Patent ID: 7127803

Claim:
A device for handling an elastic protective bellows, for fixing same on a component for protection from external effects and/or for guaranteeing the function of the component as intended, the device comprising: a basic body; a mounting head, which is displaceable at said basic body; an adjusting means for providing an adjusting action and including an electromechanical drive and a position recognition system; and gripping elements arranged at said mounting head for handling a collar area of the protective bellows in such a way that said gripping elements are movable and a position of said gripping elements can be changed by said adjusting means, said gripping elements including gripping arms and clamping fingers, guided in said gripping arms and movable in relation to said gripping arms, with movement of all said gripping elements made possible simultaneously and essentially at right angles to the direction of movement of the mounting head by change in position of said gripping elements in relation to said mounting head brought about by said electromechanical drive and detected by said position recognition system.