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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 03, 2022
Applicant:

Vmi Holland B.v., Epe, NL;

Inventors:
Assignee:

VMI HOLLAND B.V., Epe, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/91 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a gripper for gripping a spacer, preferably a spacer for storing a bead-apex, from a spacer stack having one or more of said spacers, wherein the gripper includes a gripper head extending in an axial direction along a central axis and a plurality of spacer lifting elements protruding from the gripper head for lifting the spacer, wherein the lifting elements are movable with respect to the gripper head for engaging the spacer, wherein the gripper further includes a confining member for confining at least a part of the spacer in the axial direction between said confining member and the lifting elements.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Van Beek, Willem. (2026). Gripper for gripping a spacer, handling assembly comprising said gripper, method for transferring a spacer from a first station to a second station and spacer positioning unit (U.S. Patent No. 12679671). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12679671

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