Expandable finger gripper

Details Expandable finger gripper Expandable finger gripper

2007-04-04

2008-11-18

Kramer, Dean J (Department: 3652)

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Grapple

Expanding

C294S082230, C294S100000, C279S002170

Reexamination Certificate

active

07452017

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a pneumatically controlled finger gripper that has a supporting body (111) forming a chamber. A fixed axial rod (119) is secured to a proximal part of the body, extending in the chamber and emerging from a distal part of the body. A compression disk (113) is connected to the fixed rod. A pneumatic control piston (112) is guided along the axial rod and moves in the chamber (115) with respect to the compression disk (113) between an inactive position, at a distance from the compression disk, and a forward active position, near the compression disk. A flexible gripper element (114) is mounted between the compression disk (113) and control piston (112). The flexible gripper element moves between a contracted position and an expanded position in response to the movements ofthe control piston between the inactive and active positions of the compression disk.

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patent: 4173368 (1979-11-01), Haverbusch
patent: 4770456 (1988-09-01), Phillips et al.
patent: 5282888 (1994-02-01), Fukawa et al.

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