Operation tool for grasping workpiece including connector and robot apparatus including operation tool
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsHiroshi MUKOU, Yoshihito OOAGU
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Abstract
An operation tool includes a grasping mechanism that grasps a wire harness. The grasping mechanism includes a plurality of chuck parts that grasp a wire member, and two clamping members that are arranged so as to face each other in order to sandwich the wire member. A drive device of the grasping mechanism includes a movement mechanism that moves the second clamping member toward the first clamping member. The drive device includes a rotation mechanism that moves the first clamping member so as to rotate the wire member while the wire member is grasped by the chuck parts.
Claims8
An operation tool attached to a robot, comprising
- a grasping mechanism for grasping a workpiece including a wire member and a connector attached to an end of the wire member, wherein
- the grasping mechanism includes a plurality of chuck parts formed so as to grasp the wire member,
- two clamping members arranged opposite to each other so as to sandwich the wire member in a region between the plurality of chuck parts, and
- a drive device for driving members constituting the grasping mechanism,
- the drive device includes a movement mechanism for moving at least one clamping member in a direction in which the two clamping members move closer to or away from each other, and a rotation mechanism for relatively moving one of the two clamping members with respect to the other clamping member so as to rotate the wire member in a state in which the wire member is grasped by the chuck parts, and
- the movement mechanism is driven so that the wire member is sandwiched by the two clamping members, and the rotating mechanism is driven so that the wire member is rotated around the axial direction of the wire member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.