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Gripper system, in particular vacuum gripper system

US6502877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21References

8Claims

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Assignee

J.SCHMALZ GMBH · DE

Inventors

Jens Schick · Herrenberg, DE
Kurt Schmalz · Dornstetten, DE
Wolfgang Schmalz
Thomas Eisele · Fluorn-Winzeln, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 1999
Grant date	Jan 7, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S294/907
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gripper system which can be secured to a hand of a robot and has at least two mutually independent gripper elements; each gripper element is provided with at least one force sensor for ascertaining a force in a predetermined direction. With this gripper system, it is possible to grasp components more reliably.

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