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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Toyo Jidoki Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tohru Yoshikane, Iwakuni, JP;
Toyo Jidoki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A gripper device used in a bag filling and packaging machine and moved, while holding a bag, along a predetermined path to change the orientation of the bag, the gripper device including: a movable frame that is moved along the predetermined path in a horizontal plane, a pivot frame that is pivotably supported by the movable frame and has a horizontal pivot axis, a pair of gripper arms that are pivotably supported by the pivot frame and pivoted, in conjunction with each other, symmetrically in a plane parallel to the pivot axis of the pivot frame, a bag orientation changing mechanism that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pivot frame at an angle of 90°, and a gripper arm pivot mechanism that is installed on the movable frame and pivots the pair of gripper arms.