Convertible gripping device
AssigneeReishauer AG
InventorPatrick Casaulta
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Abstract
A gripping device having a holder and two gripper units. Each of the gripper units has a base body and two base jaws. The base jaws can be moved synchronously in opposite directions relative to the respective base body. The gripper units are arranged side by side on the holder so that the base jaws of both gripper units can be moved parallel to a common gripper plane. The gripping device is designed as a single gripper in that only a first gripper finger is attached to each of the two outer base jaws. It can very easily be converted to a double gripper by attaching two further gripper fingers to the inner base jaws, or by removing the first gripper fingers and attaching a second gripper finger to each of the four base jaws.
Claims17
A gripping device, comprising:
- a holder;
- and
- two gripper units,
- wherein each of the gripper units comprises a base body with a drive and two base jaws, wherein the base jaws are synchronously movable in opposite directions relative to the base body by the drive,
- wherein the two gripper units are arranged side by side on the holder in such a way that the base jaws of both gripper units are movable parallel to a common gripper plane, wherein one of the base jaws of each gripper unit is an inner base jaw, and the other base jaw of each gripper unit is an outer base jaw, wherein the inner base jaws of the two gripper units are arranged between the outer base jaws of the two gripper units, and
- wherein the gripping device is configured as a single gripper, a first gripper finger being attached to each of the outer base jaws, so that a first object can be picked up with the first gripper fingers, while the inner base jaws do not carry any gripper fingers for picking up objects.
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