Material or article handling – Vertically swinging load support – Grab
Patent
1983-08-29
1986-06-17
Siemens, Terrance L.
Material or article handling
Vertically swinging load support
Grab
901 31, 901 45, 294 88, 294 97, 294106, 294902, B25J 1500
Patent
active
045953333
ABSTRACT:
A hand apparatus of a robot which is less likely to be damaged and can offer a reliable and effective gripping of a workpiece. The hand apparatus comprises a main frame which is mounted to a wrist member through a plurality of damper couplings. Pivotally mounted to the main frame are a pair of four-point-articulated link arms each having two arms extending parallel to each other. A sub-frame having a finger mounted thereon for pivotal movement in every direction is pivotally mounted to the leading end of the respective link arms. A pair of hydraulic cylinders are provided for moving the link arms in a gripping operation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3370452 (1968-02-01), Sack et al.
patent: 4305692 (1981-12-01), Brauer
patent: 4344734 (1982-08-01), Shumaker
patent: 4456293 (1984-06-01), Panissidi
Ono Takashi
Otsubo Kazuhiko
Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
Siemens Terrance L.
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