公开(公告)号：US20230339703A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17899472

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: KRONES AG

Inventor： Dirk HEINRICH ,  Thomas HOELLRIEGL ,  Markus STIEGLER ,  Hans-Juergen FLEISCHMANN ,  Nina HABENSCHADEN ,  Harald EFFENBERGER

IPC: B65G47/86

CPC classification number: B65G47/847 ,  B65G2201/0244

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for transporting containers, having a movable carrier on which a plurality of gripping devices for gripping containers are arranged, wherein these gripping devices being designed as gripping clamps, and these clamps each having at least two clamp arms which can be moved between a first position, in which they grip the containers to be transported, and a second position, wherein the gripping clamps having contact portions which are suitable and intended to contact the containers, and wherein furthermore an actuating mechanism is provided which is suitable for transferring the gripping means between the first position and the second position, characterized in that this actuating mechanism comprises at least one roller element which is arranged on at least one of the clamp arms and can be rotated with respect to this clamp arm and with respect to a predetermined axis of rotation.