Multiposition locking gripper assembly
US5829811A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J15/0253
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multiposition locking mechanism for use in industrial grippers capable of restraining substantially infinite forces including: an angular or conical surface; a locking part; a release part; a force surface for establishing locking forces; a plurality of cylindrical or spherical parts such that the mechanism is capable of moving and locking and releasing a jaw device at more than one discrete point with a maximum of one motor device operatively attached to the jaw device.
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