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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2008
Gianpietro Zanini, Montanara di Curtatone, IT;
Marco Baroni, Barbasso di Roncoferraro, IT;
Gianpietro Zanini, Montanara di Curtatone, IT;
Marco Baroni, Barbasso di Roncoferraro, IT;
Abstract
Capping assemblies () of the type fitted to capping units () in a machine for packaging containers filled with fluid or powdered products are equipped with a gripping apparatus () comprising a gripper () with three arms (), each carrying an adapter () furnished with a pad () offered in direct contact to the cap, through which the gripping action is applied. Each adapter () is secured to a fitting () insertable into a socket () afforded by the bottom of a structural member () that forms the main part of each arm () and is hinged to the movable head of a relative capping assembly (); when inserted into the structural member (), the fitting () is retained automatically by a snap lock mechanism () incorporated into the arm (), which can be released subsequently by introducing the tip of a screwdriver into a slot () created in the side of the fitting () and levering the components apart.