Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A gripper arm for a gripping device for gripping, holding and guiding in particular bottle-like containers which includes a base body and a gripping section arranged on the base body, wherein the gripping section is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis in and against a direction of pivoting. At least one limiting means for limiting a pivoting range of the gripping section and at least one resetting means is provided for returning the pivoted gripping section into a vertical position. Further provided are a gripping device as well as a transport device.

Abstract: A gripper arm for a gripping device for gripping, holding and guiding in particular bottle-like containers includes a base body, a gripping section as well as at least one actuating roller arranged on the base body and rotatably mounted for interacting with a control cam of the gripping device. The at least one actuating roller is arranged on the base body so as to be replaceable.

Abstract: An apparatus and assembly of a modular bearing device for a pair of gripper arms in a mirror-inverted configuration seated on a support plate for the gripping, holding and guiding of bottle-like containers. The gripper arms are movable from a gripping position into an open position and vice versa by means of a rotatably mounted cam control shaft, each gripper arm having a bearing pin for the pivotal supporting the respective gripping arm and a base plate with a receiving opening running through it for the pivotal supporting of the cam control shaft, wherein the bearing pins are fixed to one side of the base plate, and releasably fastening at least one of the gripper arms on the support plate. With the objective of quick and easy dismantling/assembling, the bearing device is characterized in that the first bearing pin or the second bearing pin is designed as a sleeve for receiving the fastening, the through-hole of which aligns with a receiving opening in the base plate in the axial direction of the sleeve.

Abstract: A height-adjusting device for a gripping and transporting mechanism for containers having a lifting cylinder comprises a cylinder base, a cylinder tube, a piston arranged sealingly slidable in the cylinder tube, a cylinder cover, and at least one first piston rod connected to the piston. The first piston rod is guided out of the cylinder tube through the cylinder cover in a sealing sliding manner by its end opposite from the piston, is arranged in the cylinder tube, and has at least one first and/or second fluid path. The first fluid path is pressurized by a pressurized fluid at the end of the first piston rod opposite from the piston, the first piston rod passes through the piston and communicates with a first cylinder interior at the cylinder base-side of the piston and/or the second fluid path communicates with a second cylinder interior at the cylinder cover-side of the piston.

Abstract: A gripper arm for a device for gripping, holding and guiding bottle-like containers having a bore to support a bearing pin to pivotably fix the gripper arm in the device and including an energy store for moving a gripping section of the gripper arm by a control cam from an open position into a gripping position and vice versa, wherein the energy store is spring tongue integrally formed on the gripper arm and elastically deflectable so as to operatively engage the spring tongue of another gripper arm of the device in a mirror-inverted configuration. The gripper arms produced from a fiber-reinforced plastic, so as to remain sufficiently free of contaminants and germs, and be easily cleaned as well as being faster and easier to produce.

Abstract: An apparatus having a gripping device for gripping, holding and guiding, in particular, bottle-like containers which comprises a gripper arm and a bore for receiving a bearing element that fixes the gripper arm in the gripping device and a closure within a mounting of the gripper arm for moving the gripper arm from an open position into a gripping position. The apparatus achieves a reduction in the number of components as well as a miniaturizing of the gripper arm by arranging the bore to receive the bearing element that is configured as a pivot shaft and non-rotatably connected with the bearing element to transfer a pivoting motion of the bearing element to the gripper arm to move the gripper arm from the gripping position into the open position. The gripping device includes at least one pair of gripper arms. A transport device comprises a plurality of the gripping devices.

Abstract: A bearing device for at least one gripper arm pair having a first and second gripper arm, the second gripper arm being of mirror-inverted configuration to the first, the at least one gripper arm pair is movable from a gripping position into an open position or vice versa by a rotatably mounted control cam for gripping, holding, and guiding in bottle-like containers. The bearing device has a first bearing pin thr pivotably supporting the at least one first gripper arm, a second bearing pin for pivotably supporting the at least one second gripper arm, a base plate having a seating for pivotably supporting the control cam, and a spacer sleeve for receiving a fixing means for fixing the spacer sleeve on a platform, wherein the bearing pins and the spacer sleeve are fixed to the base plate.

