US 12,187,571 B2
Reel handling robot and a method for handling reels of web material
Fabio Passarella, San Giovanni Teatino (IT)
Assigned to Fameccanica.Data S.p.A., San Giovanni Teatino Chieti (IT)
Filed by Fameccanica.Data S.p.A., San Giovanni Teatino (IT)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,362.
Claims priority of application No. 21214133 (EP), filed on Dec. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0183037 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 75/24 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 75/24 (2013.01) [B65H 2301/4135 (2013.01); B65H 2301/41722 (2013.01); B65H 2555/11 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel handling robot for handling reels of web material, comprising a movable arm carrying an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises:
a base connected to said movable arm,
a reel picking tool carried by said base and configured for securing a reel to the base, and
a web gripping tool carried by said base and configured for gripping a head portion of the web material on an outer surface of the reel,
wherein said reel picking tool and said web gripping tool are located on opposite sides of the base.