TOOL FOR HANDLING AND GROUPING TOGETHER PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SAID TOOL

摘要

The invention relates in particular to a tool (1) for handling and grouping together products which are aligned one behind another and which are separated by a given spacing, said tool (1) comprising a row of supports (2) which are each able to carry a grasping element (5) for grasping a product, the supports (2) being mounted such as to be able to move on at least one rail (3, 4), each support (2) being connected to an adjacent support (2) by attachment means (10). The attachment means (10) each comprise a rod (11) that connects two adjacent supports (2) and also a member (12) for locking the position of at least one of the two adjacent supports (2) on the rod (11), it being possible to deactivate the locking member (12) in order to adjust the distance between two supports (2) to said distance between two products. The means for grouping together comprise at least one cylinder (13), said cylinder (13) comprising a body fixed on a support (2) and a rod (11), the rod (11) of the cylinder (13) being the rod (11) of said attachment means (10).