摘要 |
Apparatus for transporting lids (13) for containers (12) from a unit (16) for supplying lids (13) toward a subsequent operating station (40), comprising a pick-up zone (14) configured to receive lids (13) from the supply unit (16) and a multiple pick-up device (29) provided with a plurality of gripping heads (30) to simultaneously pick up an organized group of lids (13) and configured to be movable above the supply unit (16) between a position in the pick-up zone (14) and a position at said subsequent operating station (40). The apparatus also comprises a multiple positioning device (18) provided with a plurality of housing seatings (19) to each house individually one of the lids (13) of the organized group of lids (13), each housing seating (19) being configured to be vertically aligned with a corresponding one of the gripping heads (30) in the position in the pick-up zone (14) and a movement device (25) configured to move the organized group of lids (13) from the pick-up zone (14) toward the multiple positioning device (18) and to insert them in the housing seatings (19). |