Object taking-out apparatus
US7474939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40053
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An object taking-out apparatus for taking out objects randomly stacked in a container according to a condition of how each object is placed, which includes a robot hand having telescopic means and a coupling member whose one ends are connected to a robot arm end, and holding means coupled to their other ends. The telescopic means expands and contracts to cause the holding means to assume either a first orientation where a small angle is formed or a second orientation where a large angle is formed between a holding direction axis of the holding means and a rotary axis of the robot arm end, thereby taking out objects without causing interaction between the robot and the container.
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