Field-assembled soft gripping for industrial and collaborative robots
US11691297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J19/0075
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.
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