Gripping mechanism, assembly apparatus and component
US11969884B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C1/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripping mechanism (3) includes a gripping roller (32) and a holder (31) that houses the gripping roller (32). A gripped portion (42) of a first component (4) is gripped between an outer surface of the gripping roller (32) and an inner surface of the holder (31) through action of gravity acting on the gripping roller (32). Preferably, the gripping roller (32) includes a core (321) that is cylindrical or columnar in shape and a covering section (322) that is an elastic body covering a circumferential surface of the core (321). Preferably, the covering section (322) has a circumferential surface with a friction coefficient greater than a friction coefficient of the circumferential surface of the core (321).
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.