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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2021
Applicant:
G.d S.p.a., Bologna, IT;
Inventors:
Salvatore Carboni, Bologna, IT;
Antonio Vitali, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
G.D S.P.A., Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/91 (2005.12); B65B 35/38 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/918 (2012.12); B65B 35/38 (2012.12);
Abstract
A transfer device to transfer articles by removing the articles from a removal zone and depositing the articles in a discharge zone, wherein a support plane and a deposit direction substantially perpendicular to the support plane are defined at the discharge zone. The transfer device includes a gripping head with retention elements, each for retaining a respective article, and a movement mechanism configured to move at least one retention element with respect to at least one other retention element in a staggering direction having a non-null component parallel with the deposit direction.