Global Patent Index - EP 3162721 A1

EP 3162721 A1 20170503 - AN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RECEPTACLES

Title (en)

AN APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RECEPTACLES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON BEHÄLTERN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE MANIPULATION DE RÉCIPIENTS

Publication

EP 3162721 A1 20170503 (EN)

Application

EP 15306741 A 20151102

Priority

EP 15306741 A 20151102

Abstract (en)

There is described a receptacle handling apparatus (1, 1'') comprising a conveying carousel (3, 3'') and a plurality of handling units (4, 4'') configured to advance along a path (Q) defined by rotation of the conveying carousel (3, 3''). Each handling unit (4, 4") comprises one receptacle support pedestal (33) supporting, in use, one respective receptacle (2) and moveable in a vertical direction (V). The apparatus (1, 1'') further comprises elevation adjusting means (34, 34") configured to adjust the positions of said pedestals (33) along the vertical direction (V) for adapting to different receptacle formats. The elevation adjusting means (34, 34") comprise one height-adjusting bar (35, 35'') for each pedestal (33) and actuator means (36, 36') selectively activated to move each pedestal (33) along the vertical direction (V) via the respective height-adjusting bar (35, 35'').

IPC 8 full level

B65C 9/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/06 (2006.01); B67C 3/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65C 9/02 (2013.01); B65C 9/06 (2013.01); B67C 3/24 (2013.01); B67C 2003/2668 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

EP 1264771 A1 20021211 - PE SRL [IT]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3162721 A1 20170503

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15306741 A 20151102