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US 2013/0154293 A1Published application
Gripping device
AssigneePex Rent B.V.
InventorAbraham Gijsbert De Koning
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AssigneePex Rent B.V.
InventorAbraham Gijsbert De Koning
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Gripping device (4) and robot arm (2) to which such a gripping device (4) is attached. The gripping device (4) consists of a housing (6) and two gripping finger sockets (9,10) which can be displaced linearly with respect thereto. Each gripping finger socket (9, 10) is provided with an electric or pneumatic coupling by means of which various gripping fingers (17, 27, 37) can be connected. A rotating drive (13) is present between the gripping finger sockets (9, 10) on which a tool can be placed for releasing or attaching a fastening means, such as a bolt. By means of this relatively simple construction, weights of several hundreds kilos can be lifted and positioned accurately, for example in a processing machine.
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Gripping device (4) comprising a housing (6), which housing (6) is provided with a connection (5) for attachment to a robot arm (2), in which said housing is provided with two gripping finger sockets (9, 10) which can be displaced with respect to said housing and with respect to one another in a controlled manner, gripping fingers (17, 27, 37) provided in each of said gripping finger sockets (9, 10) and a rotating drive (13) which is fitted to the housing (6), which rotating drive comprises a coupling part (15) that can be moved in translation in the direction of a rotation axis (18) and is arranged for connecting various tools to, by means of which various fastening means can be tightened or loosened, and wherein said gripping finger sockets are provided with a pneumatic, electric or hydraulic coupling for locking or releasing said gripping fingers that are replaceable and connectable in a fixed position with respect to the gripping finger sockets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.