Patent ID: 8602473
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B25J,B65G

Abstract:
1. A product gripper for picking up a product, comprising two spade blades, a drive means to move the spade blades between a first position, in which the spade blades can be placed onto a support for the product to be picked up at oppositely disposed sides of the product to be picked up, and a second position, in which the spade blades are located at least partly beneath the product to be picked up; and a downholder for fixing the product to be picked up while the spade blades are moved beneath the product, with the downholder being arranged above a spade blade plane defined by the spade blades, wherein the downholder has a lower side and includes a belt strap at the lower side facing the product to be picked up; and wherein a mechanism is provided for arching the belt strap in the direction of the product to be picked up, the mechanism including two slide rails of the downholder and the belt strap is fastened to the two slide rails; and wherein the slide rails are movable transversely to the direction of movement of the spade blades.