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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2019
Egg-chick Automated Technologies, Landivisiau, FR;
Pierre Robert, Cholet, FR;
Laurent Queveau, Murs-Erigne, FR;
Egg-Chick Automated Technologies, Landivisiau, FR;
Abstract
Unit for sorting parts moving along a conveyor belt comprising a transfer device () which comprises a roller () which is rotatably movable above the belt and a plurality of gripping tools () at the periphery of the roller which are each capable of selectively removing a part from the belt when the tools are brought into a removal position, each tool comprising a suction cup () attached to a tubular support sleeve () which is capable of creating a connection between the suction cup and an internal chamber () of the roller, said connection being kept at a negative pressure relative to the surrounding air, all of the suction cups which are brought into the removal position being depressurized, each sleeve being mounted so as to be translatably movable along the axis thereof through a wall () of the roller, an actuator () being designed to selectively control, in the removal position, the movement of the sleeve so that the suction cup engages with the part to be removed.