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US 12,715,147 B2Granted
Long-stroke and force-control parallel gripper
AssigneeRoboligent, Inc.
InventorBongsu Kim
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Abstract
A robotic system including a long-stroke and force-control parallel gripper. The parallel gripper may include an electric motor and siding mechanism to allow the length of the stroke of the fingers to be greater than the distance traveled. The parallel gripper also includes interchangeable fingers that may be engaged and disengage by the robotic system using a secured finger housing and latching mechanism.
Claims20
A robotic system comprising:
- a robotic arm;
- a gripper coupled to the robotic arm, the gripper comprising:
- a first finger support structure comprising:
- a first horizontal member, a first vertical member extending downward from a first end of the first horizontal member, and a second vertical member extending upward from a second end of the first horizontal member, the first end of the first horizontal member opposite the second end of the first horizontal member;
- one or more first guides extending downward from the first vertical member;
- a latching mechanism extending horizontally from the first vertical member;
- and
- a first finger comprising:
- one or more first receiving components, the one or more first receiving components to releasably couple to the one or more first guides of the first finger support structure;
- and
- a first spring loaded latch, the first spring loaded latch to releasably couple to the first latching mechanism of the first finger support structure;
- and
- wherein the one or more guides of the first finger support structure are inserted into the one or more receiving components of the first finger and moved horizontally from the first portion of the receptacle to a second portion of the receptacle to disengage the latch release mechanism and couple the first finger to the first finger support structure.
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A parallel gripper comprising:
- a first s-shaped finger support structure comprising:
- one or more first guides extending downward from a first end of the s-shaped finger support structure;
- a latching mechanism extending horizontally from the first end of the s-shaped finger support structure;
- and
- a first finger comprising:
- one or more first receiving components, the one or more first receiving components to releasably couple to the one or more first guides of the first s-shaped finger support structure;
- and
- a first spring loaded latch extending outward from an exterior of the first finger and upwards passed a top surface of the first finger, the first spring loaded latch to releasably couple to the first latching mechanism of the first s-shaped finger support structure.
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A gripper for a robotic arm comprising:
- a first finger support structure comprising:
- a first guide extending downward from a first end of the finger support structure;
- a second guide extending downward from a first end of the finger support structure;
- a latching mechanism positioned above the first guide and the second guide extending horizontally outward from the first end of the finger support structure;
- and
- a first finger comprising:
- a first receiving component to releasably couple to the first guide of the first finger support structure;
- and
- a second receiving component to releasably couple to the first guide of the second finger support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.