Gripping mechanism and assembly apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsKoji IZUMI, Hayato MORI, Masaru TAKAGI, Tomohiko YAMAKAWA
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Abstract
A gripping mechanism includes a holder, a gripping roller, and a lever. The gripping roller is housed within the holder and grips an object between the roller and an inner surface of the holder. The lever releases gripping of the object by pushing the gripping roller upward. Preferably, the holder includes two plate sections which support a weight of the gripping roller. An opening is located between the two plate sections. The opening receives insertion of the object. One of the two plate sections is inclined relative to a vertical direction.
Claims9
A gripping mechanism comprising:
- a frame;
- a roller housed within the frame and configured to grip an object between the roller and an inner surface of the frame;
- and
- a lever configured to release gripping of the object by pushing the roller upward.
An assembly apparatus for assembling a first member and a second member, the assembly apparatus comprising:
- a gripping mechanism configured to grip the first member;
- and
- a drive mechanism configured to drive the gripping mechanism, wherein
- the gripping mechanism includes:
- a frame;
- and
- a roller housed within the frame, the roller gripping the first member between the roller and an inner surface of the frame,
- the drive mechanism moves the gripping mechanism relative to the first member such that the first member is gripped by the gripping mechanism,
- the drive mechanism moves the first member gripped by the gripping mechanism relative to the second member such that the first member and the second member are assembled, and
- the gripping mechanism further includes a lever which releases gripping of the first member by pushing the roller upward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.