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US 12,703,105 B2Granted
Automated gripping tool
AssigneeJLS Automation
InventorCorey Wagner
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Abstract
The automated gripping tool enables a user to move a food product from a first position to a second position while maintaining the integrity and appearance of the food product. The automated gripping tool makes use of flexible gripping elements on the ends of banks of opposing pairs of gripping arms. The flexible gripping elements are positioned to cradle a stacked food product between them with sufficient force to allow the food product to be repositioned and without damaging the integrity of the food product.
Claims18
An automated gripping tool for grasping a food product, comprising:
- a pivoting unit;
- a frame supporting the pivoting unit;
- and
- a plurality of corresponding gripping arms mechanically secured to the pivoting unit, and positioned apart to provide a food product receiving space, each of the corresponding gripping arms having:
- a hinging unit having a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm connected by a pin that is positioned about a pivot point of the hinge;
- a first support arm connected to one end of the first hinge arm and extending away from the first hinge arm;
- a second support arm connected to an end of the second hinge arm and extending away from the second hinge arm;
- a first flexible gripping element positioned between and secured to the first support arm for the plurality of corresponding gripping arms;
- and
- a second flexible gripping element positioned between and secured to the second support arm for the plurality of corresponding gripping arms, the pivoting unit provides the plurality of corresponding gripping arms to uniformly move in a vertical configuration and a horizontal configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.