Patent ID: 11883951
Assignee: AEA S.R.L.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A gripping device comprising:
a body defining a constraint opening divided into a first zone and a second zone,
a gripping member configured to grasp a container, the gripping member being engaged to the body and comprising at least:
a first deformable gripping element arranged in correspondence of the first zone, the first deformable gripping element being configured to embrace, when the gripping device is in use, a first portion of the container,
a second deformable gripping element arranged in correspondence of the second zone, the second deformable gripping element being configured to embrace, when the gripping device is in use, a second portion of the container distinct from the first portion of the container,

the first deformable gripping element and the second deformable gripping element being configured to form an inner gripping space, the gripping member being configured to operate at least between:
a rest configuration,
a gripping configuration wherein the first deformable gripping element and the second deformable gripping element are deformed and retain, when the gripping device is in use and in correspondence of the inner gripping space, the container, in the gripping configuration the first deformable gripping element being in contact with the first portion of the container and the second deformable gripping element being in contact with the second portion of the container,

wherein the body defines a structure comprising a first gripping jaw and a second gripping jaw, the first zone being defined in correspondence with the first gripping jaw and the second zone being defined in correspondence with the second gripping jaw, the first deformable gripping element being carried by and being integral with the first gripping jaw and the second deformable gripping element being carried by and being integral with the second gripping jaw,
wherein the gripping device further comprises one or more positioning posts configured to allow a predetermined positioning between the first gripping jaw and the second gripping jaw, in the gripping configuration, and
wherein said one or more positioning posts comprise a seat and a protrusion, said seat and said protrusion being counter-shaped to each other, so as to allow said protrusion to be housed in said seat in said gripping configuration of said gripping device.