Carton flap gripping system
First Claim
1. A gripping system for equipment for handling panels formed by laminates having at least one surface ply, the gripping system comprising:
- a pin mounting block on an operating panel of said equipment, at least one passage through said block, said passage having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to and spaced from an adjacent face of said operating panel;
a pin member on the operating panel, said pin member including a holding pin having a free end and a base end, said base end having an abutment element, said pin member mounted for movement between an operating position and a non-operating position relative to said pin mounting block, in the operating position said holding pin extends through said passage of said pin mounting block such that said free end is exposed beyond said pin mounting block;
a releasable latch mechanism positioned to engage said abutment element so as to selectively hold said pin member in both the operating position and the non-operating position, said releasable latch mechanism movable to enable said pin member to move between the operating position and the non-operating position;
a dome mounted on said operating panel and positioned so that when said pin member is in said operating position said free end of said holding pin is adjacent to said dome so that said free end cooperates with said dome for gripping a surface ply there between, when said pin member is in said non-operating position said free end of said holding pin is spaced away from said dome.
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Abstract
A gripping system uses a pin mounting block having at least one passage for accommodating holding pins of a holding pin member that cooperate with a dome to hold a laminate ply there between, the improvement being a releasable latch positioned to engage the pin member and hold the pin member in an operative positions and being releasable to release the pin member. Various forms of pin members may be used. In a preferred form a gripper is provided positioned adjacent to holding pins and moveable between a retracted position and an operative position wherein the gripper member grips the laminate ply.
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14 Claims
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1. A gripping system for equipment for handling panels formed by laminates having at least one surface ply, the gripping system comprising:
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a pin mounting block on an operating panel of said equipment, at least one passage through said block, said passage having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to and spaced from an adjacent face of said operating panel; a pin member on the operating panel, said pin member including a holding pin having a free end and a base end, said base end having an abutment element, said pin member mounted for movement between an operating position and a non-operating position relative to said pin mounting block, in the operating position said holding pin extends through said passage of said pin mounting block such that said free end is exposed beyond said pin mounting block; a releasable latch mechanism positioned to engage said abutment element so as to selectively hold said pin member in both the operating position and the non-operating position, said releasable latch mechanism movable to enable said pin member to move between the operating position and the non-operating position; a dome mounted on said operating panel and positioned so that when said pin member is in said operating position said free end of said holding pin is adjacent to said dome so that said free end cooperates with said dome for gripping a surface ply there between, when said pin member is in said non-operating position said free end of said holding pin is spaced away from said dome. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A gripping system for equipment for handling panels formed by laminates having at least one surface ply, said gripping system comprising:
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a pin mounting block on an operating panel of said equipment, said block having a front face and a rear face, at least one passage through said block, said passage having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to and spaced from an adjacent face of said operating panel of said equipment and extending from said front face to said rear face; a pin member, said pin member including a holding pin having a free end and a base end, said base end having an abutment element; a releasable latching means, said releasable latching means having a latch positioned to engage said abutment element when said pin member is in an operative position with said free end projecting beyond said front face of said mounting block and a front face of said abutment element in contact with said rear face of the said mounting block, said releasable latching means being moveable to releasably hold said abutment element in contact with said block; a dome mounted on said operating panel and positioned so that when said pin member is in said operative position said free end of said holding pin is adjacent to said dome so that said free end cooperates with said dome to grip said surface ply there between.
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