Patent · US Expired

Gripper for a manipulator

US5263753A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1992
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J15/0246
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The gripper (1) has gripping arms (8), which are located on a membrane (3). Between the grippers the membrane has an area (14), which is movable roughly at right angles to the membrane. Through the movement of this area the gripping arms can be inclined relative to each other and can pick up an article (15).

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