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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2022
Vmi Holland B.v., Epe, NL;
VMI HOLLAND B.V., Epe, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed is a bead separator, a bead supply station and a method for separating a single bead from a bead supply unit holding a plurality of beads, wherein the bead separator has a first gripper for separating the single bead and a first gripper base for supporting the first gripper, wherein the first gripper has jaw members which are movable towards each other from opposite sides of a first gripper plane defined by the first gripper into a closed state for gripping the single bead in the first gripper plane, wherein the first gripper is movable relative to the first gripper base between an inner first gripping position in which the first gripper plane intersects with a first bead diameter position and an outer first gripping position in which the first gripper plane intersects with a second bead diameter position different from the first bead diameter position.
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