Container-treatment machine comprising controlled gripping...

Details Container-treatment machine comprising controlled gripping... Container-treatment machine comprising controlled gripping...

2005-06-22

2010-10-12

Maust, Timothy L (Department: 3751)

Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea

With conveying means to supply successive receivers

With relatively movable receiver grip or centering means

C141S177000, C141S368000, C141S369000, C141S372000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07810527

ABSTRACT:
A machine for the treatment of containers (12) provided with a neck (14), includes at least one, treatment station provided with a nipple (22) having gripping elements (26) in order to seize a container (12), the gripping elements (26) including a tubular supporting cuff (50) which is provided with a series of radial drillholes (52), each intended for receiving a ball (54) movable radially between an inner gripping position and an outer release position, characterized in that the gripping elements (26) include a tubular control cuff (56) which is mounted slideably between a locked position, in which a frustoconical bearing surface (58) cooperates with the balls (54) in order to stress them toward their gripping position, and an unlocked axial position, and in that the nipple (22) includes controlled drive elements (62) capable of causing the sliding of the control cuff (56).

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