公开(公告)号：US10730188B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15738947

申请日：2016-06-23

Applicant: SANOVO TECHNOLOGY NETHERLANDS B.V.

Inventor： Edwin Lambertus Maria Papen ,  Dirk Willem Wikkerink ,  Erik Pieter Van Gaasbeek ,  Hielke Dijkstra

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B65B23/02 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B65B43/44 ,  B65B43/46 ,  B65G47/90 ,  B65G59/10

Abstract: A gripping device for gripping an egg tray (3A) having a dimpled structure includes a gripping unit (4) that is movable up and down to engage and grip the egg tray (3A) and move it. The gripping unit comprises (4) at least a pair of opposite grip ping members (42A, 42B) which are movable in opposite directions, substantially transverse to the up and down movement of the unit (4), from a retracted position to an advanced position to grip a dimple (31) of the egg tray (3A), and from the advanced position to the retracted position to release the dimple. Each gripping member (42A, 42B) of said pair has a separate pressure operated actuator (46) operatively connected to it. The actuator (46), upon pressurization, moves the corresponding gripping member (42A, 42B) from the retracted position to the advanced position.