Hand of an industrial robot
US4479673A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J15/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hand (34) of an industrial robot for gripping a workpiece (14) and the like comprising: a hand base plate member (36) connected to a wrist portion (32); a plurality of pairs of opening and closing gripping fingers (38a and 38b, 38d) arranged on the palm face (36a) of the hand base plate member (36), and; an actuator (48 or 48') being arranged for each pair of the opening and closing fingers (38a and 38b, 38c and 38d) to actuate the fingers. The hand (34) is capable of securely and stably holding a workpiece having a heavy weight and/or an angular shape, or other complicated shape.
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