Patent ID: 8720670
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A gripper device for a star conveyor or similar conveying unit comprising: gripper arms arranged in corresponding pairs for gripping and holding a container or similar body in a gripped position, wherein the corresponding paired gripper arms are arranged on both sides of a central body, wherein the gripper device comprises at least one positioning element independent of the gripper arms which is configured such that the at least one positioning element positions the container to be gripped in the gripped position at least along one axis, wherein the positioning element is detachably disposed or disposable on the gripper device by a mounting mechanism, wherein the mounting mechanism comprises a mounting projection on the gripper device and a mounting support on the at least one positioning element, or a mounting projection on the at least one positioning element and a mounting support on the gripper device, configured to be brought into releasable operational engagement with one another, wherein the mounting mechanism is formed as a tongue and groove system.