Unit for picking-up a tubular blank in a flattened configuration and for opening out the tubular blank
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United States of America Patent
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Aug 18, 2015
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Aug 8, 2013
app pub date -
Dec 21, 2012
filing date -
Jan 3, 2012
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Abstract
A unit for picking-up a flattened tubular blank and for opening out the blank has gripping devices borne by a pick-up member, a frame, and a first arm hinged to the frame and to the pick-up member. A second arm is hinged to the frame, at a hinge axis being arranged at a lower height than the first arm hinge axis. A third arm is hinged to the second arm and which to the pick-up member. The first arm and the second arm are activatable in phase relation with one another. The unit is configured such that the pick-up member picks up the flattened tubular blank from the pick-up position (P), rests the tubular blank on a rest plane, and opening-out the tubular blank. The unit then moves the pick-up member towards the pick-up position (P), passing over the opened-out tubular blank.
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- B31B Class
- 217 Applications Filed
- 125 Patents Issued To-Date
- 57.61 % Issued To-Date
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- 1 Citation Count
- B31B Class
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