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Article picking up mechanism

US4790709A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1987
Grant dateDec 13, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53261
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An article picking up mechanism for picking up articles placed in a container one by one for assembling the articles on works. The mechanism includes a tiltable table for receiving the container and tilting it to thereby shift the articles to one side of the container leaving a space in the other side. A manipulator robot is provided to shift one of the articles toward the space and grip the article to take out of the container.

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