Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Utilizing fluid pressure – Venturi effect
Patent
1995-12-12
1998-03-17
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Utilizing fluid pressure
Venturi effect
294907, 901 40, B25J 1506
Patent
active
057278326
ABSTRACT:
An end effector for use with an industrial robot and capable of holding a stack of substantially flat, folded articles. The end effector includes a body which defines a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber has a port which may be coupled to a vacuum source and an opening or vacuum face which is positioned in spaced relation relative to the port. Sealing material is mounted on a portion of the peripheral edge of the vacuum face, and a first blade is mounted on the peripheral edge of the vacuum face adjacent to the strip of sealing material. A second blade is mounted on a third portion of the peripheral edge of the vacuum face in axial opposition to the first blade so that the two blades face one another. A second strip of sealing material is mounted on a fourth portion of the peripheral edge of the vacuum face. The first and second blades and sealing material ensure a proper vacuum seal between the end effector and the articles of interest. Preferably, both of the blades are grooved and at least one of the blades is movable by means of a linear slide.
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ABB Flexible Automation Inc.
Cherry Johnny D.
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