Gripping unit for a transfer device

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EP 2 108 604 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	19.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/20

(43)	Date of publication:
	14.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/42

(21)	Application number: 09157368.3

(22)	Date of filing: 06.04.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B65G 47/84^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

07.04.2008 IT TO20080264

(71)	Applicant: OPM S.p.A.
	12066 Monticello d'Alba (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	SALVANO, Elio 12051, ALBA (IT)

(74)	Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
	STUDIO TORTA Via Viotti 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Gripping unit for a transfer device

(57) A gripping unit (30) for a transfer device (1) has a supporting member (34) conveyed, in use, along a horizontal path (18) by a belt (17); the unit (30) also has a gripping head (51), which grips a product (2) and, with respect to the supporting member (34), is rotatable about a vertical axis (35) and is axially translatable under the action of a tappet element coupled, in use, to a cam (27); transmission (65) for converting the translational motion into rotational motion cause the gripping head (51) to rotate axially in response to the translation of such gripping head (51).