OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001361

Retaining unit for retaining a container and retaining device and apparatus comprising said retaining unit

Published: 2026-09-15T19:05:21.936460Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001361
Categories: Manufacturing & Assembly Equipment > Surface Treatment

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ABSTRACT

A retaining unit ( 1 ) for retaining a container ( 4 ), comprising a
supporting body ( 7 ), mountable on a movement unit ( 5 ), a gripping element
( 8 ) and a resting element ( 9 ) mounted on the supporting body ( 7 ), The
gripping element ( 8 ) comprises a first arm ( 10 ) and a second arm ( 11 ),
comprising respective gripping portions delimiting a housing ( 14 ) for the
container ( 4 ), having a vertical main line of extension ( 15 ). The first
arm ( 10 ) is movable between a first returned position and a first opened
wide position. The resting element ( 9 ) has a resting portion ( 35 ),
delimiting the housing ( 14 ), in part, and configured to make contact with a
lateral surface of the container ( 4 ), is rotatably mounted on the supporting
body ( 7 ) according to an axis of oscillation ( 36 ) transversal to the main
line of extension ( 15 ), and can oscillate around this between multiple
operating positions at each of which the resting portion ( 35 ) is positioned
differently and delimits the housing ( 14 ) differently.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001361
Published 2026-09-15T19:05:21.936460Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001361