Modular stamped parts transfer gripper
US6048013A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S294/902
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular gripper assembly having body with a yoke structure defined at one end thereof and an actuator at an opposite end for reciprocally driving a piston assembly within the yoke structure. A pair of opposable jaw members having through-slots formed therein are provided within the yoke structure and coupled to the piston assembly by a cam pin so that at least one of the opposable jaw members pivots when the piston assembly moves washing the yoke structure. The jaw members are removable and interchangeable.
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