Patent · US Expired

Vacuum gripper assembly for a robotic device

US5374091A · kind A · utility

11Cited by

8References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kiron Gore · Coral Springs, US
Timothy J. Dinwiddie · Sunrise, US
Alan Clayton · Fort Lauderdale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 6, 1993
Grant date	Dec 20, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 6, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J15/0616
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gripper assembly for a robotic device includes a first vacuum nozzle (260) having a gripping surface (262), and a second vacuum nozzle (270) having a gripping surface (272). The first nozzle (260) is positioned within the second nozzle (270).

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