Vacuum pick and place robotic hand

Details Vacuum pick and place robotic hand Vacuum pick and place robotic hand

1984-07-18

1985-12-10

Cherry, Johnny D.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Utilizing fluid pressure

Venturi effect

248362, 269 21, 901 40, B65G 4791, B66C 102

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045575142

ABSTRACT:
A hand (10) capable of simultaneously handling a plurality of articles (11) comprising a pickup head (15) having a plurality of vacuum pickup cavities (18), each cavity substantially matching the size and shape of the article to be handled. In one embodiment, the pickup head comprises a seal (26) positioned around an article-matching cavity (18) thereof and an opening (19) therethrough for communicating the cavity (18) with a vacuum chamber (20). In another embodiment, the pickup head comprises, positioned within its opening, a bellows (48) having a cylindrical sleeve (51) at one end and a planar flange (49) coupled to the vacuum chamber (20) by means of a seal (52) at its other end.

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