Patent ID: 8403201

Claim:
A gripping device ( 194 , 19 ) for manufacturing shell structures ( 1 , 1 ′) comprising a raw shell ( 2 , 2 ′) having at least one edge ( 20 A, 20 B, 20 A′, 20 B′), the gripping device ( 194 , 19 ) comprising: a handling carriage ( 19 ) by means of which the gripping device can move together with a shell structure loaded on the gripping device; and at least a blocking gripper ( 194 ) associated to the handling carriage ( 19 ) and arranged for gripping the raw shell ( 2 , 2 ′) by gripping said at least one edge ( 20 A, 20 B, 20 A′, 20 B′), wherein the handling carriage is further provided with an annular structure and the blocking gripper comprises a fixing frame fixed to the annular structure, and a movable base hinged to the fixing frame so as to be able to rotate about a rotation axis which is parallel to the plane in which said fixing frame lies.