Gripping and positioning tool for molding machine
AssigneeAXIUM Inc.
InventorsSylvain-Paul Morency, Leonard Desaulniers, Regis Metivier, Robert Battaglia
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Abstract
A gripping and positioning tool to properly position elements into an open mold of a molding machine is described herein. The tool includes a base that receives the element and that may be moved along three orthogonal axes and tilted in two directions with respect to a fixed plate mounted to an assembly. Furthermore, the tool includes graduated scales to determine the degree of tilting, and fasteners to lock in place the gripping and positioning tool once the proper adjustment for positioning is made.
Claims22
A gripping and positioning tool for a molding machine being provided with mold plates that are closeable for molding a part and a robot assembly to position objects prior to the closing of the mold plates, the gripping and positioning tool comprising:
- a structure defining a plurality of orthogonal axes and tilting directions, the structure being provided with a movable portion and a fixed portion;
- the fixed portion being so configured and sized as to be mounted to the robot assembly of the molding machine;
- the movable portion being so mounted to the fixed portion as to be adjustable along the plurality of orthogonal axes and tilting directions;
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- a gripping element being mounted to the movable portion of the gripping and positioning tool;
- wherein the combination of the tilting movements and the movements along the orthogonal axes provide for positional adjustment of the gripping and positioning tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.