EP 2473408 A1 20120711 - LINEAR ACTUATED ROBOTIC PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (en)
LINEAR ACTUATED ROBOTIC PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (de)
LINEAR BETÄTIGTE ROBOTISCHE VERPACKUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'EMBALLAGE ROBOTIQUE ACTIONNÉ DE FAÇON LINÉAIRE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 58421709 A 20090902
- US 2010001193 W 20100422
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2009320417A1] An end of arm tool that is capable of handling fragile items such as eggs that are packaged in containers (e.g., egg cartons) that require special handling is provided. The end of arm tool comprises pivotal clamps operated by sliding-contact linear actuators and return springs. A retractable gripper for placing divider sheets between packages in the cases may be disposed above the clamps and oriented 90 degrees from the clamps, so that the clamps and gripper may be attached to the same tool without either obstructing the operation of the other. In addition, a method of loading packages, and optionally divider sheets, into cases using the end of arm tool apparatus of the present invention is provided.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B25J 15/0052 (2013.01 - EP US); B25J 15/0253 (2013.01 - EP US); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01 - EP US); B25J 15/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 5/105 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 61/207 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 47/90 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 47/91 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 57/005 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 57/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 23/08 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 2201/0208 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2011028219A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2009320417 A1 20091231; BR 112012008107 A2 20160913; CO 6531421 A2 20120928; EP 2473408 A1 20120711; MX 2012002776 A 20120628; WO 2011028219 A1 20110310
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 58421709 A 20090902; BR 112012008107 A 20100422; CO 12052430 A 20120328; EP 10814043 A 20100422; MX 2012002776 A 20100422; US 2010001193 W 20100422