摘要 |
Tooling for picking up portions of foodstuff from a conveyor belt. The tooling is suitable for securing to the movable end of a computer-controlled robotic arm, by which articles can be picked up, optionally rotated and lowered into a new position. The tooling comprises two blades each having a leading edge and trailing edge, movable towards and away from each other so as to move the blades inwardly below the article so that, when the tooling is raised, the article is lifted therewith. A movement restraining mechanism is provided to resist movement of the article as the blades slide below it. The mechanism comprises a resiliently deformable member to accommodate the shape of the article. |