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

Claim 10:
11. 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 gripping device further comprises constraint elements cooperating with each other and configured to constrain the first deformable gripping element and the second deformable gripping element in position, in the gripping configuration, and
wherein said constraint elements comprise at least one constraint head and at least one constraint housing configured to house said at least one constraint head, said at least one constraint head being configured for insertion into said at least one constraint housing and engaging within it to define the gripping configuration of the gripping member.