Material or article handling – Load carried along a horizontal linear path – Having gripper means
Patent
1990-12-13
1992-04-07
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Load carried along a horizontal linear path
Having gripper means
74 8917, 901 25, 901 40, 901 41, 414786, B25J 1800
Patent
active
051022907
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for transferring a workpiece from a first predetermined location to a second predetermined location. Workpiece is transferred using one continuous motion, wherein the workpiece is transported through space in a trochoid arc. This is achieved by having a pickup arm mounted to a body having a cylindrical surface which rolls along a second surface. Pickup arm picks up the workpiece in a first predetermined location of the body and deposits the workpiece at a second predetermined location of the body.
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International Business Machines - Corporation
Morris Daniel P.
Spar Robert J.
Underwood Donald W.
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