Patent ID: 11912510
Assignee: FT SYSTEM S.R.L.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method of releasing a container (20) having a cap (23) from a gripping device (1) onto a surface, the gripping device (1) comprising clamps (8) and a centring cone (5) having a longitudinal axis (A), said centring cone (5) comprising an inner lateral surface (11) comprising a substantially cylindrical portion (12), said method comprising the steps of:
bringing the gripping device (1), with its clamps (8) closed, clamped on a container (20), to a position in which the container (20) is to be released;
causing opening of the clamps (8) and simultaneously vertically raising the gripping device (1);
causing sliding, by means of the movement of the gripping device (1) upwards, an outer lateral surface (24) of the cap (23), on the substantially cylindrical portion (12) of the inner lateral surface (11) of the centring cone (5), and aligning the cap (23), and therefore the container (20), if the axis (B) of the container (20) is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis (A) of the centring cone (5), by rotating the axis (B) of the container (20) until said axis (B) is brought to coincide with the longitudinal axis (A) of the centring cone (5);
taking the cap (23) of the container (20) out of the centring cone (5) with the axis (B) of the container (20) aligned relative to the longitudinal axis (A) of the centring cone (5).