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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Christian Stoiber, Michelsneukirchen, DE;
Thomas Spitzer, Wiesent, DE;
Christian Stoiber, Michelsneukirchen, DE;
Thomas Spitzer, Wiesent, DE;
Krones AG, Neutraubling, DE;
Abstract
A gripper unit for transport systems for supporting and transporting articles. A gripper unit that includes a gripper head with at least two gripper arms which can be opened and closed against each other. The top of the article to be gripped and to be transported is supported in the opening formed between the gripper arms. A shifting unit is supported in a flexible manner via a fastener directly supported at the transport system. Furthermore, the gripper unit is provided with a device for interchangeable support, adjustment and spatial determination of the gripper head in a first transport direction at the gripper unit. The device provides for the vertical movement of the gripper head contrary to the gripper unit and/or contrary to the transport system, which are arranged between the gripper head and the shifting unit or between the gripper head and the transport system.