Pneumatic gripper
US5066058A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G47/911
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
For grasping objects having a limited weight and a random shape, a pneumatic gripper is proposed, which has an approximately U-shaped support (10) and a compressed air ejection nozzle (12), mounted on one of the end branches (10b) of the support and oriented towards the intermediate branch (10a), in the vicinity of the bend (10d) connecting the latter to the other end branch (10c). Rails (22) channel the compressed air jet from the nozzle (12) to the end of the branch (10c). The object (O) is attracted by the pressure drop or vacuum formed in the vicinity of the bend (10d) and can then be raised and manipulated.
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