second area;
• a bellow, which is arranged inside the second area and houses the portion of the movable element in a fluid-tight manner;
• and
• a connecting element including:
• the movable element, which moves along a first axis;
• a housing, which slidably houses at least the portion of the movable element;
• and
• a plate, which is connected to both the movable element and the gripping device,
• wherein the bellow is interposed between the housing and the plate,
• wherein the movable element further includes a rod extending parallel to the first axis, and the plate lies in a plane transversal to the first axis, and
• wherein the connecting element further includes at least one column interposed between the gripping device and the plate, the column extending parallel to a second axis and at a distance from the rod.