Patent attributes
A gripper for containers, in particular for those having at least partially a circular cross section, such as bottles, the gripper having a first, a second and a third swiveling lever which can grip a container in a first, a second and a third position, respectively, whereby the first swiveling lever has an operating arm which is used for operating the gripper and whereby the first swiveling lever is linked to the second swiveling lever and the first swiveling lever is linked to the third swiveling lever and the container can be held by gripping it with the three swiveling levers in the three positions. Additionally provided is a gripper for containers, in particular for bottles, with swiveling levers which can grip the container and can hold it in a closed position, whereby one of the swiveling levers has an operating arm which is prestressed into the closed position with a spring, and the gripper has a cam which is linked to the operating arm with a rod, whereby the cam, the operating arm, the spring and the rod cooperate so that a dead point in the spring force occurs between the opened position and the closed position. Also, provided is a container processing and/or conveying machine having a gripper.
