Gripper mechanism
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsClaire ALLISON, Peter BINDIN
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Abstract
A gripper mechanism for moving an object having a surface cavity, the gripper mechanism comprising an actuation end moveable in an axial direction and a rotary body. A first mechanism is configured such that movement of the actuation end in an axial direction rotates the rotary body. A gripper is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position the gripper is capable of engaging an object and in the disengaged position the gripper is capable of being received into and removed from a cavity of an object. The gripper is connected to the rotary body by a second mechanism. The second mechanism is configured such that rotary motion of the body moves the gripper between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
Claims20
A gripper mechanism for moving an object having a surface cavity, the gripper mechanism comprising:
- an actuation end moveable in an axial direction;
- a rotary body;
- a first mechanism configured such that movement of the actuation end in an axial direction rotates the rotary body;
- a gripper moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein in the engaged position the gripper is capable of engaging an object and in the disengaged position the gripper is capable of being received into and removed from a cavity of an object, and
- wherein the gripper is connected to the rotary body by a second mechanism configured such that rotary motion of the body moves the gripper between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
A gripper mechanism for moving an object having a surface cavity, the gripper mechanism comprising:
- a gripper moveable between a disengaged position and an engaged position, wherein in the disengaged position the gripper is capable of being received into and removed from a cavity of an object, and in the engaged position the gripper is capable of engaging an object;
- an actuator configured such that movement of the actuator by a predetermined distance moves the gripper between the disengaged position and the engaged position;
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- a latch enclosed within the remainder of the gripper mechanism, wherein the latch is configured to retain the gripper in the engaged position until the actuator is moved by a pre-determined amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.