Compagnie Generale D'automatisme Cga-hbs

Daniel Abraham

Laurent Pellegrin

Olivier Roch

Frederic Mestrallet

An article handling system including a frame defining an upper, horizontal working surface (20). The system further includes a device (24) for supporting a receptacle (22) for final reception of articles, an elongated plate (10) mounted for pivotal movement about a pivot device (72, 74), and a device (26) for retaining the articles. The device for retaining the articles includes an elongated support (28) disposed parallel to the length of the plate in its horizontal position and fixed to remain immovable relative to the upper working surface at least in the vertical direction. The device for retaining the articles further includes a first member (30) for retaining the articles and fixed to a first end of the support and a second member (32) for retaining the articles mounted for movement relative to the support and guided by the support, a restoring device (40) urging the second retaining member toward the first retaining member, and a device (42) for positioning the articles fixed to the support and disposed parallel to the plate.

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Bourg Les Valence, France

Daniel Abraham