Material or article handling – Load carried along a horizontal linear path – Having gripper means
Patent
1980-11-14
1983-04-26
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Load carried along a horizontal linear path
Having gripper means
414 20, 414740, 294 88, 294116, B25J 1500, B66F 900
Patent
active
043811698
ABSTRACT:
A support carriage of a manipulator carries an outrigger arm on which is mounted a grab assembly. Upper and lower jaws pivotal on the assembly about respective superposed upper and lower parallel axes can be moved by an actuator head engaging both of these jaws from an open position in which the jaws are pivoted apart from each other to a closed position in which the jaws are pivoted together. The lower jaw is moved at first into the closed position and locked therein before the upper jaw is moved all the way down into the closed position.
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patent: 3630391 (1971-12-01), Wilson
patent: 3945676 (1976-03-01), Asamoto
patent: 4211123 (1980-07-01), Mack
Muhr Richard
Steinhoff Karl
Dubno Herbert
Muhr und Bender
Ross Karl F.
Siemens Terrance L.
Spar Robert J.
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