Gripper for a picking device
AssigneeBecton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH
InventorDietmar Gross
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Abstract
A gripper for a picking device for small piece goods is provided. The gripper includes a delivery table extending in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, a gripping jaw guide assembly having two gripping jaws extending in the first horizontal direction over the delivery table, wherein at least one of the gripping jaws is movable in the second horizontal direction, and a drive unit which is coupled to the gripping jaw guide assembly and configured to move the gripping jaw guide assembly in the first horizontal direction. At least one of the gripping jaws is configured as a suction jaw and has a suction device having a suction surface for suctioning a small piece good, wherein a vacuum can be applied on the suction device using a suction line.
Claims18
A gripper for a picking device having horizontal storage surfaces for storing small piece goods, the gripper comprising:
- a delivery table extending in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction;
- a gripping jaw guide assembly having two gripping jaws extending in the first horizontal direction over the delivery table, wherein at least one of the gripping jaws is movable in the second horizontal direction;
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- a drive unit coupled to the gripping jaw guide assembly and configured to move the gripping jaw guide assembly in the first horizontal direction,
- wherein at least one of the gripping jaws is a suction jaw comprising a suction device having a suction surface for suctioning a small piece good, a suction line and an adhesive element arranged adjacent to the suction surface, the adhesive element having an increased adhesive friction coefficient compared to a surface of the suction jaw, wherein the suction device is configured to apply a vacuum using the suction line.
A picking device for small piece goods, comprising:
- a gripper comprising:
- a delivery table extending in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction;
- a gripping jaw guide assembly having two gripping jaws extending in the first horizontal direction over the delivery table, wherein at least one of the gripping jaws is movable in the second horizontal direction, and wherein at least one of the gripping jaws is a suction jaw comprising:
- a suction device having a suction surface for suctioning a small piece good;
- an adhesive element arranged adjacent to the suction surface of the suction device, the adhesive element having an increased adhesive friction coefficient compared to a surface of the suction jaw;
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- a suction line, wherein the suction device is configured to apply a vacuum using the suction line;
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- a drive unit coupled to the gripping jaw guide assembly and configured to move the gripping jaw guide assembly in the first horizontal direction;
- a sensor unit disposed on the gripper;
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- a control device coupled to the gripper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.