公开(公告)号：US20240343502A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18597707

申请日：2024-03-06

申请人： WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC

发明人： Jean-Christophe BONNAIN ,  Frederic LIMOUSIN ,  Fabrice AVRIL ,  Amelie STROHM-VOLONDAT

IPC分类号： B65G47/86 ,  B65G47/32

CPC分类号： B65G47/842 ,  B65G47/32 ,  B65G2201/0252 ,  B65G2207/08 ,  B65G2811/0615

摘要： A conveyor system for containers including a conveyor module configured to convey and meter a stream of containers, including a first star wheel configured to move a plurality of first containers along a first travel path, wherein the first containers each have a first geometric center, and wherein the first travel path is defined by the geometric center of the first containers, and a second star wheel configured to move a plurality of second containers along a second travel path, wherein the second containers each have a second geometric center, and wherein the second travel path is defined by the geometric center of the second containers.

公开(公告)号：US12082622B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17572751

申请日：2022-01-11

申请人： Altria Client Services LLC

发明人： Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr. ,  Martin T. Garthaffner ,  Barry S. Smith

IPC分类号： A24F40/70 ,  A24C5/32 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A61M15/06 ,  B65C3/06 ,  B65C3/08 ,  B65C9/02 ,  B65C9/08 ,  B65C9/26 ,  B65G47/86

CPC分类号： A24F40/70 ,  A24C5/327 ,  A24F40/40 ,  B65C9/02 ,  B65C9/08 ,  B65C9/26 ,  B65G47/847 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61M15/06 ,  B65C3/06 ,  B65C3/08

摘要： A rotating drum for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a drum body. A plurality of grooves may be disposed in an outer face of the drum body. A seat may be tractably-mounted in each one of the plurality of grooves. The seat may include a seat groove that is structured and arranged to receive and hold a rigid casing of a vapor-generating article. The seat may be composed of a material that is softer than a material of the rigid casing.

公开(公告)号：US11877591B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17274452

申请日：2019-09-09

申请人： International Tobacco Machinery Poland Sp. z o. o.

发明人： Robert Zadecki ,  Leszek Sikora

IPC分类号： A24C5/32 ,  B65G29/02 ,  B65G47/86

CPC分类号： A24C5/326 ,  B65G29/02 ,  B65G47/847 ,  B65G2201/0217

摘要： A device for transferring rod articles of the tobacco industry from a longitudinal conveyor, the rod articles having an axis, the longitudinal conveyor having a first transport direction, which transports rod articles in the transport direction, along the axis of rod articles, to a transverse conveyor, the transverse conveyor having a second transport direction, which transports rod articles in the second transport direction transverse to the axis of rod articles, or inversely, containing a rotary transport device with a horizontal rotation axis, equipped with rotary arms on which brackets maintaining a horizontal position during rotation of the transport device, with grippers for gripping rod articles attached to the brackets, characterized in that the gripper is rotationally mounted on the bracket, so that the gripper's axis of rotation is directed vertically during the entire duration of the bracket's movement.

公开(公告)号：US20230348204A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US17998647

申请日：2021-07-26

申请人： G.D S.P.A.

发明人： Andrea BIONDI ,  Luca CAVAZZA ,  Umberto ZANETTI ,  Enrico CAMPAGNOLI ,  Antonio GIGANTE ,  Giacomo NOFERINI ,  Cristian DAKESSIAN

IPC分类号： B65G47/86

CPC分类号： B65G47/847

摘要： A pincer device for gripping and releasing articles from an operating station to a subsequent station, capable of operating, in a transfer apparatus, with a minimum footprint, without interfering with other pincer devices arranged at close range thereto, is presented. The pincer device has a pair of gripping claws, cooperating with each other and having each a proximal end and a distal end, a gripping edge facing the gripping edge of the other gripping claw, and a longitudinal development following a predefined respective direction. The pincer device also has a driving mechanism, having at least one rotary actuator connected to a respective proximal end, configured to rotate each gripping claw from a gripping position to a release position by rotating each gripping claw about a rotation axis parallel to the predefined direction. In the gripping position, the gripping edges have a minimum spacing therebetween, progressively increasing towards the release position.

公开(公告)号：US11802035B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-31

申请号：US16953624

申请日：2020-11-20

申请人： KRONES AG

发明人： Bruno Landler

IPC分类号： B67C3/24 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B65G47/86 ,  B25J15/02

CPC分类号： B67C3/242 ,  B65G47/847 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B25J15/0226 ,  B65G2201/0235

摘要： A clamping device for holding a container in a container handling device, for example for holding a beverage container by a neck portion, includes a first clamping arm arranged on a support plate pivotably about a first pivot shaft and having a holding portion for contact against the container to be held, and a second clamping arm arranged on the support plate pivotably about a second pivot shaft and having a holding portion for contact against the container to be held. The first pivot shaft and the second pivot shaft respectively have a cylinder pin portion for forming a form closure, radially to the longitudinal direction of the pivot shaft, with a bore in a support of a container handling device.

