Patent · US Expired

Device for positioning, holding or gripping

US6189877A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 1999
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B5/16
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gripping device, particularly for vehicle body work, comprises a housing 1 containing a moveable equipment 26 displaceable in translation. One end 26a of the moveable equipment 26 is connected to an actuator 25 and the other end 27 of the moveable equipment 26 is connected to a gripping member 24. The housing 1 has two separate and spaced openings 8, 9 adapted each to receive a detector 18, 19 of the position of the moveable equipment 26 or of a rod 25a of the actuator 25.

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