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US 2013/0277176 A1Published application
Gripper attachment
AssigneeRexnord Industries, LLC
InventorsRick Corlett, Mike Chin, Dean A. Wieting
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Abstract
A gripper (12) is disclosed having a base (24) that extends from a first end a second end and includes resilient (32) fingers that extend from the base between the first end and the second end. The resilient fingers (32) may be configured to generally conform to and engage with articles (34) being transferred when the base is mounted to a conveyor.
Claims17
A gripper attachment mountable on a chain, comprising:
- a base extending from a first end to a second end;
- a first rib integrally formed with the base and substantially extending between the first end of the base and the second end of the base;
- a first plurality of openings spaced apart along the first rib and defining a first plurality of resilient fingers between the first end of the base and the second end of the base;
- a second rib integrally formed with the base and substantially extending between the first end of the base and the second end of the base;
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- a second plurality of openings spaced apart along the second rib and defining a second plurality of resilient fingers between the first end of the base and the second end of the base.
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A gripper attachment, comprising:
- a base mountable on a chain and extending from a first end to a second end;
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- a plurality of resilient fingers extending from the base and substantially aligned between the first end of the base and the second end of the base;
- wherein each of the plurality of resilient fingers defines a width that is less than a width defined between the first end of the base and the second end of the base.
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A gripper chain assembly, comprising:
- a first chain capable of traveling in a path direction;
- a first base mounted to the first chain;
- a first plurality of resilient fingers extending from the first base and substantially aligned transversely to the path direction;
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- a second chain adjacent the first chain capable of traveling in the path direction;
- wherein when an article is between the first plurality of resilient fingers and the second chain, the first plurality of resilient fingers flex to engage the article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.