Workpiece gripping device
AssigneeSMC Corporation
InventorKoji Hara
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Abstract
A workpiece gripping device includes a base body and a pair of finger units configured to grip a workpiece. A first finger unit of the pair of finger units includes a scoop member configured to reciprocate in the direction of the arrow Z relative to the base body and rotate on a plane perpendicular to the direction of the arrow Z. A second finger unit of the pair of finger units includes a pressing member configured to reciprocate in the direction of the arrow X and rotate on a plane perpendicular to the direction of the arrow Z.
Claims6
A workpiece gripping device including a base body and a gripping mechanism disposed on the base body and configured to grip a workpiece;
- wherein the gripping mechanism comprises:
- a first finger unit having a first retaining structure configured to reciprocate in a first axial direction relative to the base body and rotate on a plane perpendicular to the first axial direction;
- and
- a second finger unit having a second retaining structure configured to reciprocate in a second axial direction perpendicular to the first axial direction and rotate on a plane perpendicular to the first axial direction, wherein:
- the first axial direction is a direction in which the first retaining structure is made to approach toward or separate away from the base body;
- the second axial direction is a direction in which the second retaining structure is made to approach toward or separate away from the first finger unit;
- the base body includes a fixed gripping body that projects in a direction perpendicular to the second axial direction;
- and
- the second finger unit includes a movable gripping body configured to, by moving along the second axial direction, grip the workpiece between the movable gripping body and the fixed gripping body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.