Support arm for a clamping and centering element of a gripper frame for holding three-dimensional components in the motor vehicle industry
US7913584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20335
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A support arm for a clamping and/or centering element of a gripper frame for holding three-dimensional components includes an adjustment mechanism, such as a ball that can pivot or a cylindrical pin that slide and rotate, held in a clamping and release unit with clamping jaws that can be radially clamped and are configured as shells engaging on opposing halves of the ball or the cylindrical pin and whose separation distance can be set by a means of adjustment. A radially directed compression force can be applied to the clamping jaws by a ring-shaped hydraulic force generator that is arranged about the jaws.
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