Passive positioning apparatus
US4802800A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/309912
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and arrangement for enhancing the ability of robots to perform precision assembly and machining employing adaptive clamping surfaces attached to the robot end effector in locations providing high mechanical advantage against working forces, and adaptive clamping foundations that become immobilized at the desired work location to form a local work foundation.
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