Abstract: A supporting device for receiving, securing, and supporting at least one gripping mechanism comprises at least one gripper arm pair of a first and second gripper arm for gripping, holding, and guiding containers, a circular or circular-segmented support plate including a first receiving opening to accommodate and secure a first gripper arm pivot axis, a second receiving opening to accommodate and secure a second gripper arm pivot axis, and a third receiving opening to rotatably receive a cam control shaft for opening or closing the gripping mechanism configured for each gripping mechanism in the axial direction, and a fourth receiving opening to receive and fix a locking pin to rotatably secure the cam control shaft for each gripping mechanism, the fourth receiving opening extending inwardly from an outer lateral surface of the support plate toward the third receiving opening and at least partly projecting into same.

Abstract: A height-adjusting device for a gripping and transporting mechanism for containers having a lifting cylinder comprises a cylinder base, a cylinder tube, a piston arranged sealingly slidable in the cylinder tube, a cylinder cover, and at least one first piston rod connected to the piston. The first piston rod is guided out of the cylinder tube through the cylinder cover in a sealing sliding manner by its end opposite from the piston, is arranged in the cylinder tube, and has at least one first and/or second fluid path. The first fluid path is pressurized by a pressurized fluid at the end of the first piston rod opposite from the piston, the first piston rod passes through the piston and communicates with a first cylinder interior at the cylinder base-side of the piston and/or the second fluid path communicates with a second cylinder interior at the cylinder cover-side of the piston.

Abstract: A supporting device for receiving, securing, and supporting at least one gripping mechanism comprises at least one gripper arm pair of a first and second gripper arm for gripping, holding, and guiding containers, a circular or circular-segmented support plate including a first receiving opening to accommodate and secure a first gripper arm pivot axis, a second receiving opening to accommodate and secure a second gripper arm pivot axis, and a third receiving opening to rotatably receive a cam control shaft for opening or closing the gripping mechanism configured for each gripping mechanism in the axial direction, and a fourth receiving opening to receive and fix a locking pin to rotatably secure the cam control shaft for each gripping mechanism, the fourth receiving opening extending inwardly from an outer lateral surface of the support plate toward the third receiving opening and at least partly projecting into same.

Abstract: A gripper arm for a gripping device for grasping, holding and guiding containers, comprises at least one rotatably mounted control cam, the control cam designed and disposed such that the gripper arm can be moved from at least one first position into at least one second position and/or vice versa, wherein the gripper arm comprises at least one bore hole for at least partially receiving a bearing pin, wherein the bearing pin is designed such that the gripper arm can pivot in the gripping device, and wherein the gripper arm further comprises at least one seating for a closing means configured such that it can move the gripper arm from the second position into the first position and/or vice versa, and wherein the gripper arm comprises at least one gripping section at least partially of fork-like form. A gripping device, a transport mechanism and a transport system is also provided.

Abstract: A gripper arm, and a method for its manufacture, is provided for grasping, holding and guiding objects, for example, bottle-like containers. A rotatably mounted control cam may move a gripping section of the gripper arm from an open position into a gripping position. The gripper arm may have a bore hole for supporting a bearing pin for pivotably mounting the gripper arm, a seating for an opening structure for moving the gripping section of the gripper arm from the gripping position into the open position, and a suspension structure for cushioning and equalizing the force and deflection exerted on the gripper arm by the control cam. So that the gripper arm remains sufficiently free of contaminants and germs, the suspension structure may include a spring bar integrally formed in an end section of the gripper arm body.

Abstract: A gripper arm for a gripping device for grasping, holding and guiding containers, comprises at least one rotatably mounted control cam, the control cam designed and disposed such that the gripper arm can be moved from at least one first position into at least one second position and/or vice versa, wherein the gripper arm comprises at least one bore hole for at least partially receiving a bearing pin, wherein the bearing pin is designed such that the gripper arm can pivot in the gripping device, and wherein the gripper arm further comprises at least one seating for a closing means configured such that it can move the gripper arm from the second position into the first position and/or vice versa, and wherein the gripper arm comprises at least one gripping section at least partially of fork-like form. A gripping device, a transport mechanism and a transport system is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gripper arm, and a method for its manufacture, for a device for grasping, holding and guiding in particular bottle-like containers which comprises a rotatably mounted control cam for moving a gripping section of the gripper arm from an open position into a gripping position, having a bore hole for supporting a bearing pin for pivotably mounting the gripper arm in the device, a seating for an opening means for moving the gripping section of the gripper arm from the gripping position into the open position, and a suspension means for cushioning and equalizing the force and/or deflection exerted on the gripper arm by the control cam. So that the gripper arm remains sufficiently free of contaminants and germs and is thus unproblematic to clean, the suspension means comprises a spring bar integrally formed in an end section of the gripper arm body.