Patent ID: 6325591
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
Apparatus for handling articles in conjunction with the packaging of said articles, said apparatus comprising:a coupling link for carrying a receiving head for holding at least one of said articles;an extension arm including two parallel levers and at least one further lever arranged at an angle to said parallel levers, wherein said parallel levers and said further lever are each directly connected in an articulated manner to said coupling link;a first carriage having said parallel levers connected thereto in an articulated manner and a second carriage having said further lever connected thereto in an articulated manner, wherein said carriages are disposed above said receiving head; anda first linear drive for moving said first carriage substantially horizontally and a second linear drive for moving said second carriage substantially horizontally to move at least one said article from a substantially horizontal supply plane to a substantially horizontal receiving plane, wherein said first and second carriages are movable independently such that each said carriage can be moved without moving the other said carriage.