Mechanically actuated end of arm tooling device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEvan Lovell Hardy, Bradley Sochacki
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Abstract
A mechanical device for grasping an object includes a lower arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, an inner profile, and at least one track disposed along a portion of the lower arm between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion. An upper arm is pivotally connected to the lower arm, the upper arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inner profile. An actuator is pivotally connected to the proximal end portion of the upper arm, the actuator including at least one protrusion slidably disposed within the track of the lower arm.
Claims18
A mechanical device for grasping an object, the mechanical device comprising:
- a lower arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, an inner profile, and at least one track disposed along a portion of the lower arm between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion;
- an upper arm pivotally connected to the lower arm, the upper arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inner profile;
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- an actuator pivotally connected to the proximal end portion of the upper arm, the actuator comprising at least one protrusion slidably disposed within the at least one track of the lower arm,
- wherein the actuator is configured to engage the object causing the upper arm to move,
- wherein the actuator further comprises an upper projection comprising an engagement member disposed at an end portion of the upper projection, and
- wherein the engagement member comprises a profiled geometry configured to mate with the object.
A mechanical device for grasping an object, the mechanical device comprising:
- a receiver;
- a lower arm comprising opposed arm members, each opposed arm member defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, an inner profile, and at least one track, the opposed arm members being secured to the receiver at their proximal end portions;
- an upper arm pivotally connected to the lower arm, the upper arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inner profile;
- a biasing device operatively connected between the upper arm and the lower arm;
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- an actuator pivotally connected to the proximal end portion of the upper arm, the actuator comprising opposed protrusions, each opposed protrusion being slidably disposed within each of the tracks of the opposed arm members, and the actuator being disposed between the opposed arm members,
- wherein the actuator further comprises an upper projection comprising an engagement member disposed at an end portion of the upper projection.
A mechanical device for grasping an object, the mechanical device comprising:
- a receiver;
- a lower arm comprising opposed arm members, each opposed arm member defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, an inner profile, and at least one track comprising at least one locking portion disposed along the at least one track, the opposed arm members being secured to the receiver at their proximal end portions;
- an upper arm pivotally connected to the lower arm, the upper arm defining a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inner profile;
- a biasing device operatively connected between the upper arm and the lower arm;
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- an actuator pivotally connected to the proximal end portion of the upper arm, the actuator comprising opposed protrusions, each opposed protrusion being slidably disposed within each of the tracks of the opposed arm members, and the actuator being disposed between the opposed arm members,
- wherein the actuator is configured to engage the object causing the upper arm to move.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.