Patent ID: 8439413

Claim:
A gripping device for bottles for automatic bottle-topping machines, comprising: an anti-rotation blocking element, mobile between an opening position and a gripping position; a main axis of articulation; a first mechanism, provided for actuation of said anti-rotation blocking element, wherein said first mechanism comprises a first rocker that can turn about said main axis of articulation, a first connecting rod articulated, at a first end thereof to said first rocker and a second rocker articulated to a second end of said first connecting rod, said second rocker being rigidly connected to said anti-rotation blocking element and being able to turn about an axis parallel to said main axis of articulation, said first mechanism moreover having lever ratios that determine an amplification of a force transmitted from said first rocker to said second rocker; a first actuation element, operatively connected to said first mechanism; a gripping element, mobile between an opening position and a gripping position; a second mechanism, provided for actuation of said gripping element; and a second actuation element, operatively connected to said second mechanism; wherein said anti-rotation blocking element and said gripping element are provided for engaging on a bottle.