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US 12,661,758 B2Granted
Component handling systems and methods
AssigneeMagswitch Automation Company
InventorsCengiz Kizilkan, Joseph P. Cyrek
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Abstract
An end-of-arm tool and an associated fixture for clamping objects are disclosed. The end-of-arm tool and fixture may each have corresponding interfacing features, such that the end-of-arm tool may be located with respect to the feature. Such interfacing features may be used to clamp one or more objects between the tool and the fixture.
Claims18
A system for holding at least one assembly of parts, comprising:
- a fixture including a frame and a first interfacing feature;
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- an end-of-arm-tool (EOAT) including a frame and a second interfacing feature, the fixture and the EOAT cooperating to hold the at least one assembly of parts by coupling the EOAT to the fixture through a magnetic interaction between the first interfacing feature of the fixture and the second interfacing feature of the EOAT, and
- wherein the EOAT includes a plurality of grippers coupled to the frame and positioned to hold at least a portion of the at least one assembly of parts to the EOAT when the EOAT is spaced apart from the fixture, a first gripper of the plurality of grippers is adapted to hold the portion of the at least one assembly of parts to the EOAT through a first interaction with the at least one assembly of parts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.