公开(公告)号：US11795010B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17426421

申请日：2020-02-12

申请人： KHS GmbH

发明人： Nils Schug ,  Andreas Fahldieck ,  Uwe Wolf

IPC分类号： B65G47/84 ,  B65G47/86 ,  B65G47/52

CPC分类号： B65G47/847 ,  B65G47/525 ,  B65G2201/0244

摘要： A container-transport machine that selectively ejects container includes a transporter that is movable relative to a base and grippers arranged at the transporter. Each gripper suspends a container that is to be transported. An actuator is arranged at the base so as to be stationary relative to the transporter. The actuator is disposed at an ejection position for participating in selectively ejecting an individual container. A selectively-actuatable air nozzle disposed on the base at the ejection position promotes ejection of a container when an opening lever of a gripper interacts with the actuator while the opening lever passes through an ejection position.

公开(公告)号：US20230302710A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18325037

申请日：2023-05-29

申请人： INTEGRATED PLASTICS PTY LIMITED

发明人： Nick MELLEN ,  Ho-Seon KIM

IPC分类号： B29C49/42 ,  B29C49/06 ,  B29C49/08 ,  B29C49/64 ,  B65D1/02 ,  B65D23/10 ,  B65G47/86

CPC分类号： B29C49/4205 ,  B29C49/06 ,  B29C49/08 ,  B29C49/6409 ,  B65D1/0223 ,  B65D23/10 ,  B65G47/847 ,  B29L2031/712

摘要： A continuously rotating, non-symmetric preform feed, stretch-blow-moulding machine dedicated to the stretch-blow-moulding of containers from non-symmetric injection moulded preforms; the non-symmetric preforms including an integral handle extending from a first junction point to a second junction point on a body of the preform; the body of the preform and the integral handle constituted from the same material.

公开(公告)号：US11767178B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17060145

申请日：2020-10-01

申请人： TYROLON-SCHULNIG GMBH

发明人： Schulnig Elmar

IPC分类号： B25J15/04 ,  B65G47/86 ,  F16F1/06 ,  H01F7/00

CPC分类号： B65G47/847 ,  B25J15/0475 ,  B65G2201/0244 ,  F16F1/06 ,  H01F7/00

摘要： A gripping device for the gripping, holding and guiding of in particular bottle-like containers includes at least one gripper arm pair of a first gripper arm as well as a second gripper arm of complementary form to the first gripper arm, wherein the gripper arms each include a respective base body and gripping section; at least one spring for closing the gripper arm pair from an open position into a gripping position as well as at least one cam for opening the gripper arm pair from the gripping position into the open position. The at least one spring or the at least one cam is thereby arranged on the gripping device so as to be replaceable.

公开(公告)号：US20230127354A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17913998

申请日：2021-03-24

申请人： Serac group

发明人： André Jean-Jacques GRAFFIN

IPC分类号： B65G47/86 ,  B67C7/00

摘要： An article transfer device (R) comprising a rotating structure bearing cantilevered gripping tongs, each comprising two jaws (11, 12) each on one side of a longitudinal axis (A2) of the tongs and movable relative to each other to maintain a central axis (A1) of the cylindrical portion of the articles intersecting with the longitudinale axis of the tongs regardless of the transverse dimension. The jaws have ends (111, 121) in the same plane (P1), provided with bearing surfaces (1111, 1211) facing one another to form together a centring V of the cylindrical portion and a length such that they extend back from a transverse axis (A3) of the cylindrical portion perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (A2) of the tongs and to a central axis (A1) of the cylindrical portion. The end of one of the jaws is extended by a first finger (16), which extends offset from the plane and is angled to be supported on the cylindrical portion beyond the transverse axis. A system comprising such devices.

公开(公告)号：US20220306401A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17703549

申请日：2022-03-24

申请人： KRONES AG

发明人： Marco LEIDEL

IPC分类号： B65G47/86 ,  B65G47/90

摘要： The invention relates, inter alia, to a clamp device for holding a container for a container processing plant. The clamp device has a first clamp arm pair and a second clamp arm pair, which are arranged one above the other for the simultaneous holding of the container and which can be pivoted independently of one another, preferably coaxially. The clamp device advantageously enables the container to be held on different external shapes and/or external dimensions of the container, thereby making it possible to improve process reliability and product quality.