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End effector for a robot

US10717095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

BAE SYSTEMS PLC · GB
The University of Sheffield · GB

Inventors

Martin Knott · Balderstone, GB
Ryan Wesley Diver · Rotherham, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 2, 2017
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 21, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J15/0019
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An end effector for a robot having a threaded shaft; a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft about its axis; a nut threaded onto the shaft; a feature for preventing the nut from rotating about the axis of the shaft; and an elongate member fixed at one end to the nut and extending from the nut in a direction parallel to the axis of the shaft. The end effector may further include a container for containing a fluid having an elongate body portion having an opening at one end; and a reciprocable plunger extending into an opposite end of the body portion. A second end of the elongate member may be coupled to the plunger.

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