CPC B25J 15/028 (2013.01) [B25J 15/0608 (2013.01); B25J 15/086 (2013.01); B25J 15/10 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. Apparatus for transferring a vial from a first station to a second station, comprising a stock of vials in said first station, a mobile arm provided with at least three gripping elements movable between one another in a controlled way at least between a first and a second position, wherein the free ends of at least part of said gripping elements have a magnet, and wherein an area of a first polygon having as vertexes said free ends in said first position is smaller than an area of a second polygon having as vertexes said free ends in said second position wherein said gripping elements are constrained to a cam adapted to move said gripping elements, wherein said cam is preferably rotatable and is provided with a slot (6a-6d) for each gripping element, so that the rotation of the cam causes a movement of the gripping elements along said slots.
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