Automatic clamp changing apparatus
US7442155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1809
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamp changing apparatus includes a holder (70) including a plurality of clamp-holding devices (72), each of which holding a clamp (10) thereon, a robot (50) including a shaft (501), and a coupling device (30) secured on the shaft of the robot. The robot selects one of the clamps held on the clamp-holding devices according to a predetermined machining program therein, changes out a used clamp for the selected clamp, and mounts the selected clamp on the coupling device.
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